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Chris Willis

Bronko

2022

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14 NFL CHAMPIONS! S. 89-102

„… see who was the best fullback in the NFL.Despite the lack of scoring, Packers head coach Curly Lambeau …” „… kickoff at 8:15 p.m. The capacity crowd of nearly 12,000 fans battled the elements to attend the NFL’s …” „… NFL’s first-ever postseason game benefited. The bottom line was that the indoor game had more …”

Preface

„… B R O N K OB R O N K OThe Legendary Story of the NFL’s Greatest Two-Way FullbackChris WillisR O W M …” „… Cataloging-in-Publication DataNames: Willis, Chris, 1970– author. Title: Bronko : the legendary story of the NFL’s greatest …” „… full-scale biography of Red Grange, the NFL’s first superstar during the Roaring Twenties. It was perfect …”

INDEX S. 243-248

„… Braves-Redskins (NFL), 93, 110, 113, 115, 131, 140, 146–147Brizzolara, Ralph, 166, 174–175Bronko Nagurski Museum …” „… , 189, 212–213Bronko Nagurski’s All-Stars, 66–67, 89, 103–104Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL), 77, 87, 94–95, 110 …” „… , Joe, viii, xiv, 62, 72, 97–98, 102, 108–110, 116, 120, 187, Chamberlin, Guy, 59–60Chicago Bears (NFL …”

16 BACK TO BACK S. 107-122

„… would clinch the division and play in the NFL’s first championship game. Halas also knew if they had the …” „… York Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 27–3, to wrap up the Eastern Division. The NFL’s …” „… , the NFL’s first championship game would be played at Wrigley Field a week later.The two division …”

18 SNEAKERS SPOIL PERFECTION S. 127-136

„… Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. Richards wanted to have the NFL’s best team in town so he could market the …” „… Bill Hewitt). But the final quarter was dominated by the NFL’s best player—Bronko Nagurski. The …” „… quarter. Then the champions came to life. The running game clicked behind the blocking of the NFL’s best …”

29 SUPER BOWL XVIII COIN TOSS S. 195-206

„… , the Sneakers Game, and other segments from the early days of the NFL.Shortly after revisiting with …” „… us to observe the honor that was given to my father.”6After accepting the NFL’s invite to the Super …” „… sat down to thank the NFL:Dear Pete:We have all returned home safely and have been reflecting on a …”

BIBLIOGRAPHY S. 235-242

„… : Scarecrow Press, 2010.———. Red Grange: The Life and Legacy of the NFL’s First Superstar. Lanham, MD: Rowman …” „… . February 2, 2017 (phone)Archival InterviewsGrange, Red. NFL Films, 1973.———. NFL Films, 1978.———. Pro …” „… .Halas, George. NFL Films, 1973.———. NFL Films, 1981.Hein, Mel. NFL Films, 1983.Hinkle, Clarke. NFL Films …”

12 ROOKIE S. 73-82

„… Green Bay Packers. Bronko started at fullback for the first time and lined up against the NFL’s best …” „… twelve teams in the NFL standings. The Green Bay Packers won the 1929 NFL title with a 12–0–1 …” „… weighing 150 pounds, quickly went to work revamping the Bears offense. The prevailing offense in the NFL at …”

11 STATE OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE S. 69-72

„… NFL’s early years, and the too-distant West Coast would not be home to an NFL franchise until after …” „… Football Association. Two years later, they renamed the association the National Football League.The NFL …” „… the NFL went mostly unnoticed. The sport was truly unloved.But what was it really like in the early …”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. 249-250

„… : How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFL’s Most Famous Traveling Team (2017). In conjunction with the …” „… NFL’s 100th sea-son in 2019, Red Grange: The Life and Legacy of the NFL’s First Superstar was …” „… worked at NFL Films as head of the Research Library since 1996. His first book, Old Leather: An Oral …”

27 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME S. 185-190

„… on January 25, 1961, at the NFL’s owners meeting in New York, Canton made a formal bid for the Hall …” „… New York for the meeting at the Warwick Hotel. They showed the NFL owners a scale model of the …” „… an NFL meeting in San Francisco, Canton was selected as the Hall of Fame city.1 8 6 C H A P T E R 2 …”

24 RETURNING TO THE BEARS S. 165-172

„… like the best team in the NFL.As for professional football, the NFL was having a strong season despite …” „… a record performance by the Bears star quarterback. In front of the NFL’s largest crowd of 1943 …” „… the best player in the NFL.After a scoreless first quarter, Washington struck first with a short …”

19 LOST SEASON S. 137-142

„… being the lead blocker for the NFL’s first 1,000-yard rusher—Beattie Feathers—Bronko would’ve easily …” „… championship game against the New York Giants. Bronko was again unanimously honored as the NFL’s first team …” „… fullback, beating out Clarke Hinkle (Packers) and Ace Gutowsky (Lions):FIRST TEAM NFL ALL-PROUnited Press …”

20 RETURN TO GLORY S. 143-148

„… round—sixth overall—of the NFL’s first-ever draft. He also selected a late gem in the ninth round …” „… playing fullback.It had been two years since the Bears won the NFL championship, but the squad was still …” „… hopes in 1935. The whole NFL could see that Bronko was back to his old form.1 4 6 C H A P T E R 2 0The …”

17 NOT A HOLLYWOOD STAR S. 123-126

„… two-time NFL champion. Despite not having great stats, he was recognized as one of the best players in the …” „… NFL, including best fullback, right above the likes of Clarke Hinkle (Green Bay), Jim Mu-sick (Boston …” „… by NFL coaches), Green Bay Press-Gazette, Brooklyn Eagle, Chicago Daily News, and Collyer’s Eye …”

10 JOINING THE CHICAGO BEARS S. 55-68

„… NFL for the Detroit Lions and Brooklyn Dodgers. During his junior year, Halas suffered a broken leg …” „… eventually give the NFL its “Papa Bear.” Chamberlain was a superintendent at the A. E. Staley Manufacturing …” „… the colleges made up. George Halas was about to begin a lifetime affair with the NFL that would last …”

31 THE LEGACY OF BRONKO NAGURSKI S. 211-216

„… of one of the NFL’s greatest players.In 2003, Bronko was honored with a stamp by the US Postal …” „… .”17 Despite his ever-present modesty, one thing can’t be rebuffed: He was one of the NFL’s greatest …” „… Bronko Nagurski played in an NFL game, but one thing is for certain: His legacy will not be forgotten …”

13 ON THE DOORSTEP S. 83-88

„… the year before.4Heading into the 1931 season, the NFL had ten franchises. Gone was Minneapolis, and …” „… faced off against the Packers, who were seeking their third straight NFL championship. The Bears …” „… the NFL. Coach Potsy Clark, the former Gophers assistant coach, had guided his squad to an 8–1 start …”

22 DOUBLE DUTY S. 153-160

„… conversations in the summer would ensure that Bronko would be around for the big grind of the NFL schedule, with …” „… had a lot of work to do to get back to the NFL championship game. Bronko had a wrestling match in …” „… in the midst of trying to win an NFL championship, he had the team to do it, but he needed Bronko to …”

NOTES S. 217-234

„… . Chicago Bears NFL contract with Bronko Nagurski, July 22, 1932, Bronko Nagurski family collection …” „… American, October 7, 1932. 7. Green Bay Press-Gazette, September 26, 1932. 8. Clarke Hinkle, NFL Films …” „… Times, January 10, 1933. 4. NFL Owners Meeting Minutes, February 25–26, 1933; Arthur Daley, Pro …”

26 NAGURSKI’S PURE SERVICENTER S. 181-184

„… being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the tenth round of the 1959 NFL draft (114th overall pick …” „… ), young Bronk Jr. chose another football path. Instead of the NFL, he decided to play in the Ca-nadian …” „… players in NFL history. It would be the place where Bronko put in a hard day’s work, even if the cold …”

15 I’LL TRY WRESTLING S. 103-0

„… NFL’s biggest stars. He developed a strenuous workout schedule for wrestling to keep him in shape but …” „… change the course of his athletic career. One of the best play-ers in the NFL looked to another sport for …” „… a different challenge. Just a few weeks after winning the NFL championship, Bronko put on his …”

9 EAST–WEST SHRINE GAME S. 51-54

„… quarterback Earl “Dutch” Clark (Colorado College). Bronko would get to know Dutch very well in the NFL over …” „… played for the Minneapolis Red Jackets, a new franchise in the National Football League (NFL), that fall …”

28 HARDWORKING FAMILY S. 191-194

„… NFL for articles that appeared in the New York Times and Sporting News and a segment for the NFL …”

30 LOSING BRONKO S. 207-210

„… G B R O N K O2 0 8 C H A P T E R 3 0As the 1989 NFL season began, Bronko’s health was …” „… pioneers was now gone.Besides the NFL and the Nagurski family, International Falls mourned the loss of its …”

25 GOODBYE TO FOOTBALL S. 173-180

„… . Waterfield would end up playing eight years with the Cleveland–Los Angeles Rams (1945–1952), winning two NFL …” „… life.Every year, Bronko would get questions about his return to pro football and the NFL. Once in Oakland in …”

21 WRESTLING CHAMPION OF THE WORLD! S. 149-152

„… eleven o’clock your time. George Halas.4Halas knew he couldn’t lose Bronko. He needed him to win the NFL …”

1 A BETTER LIFE S. 1-4

„… players in NFL history.Nicholas (or Nykolaj) George Nagurski was born on May 17, 1880, in the small …”

23 STEPPING AWAY AND FATHERHOOD S. 161-164

„… made his-tory by winning the 1940 NFL championship game, 73–0, over the lifeless Washington Redskins …”

6 OFF TO COLLEGE S. 25-36

„… Clark (whom Bronko would get to know more in the NFL as the head coach of the Portsmouth …”

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53rd Man

2023

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Chapter 4 NFL Draft Prospect S. 27-32

„… made him a potentially useful possession receiver in the NFL.Before the draft, Davis shared a …” „… receiver, and that concerned scouts. Davis would have trouble getting separation from NFL-caliber defensive …” „… 27Chapter 4An NFL Draft ProspectBy the time the Giants were on the clock for the 186th pick in the …”

Notes S. 201-214

„… Buchmasser, “Where Does Matthew Slater Rank among the NFL’s Best Ever Special Teamers? ‘It’s Got to Be at the …” „… . 2022).12. Steinberg, “5 Reasons Why 80% of Retired NFL Players Go Broke.”13. “NFL’s Finance Boot Camp …” „… ,” NFL.com, September 18, 2013, https: // www .nfl .com /news /toughest -transition -why -rookie -wide …”

Chapter 18 Fifty-Third-Man Money S. 133-138

„… launched the NFL’s Personal Finance Academy, which is designed to help young players gain skills in …” „… 133Chapter 18Fifty-Third-Man MoneyThe average NFL career lasts about 2.5 seasons. This is due to …” „… other major pro sports. Why does the nature of NFL contracts matter? It’s pretty simple, actually …”

Preface

„… make it in the NFL-the men who are essentially 53rd on rosters of 53-who toil in obscurity in the hopes …” „… the NFL’s championship game, the Super Bowl.2Currently, the NFL is about a $9 billion industry, and …” „… in the NFL / John Vampatella.Other titles: Fifty-third manDescription: Lanham, Maryland: Rowman …”

Chapter 13 The Best Athlete You’ve Ever Known S. 97-102

„… absolutely awful.”Fans say these things about actual NFL players, and it should only take a brief moment to …” „… realize how ludicrous these statements are. Geremy Davis is not considered fast for an NFL wide receiver …” „… drafted in the sixth round and is not considered fast for an NFL wide receiver, ran 18.3 miles an hour …”

Chapter 10 Opening Night S. 73-80

„… to the NFL.”The second player on the Dallas sideline that Davis felt a connection with was Tony Romo …” „… real NFL game. For Geremy Davis, it was with 4:33 left in the first quarter of the first game of the …” „… make his first NFL roster.The Cowboys coverage team got a running start and Bailey boomed the ball high …”

Chapter 19 Shaping the Fifty-Third Man S. 139-146

„… Owens entered the NFL’s Hall of Fame. During his induc-tion, he gave credit to Stewart for his success …” „… 139Chapter 19Shaping the Fifty-Third ManLife in the NFL is hard, and even for the star players …” „… against fully grown men with fully mature bodies and years of experience. NFL weight programs are among …”

Chapter 12 Active! S. 89-96

„… 89Chapter 12Active!For most players, their first NFL game experience at least takes place in a …” „… scor-ing plays—particularly touchdowns. In any NFL stadium with seventy thousand people, of course, some …” „… spend the money to attend an NFL game have some idea of what is going on. Fans show up wearing jerseys …”

Chapter 9 The Playbook S. 65-72

„… is in other facets of life. NFL teams want to disseminate knowledge to their players through on-field …” „… coaching, film work, and their playbooks. NFL playbooks contain the entire catalog of plays and concepts …” „… have to learn.NFL plays are complicated. Consider this play call in an NFL huddle as shared by former …”

Chapter 24 Done S. 181-186

„… that many big hits over the course of his NFL career. Nobody in the NFL is perfectly healthy, but …” „… league. And so, a few months shy of his thirtieth birthday, having seen his most recent shot at the NFL …” „… , in the hopes that he would put it together and another NFL team would come calling. His travel to …”

Chapter 11 First-Game Jitters S. 81-88

„… my fam-ily got to witness me live out my childhood dream and play in the NFL.”Belichick kept him on …” „… live. After making the team, he quickly had to find suitable housing. He was now drawing a real NFL …” „… paycheck and it was time to move on from the hotel. But despite making NFL rookie money—more than he’d ever …”

Chapter 7 The Patriot Way S. 49-54

„… quite belong in the NFL. He had earned his way to the Patriots by being drafted in the fifth round, but …” „… off the greatest regular season in NFL history, winning all sixteen games, by an average margin of …” „… regular season and then won three playoff games to complete a 17–0 championship season. But since the NFL …”

Chapter 3 After Mr. Irrelevant S. 17-26

„… 17Chapter 3After Mr. IrrelevantNot all paths to the NFL look the same. Some players, like Geremy …” „… see their dream come true. So I’ll say it this way: D1 and the NFL were always a dream, but I always …” „… in Austin’s football life.“Coach Springer molded me, and I wouldn’t have gotten to the NFL if it …”

Chapter 23 Victories S. 173-180

„… play wide receiver.The “helmet catch” was the last pass Tyree would ever catch in the NFL.“For me, it’s …” „… . It’s amazing.”3* * *Jonas Gray was a classic fifty-third man—a journeyman in the NFL.For a player who …” „… bottom roster player had a dazzling moment that changed the course of NFL history.Tyree played his …”

Chapter 5 Camp S. 33-40

„… life is like in the NFL.“There’s so much to learn,” Ateman says. “That’s why they do OTAs. It’s why …” „… days are long and it feels like forever before the season begins.Practice squad players are real NFL …” „… ’ practice squad, explained what it’s like: “When you think of the NFL you think of the guys in uniform …”

Chapter 17 Minnesota Miracle S. 125-132

„… and firmly in the playoffs.Over the long, grueling stretch of the NFL regular season, the Saints had …” „… been a peripheral part of the story.After his first NFL game experience in London, and after the bye …” „… could do, so he faced the real possibility of a release being the end of his short NFL career.“I’m …”

Chapter 15 Hammies S. 111-116

„… exception, of course) time to run in the next race.For NFL players, it’s different. There is a lot of …” „… pressure to get on the field and stay on the field. “You can’t make the club from the tub” is an NFL idiom …” „… out on the field is enormous. Their NFL lives depend on their availability.This means that players …”

Chapter 14 Injuries and Setbacks S. 103-110

„… magnified. And in the NFL, it’s far greater still, as the Darwinian process of selection has brought the …” „… University of Miami, tight end Kevin Everett had dreams of playing in the NFL. He had a modest career at the …” „… the Buffalo Bills selected him with the 86th overall pick in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft …”

Chapter 22 Platform S. 165-172

„… 165Chapter 22PlatformAs a general rule in the NFL—and this can be applied to the general population …” „… ever NFL start that day. With the score 3–0, Cleveland, the Saints got the ball with a little over …” „… caught that, man,’” he says. Platform 167The Saints, like every other NFL team, had a budget to go …”

Chapter 2 Like Father, Like Son S. 9-16

„… sophomore, Matthew Slater was preparing for a possible NFL future. But it was a future that Slater was not …” „… really sure was possible.Being the son of NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Slater sure had its perks. For Matthew …” „… NFL. If Jackie were a scientist, Matthew probably would have wanted to be a sci-entist too. But Jackie …”

Chapter 25 Giving Back S. 187-190

„… playing [with Arizona], I still felt that joy.”Given how short the average NFL career is, most players see …” „… life after the NFL to be excruciatingly difficult. Like most pro athletes, Mitchell had connected his …” „… football player. Virtually every NFL player was a highly successful athlete throughout almost his entire …”

Chapter 20 Serving S. 147-154

„… was the 186th pick in the 2015 draft).When Cantrell made the NFL, teams saw him as more of a tight end …” „… than wide receiver due to his impressive size and strength. His NFL career would exemplify life at the …” „… bottom of an NFL roster, as he spent time on four pro teams—the Chargers (2018–2019), the Cardinals (2020 …”

Chapter 21 Captain S. 155-164

„… 155Chapter 21CaptainLeadership can come in many forms, in or out of the NFL. Some men lead by the …” „… perfect NFL body. Certainly he looked little like his father, who was a hulk of an offensive lineman. By …” „… approached our relationship was transformative for me. You hear all these things about the NFL, and I heard …”

Chapter 6 From #bleedblue to Big Blue S. 41-48

„… people.”Such is life for a fifty-third man in the NFL—if the coaches suspect you are injury prone, or if little …” „… additional player development classes to help them navigate other aspects of life in the NFL, including …” „… raw athleticism or ‘wiggle’ to really burn NFL defensive backs or break big plays. But what he does …”

Chapter 1 A Dream Come True S. 1-8

„… as “Draft Town.” For three days, fans from every team in the league had gathered in the NFL’s first …” „… 1Chapter 1A Dream Come True“With the one-hundred-eighty-fifth pick in the 2015 NFL draft, the …” „… outdoor draft event, hoping to see their team pick the next great superstar. The NFL had made the sport a …”

Chapter 16 Learning the Ropes S. 117-124

„… 117Chapter 16Learning the RopesScott O’Brien had spent seventeen years in the NFL. From 1991 to …” „… teams coordinator. Well-traveled, with many years of diverse NFL experience, O’Brien had demonstrated an …” „… England improved to 12–2 and looked once again like the class of the NFL. Slater had one of his best games …”

Chapter 8 The Road to New Orleans S. 55-64

„… had just proved himself once and for all against a starting defensive back in the NFL.In the locker …” „… for life in the NFL, but he perhaps overestimated his level of ability to learn the NFL playbook. He …” „… take if he was to have any NFL career at all. He was, in a real sense, a different athlete heading into …”

Chapter 27 A Helping Hand S. 195-200

„… needed every single bit of his speed, it wasn’t enough in the NFL.Austin thought long and hard about his …” „… responsibility he felt to provide. But NFL COVID protocols made it difficult or impossible for an unvaccinated …” „… weeks after his first dose. That meant that his issue, as far as NFL teams were concerned, wasn’t solved …”

Chapter 26 Do Justice S. 191-194

„… his role and became one of the bet-ter special teams players on the team, and then in the NFL. During …” „… ushering that change in.”When his time in the NFL is officially up, Matthew’s mind goes back to one of his …” „… thinking about life in the NFL, you need to think about life as being you. I think it’s important for young …”

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Wayne Stewart - Remembering the Stars of the NFL Glory Years

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Remembering the Stars of the NFL Glory Years

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6 The NFL Then and Now S. 165-206

„… 1656THE NFL THEN AND NOWFootball is a constantly evolving sport. Watch footage of a play or twofrom …” „… the passing game.”John Isenbarger agreed. “You listen to the people in the NFL nowand the running …” „… , something nobody does today. It wasgrueling, and moving on to the NFL actually meant players got to restmuch …”

Bibliography S. 211-212

„… , 2016.Buckley, James Jr. The NFL’s Top 100. Berkeley, CA: Thunder Bay Press, 2011.Carroll, Bob.When the …” „… NFL Quotes.” NFL-Ireland. http://nfl-ireland.com/nfl/1970-30-funniest-nfl-quotes/.Speak Like a Pro …” „… Sayers. NFL Network Produced by NFL Films.Original air date November 28, 2014.BIBLIOGRAPHY212A Football …”

Preface

„… conducted exclusive interviews with a slew of NFLplayers from the Golden Age of the NFL to come up with …” „… the wonderful era of the 1950s and 1960s in the NFL.The second book will be released in 2018 and will …” „… Praise for Remembering the Stars of the NFL Glory Years“I consider my era to be the glory days of …”

5 The Best of the Rest S. 121-164

„… 185 yards, goodenough to lead the NFL.Boyd was also quite dependable, missing action in just three …” „… career—and Fernandez lasted eightyears in the NFL—individual plays stay in a player’s memory bank.Fernandez …” „… NFL,and his eight additional touchdowns on pass receptions placed himbehind only five players in this …”

1 The Best Offensive Players S. 1-48

„… number ten in the annals ofthe NFL.He even handled punting chores for his teams, once leading theleague …” „… Francis(Drake), but the Giants and the Vikings had the NFL’s Sir Francis who,in a typical scramble, seemingly …” „… at that time [in the AFL versus the NFL]—eventually it got up there.”There’s a good chance that few …”

2 Hall of Fame Defenders . . . and More S. 49-66

„… won it all in exactly half of his years in the NFL.As a matter of fact, Adderley is tied with two …” „… wound up on thelosing end twice.Adderley, a converted running back, was like the NFL’s version ofForrest …” „… interceptions led the NFC (Johnny Robinson of theAFC Chiefs had ten to top the overall NFL).Among LeBeau’s …”

4 The Toughest Players S. 81-120

„… simple changeis said to have altered the defensive complex of the NFL.It ’s also been stated that the …” „… reputation, and, if they were smart,knew his location on the field at all times. An NFL-produced …” „… theend zone an NFL-leading nineteen times and rumbled his way for1,474 yards to become the only man to …”

3 Funniest Quotes and Tales S. 67-80

„… high school, college, and procareer based in his home state.Meredith went on to star in the NFL with …” „… Steve Spurrier for his college coaching exploits, but hewas an NFL quarterback for ten seasons. Once he …” „… over.”Dallas Cowboys guard Blaine Nye came up with a good line that holdstrue in the NFL as well as in, say …”

Notes S. 207-210

„… Produced by NFLFilms, Original air date August 5, 2008.3. “Sports Anecdotes: NFL …” „… -45-former-football-star.html.22. Richard Langford, “Ochocinco and the 20 Most Eccentric Players inNFL …” „… -20-most-eccentric-players-in-nfl-history/page/21.4. THE TOUGHEST PLAYERS1. Michael MacCambridge, ed …”

Index S. 213-220

„… , 91–92Gifford, Frank: with New York Giants, 32;in television, 32–33; Walton, J., on, 33Glory Years of NFL …” „… ; character of, 20–21;interceptions of, 22; one-liners of, 70;strength of, 21–22National Football League (NFL …” „… ., 111–112, 192New York Giants, 11, 79, 95; Gifford with,321958 NFL title game. SeeGreatest GameEvery …”

About the Author S. 221-222

„… Moves I Had, the auto-biography he cowrote for Lyons Press with NFL Hall of Fame widereceiver Raymond …”

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A History of NFL Preseason and Exhibition Games

2014

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Chapter 18. 2003: Preseason Champs, NFL Champs S. 185-194

„… 185182003Preseason Champs, NFL ChampsAs a general rule, performance in the National Football League …” „… (NFL) preseason is no indicator of how a team will fare when the games count. The 2003 season was an …” „… Walsh to rem-edy the lack of African American coaches in the NFL. Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis had …”

Chapter 15. 2000: Y2K + NFL S. 153-164

„… 153152000Y2K + NFLAs the world got accustomed to years beginning with “2,” the NFL preseason was …” „… tearing an ACL in a game at Atlanta.Preseason CelebritiesAfter coming off of the bench to become the NFL’s …” „… New England af-ter accepting a challenge from the NFL’s supervisor of officials, Jim Daopoulos. Millen …”

Chapter 4. 1989: Everyone Wants an NFL Team S. 29-40

„… 2941989Everyone Wants an NFL TeamOakland lost its Raiders in 1981, and St. Louis let its football …” „… Cardinals get away in 1987, and both hosted their first National Football League (NFL) games since they had …” „… North Carolina) tried to demonstrate their sup-port for NFL football.Firsts for 1989New Orleans 27 …”

Chapter 12. 1997: The NFL’s Memphis Blues S. 119-128

„… 119121997The NFL’s Memphis BluesThe Tennessee Oilers proved to be one of the least popular …” „… 9/11/14 9:54 AMThe NFL’s Memphis Blues / 121literally. Late in the game, the Packers were preparing to …” „… , ‘Bryan, let’s not play.’”Going InternationalPittsburgh 30, Chicago 17The NFL’s first (and only) game in …”

Chapter 19. 2004: Preseason’s Worst, NFL’s Best S. 195-204

„… 195192004Preseason’s Worst, NFL’s BestIn 2003, two of the 4–0 teams during the preseason met in the …” „… Worst, NFL’s Best / 197ers were flagged 21 times for 246 yards. This included five calls for pass …” „… SightsCarolina 23, Washington 20A member of the NFL’s officiating crew became part of an odd play that involved …”

Preface

„… AMvi / Contents11 1996: Cleveland’s Loss, Baltimore’s Gain 10712 1997: The NFL’s Memphis Blues 11913 …” „… 2003: Preseason Champs, NFL Champs 18519 2004: Preseason’s Worst, NFL’s Best 19520 2005: A Summer of …” „… $6 billion. The preseason has always been a test lab for the NFL’s experiments, but it has evolved …”

Bibliography S. 305-314

„… re-flected the NFL’s growth as a business with no competition from rivals, methods of archiving the past were …” „… professional football, sites like nfl.com and espn.com. Wherever one gets the news, however, con-temporary …” „… NFL’s Growing Pains.” Sports Illustrated, Septem-ber 6, 2010.Rushin, Steve. “On the Road Again.” Sports …”

Chapter 1. 1986: Live from London, the American Bowl S. 1-10

„… flew away during the third quarter.NFLPA versus NFLChicago 33, Pittsburgh 13The NFL had adopted a new …” „… 29, a federal jury effectively brought an end to the last of the NFL’s competitors, agreeing that the …” „… reviewed the videotapes. The game happened to be the first to have a call reversed under the NFL’s new …”

Chapter 17. 2002: And Houston Makes Thirty-Two S. 175-184

„… , Houston 17The Houston Texans, the NFL’s 32nd franchise, made their debut at the Pro Football Hall of Fame …” „… 175172002And Houston Makes Thirty-TwoThe National Football League (NFL) added its final team and …” „… , to vet-eran tight end Billy Miller. Carr, the first overall pick in the NFL Draft, had received a …”

Chapter 11. 1996: Cleveland’s Loss, Baltimore’s Gain S. 107-118

„… , with a new Cleveland Browns team being created in 1999. The Houston Oilers got the NFL’s blessing to go …” „… PreseasonNearly one-third of the NFL’s teams had 3–1 finishes during the preseason, including Green Bay and New …” „… 107111996Cleveland’s Loss, Baltimore’s GainThe National Football League (NFL) landscape continued …”

Chapter 5. 1990: Beat the Clock S. 41-50

„… retiring from the NFL.Minnesota defensive end John Randle was a free agent who went undrafted after playing …” „… ’ Association (NFLPA) by forming his own union, “United Players of the NFL,” and he sent cards to all NFLPA …” „… League (NFL) commissioner, Paul Tagliabue. One of his first tasks was to bring ever-longer games back to …”

Chapter 10. 1995: Arizona, Carolina, Jacksonville, Oakland, and St. Louis S. 95-106

„… Oakland).Firsts for 1995Carolina 20, Jacksonville 14The NFL’s 29th and 30th teams debuted together, facing one …” „… the NFL’s umpires were taken out in game play. Bob Boylston had his right shoulder broken after he was …” „… National Football League (NFL) teams (the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars), a rebranded one (the …”

Chapter 3. 1988: Back to Barnstorming S. 21-28

„… 2131988Back to BarnstormingWhen the National Football League (NFL) went to a four-game preseason in …” „… increased interest in exporting the NFL to foreign soil and expanding the league beyond 28 teams. There were …” „… the NFL and almost 50 percent more than Mi-ami’s $26 figure. The natural grass field was yellowed …”

Chapter 9. 1994: Going for Two, Going to Fox S. 83-94

„… 8391994Going for Two, Going to FoxFor its 75th season, the National Football League (NFL) changed …” „… that had been tried by the Browns in 1956, the NFL allowed the offensive coordinator to radio …” „… words, on August 12, Pat Summerall introduced the first NFL game telecast by the Fox Broadcast-ing …”

Chapter 2. 1987: Auditioning the Replacements S. 11-20

„… preseason’s scrubs became NFL regular-season players during the walkout. More stayed away, preferring to try …” „… become the first NFL player to “spike the ball,” using a change 14_347-Ford_1986-2013.indb 11 9/11/14 …” „… 9:54 AM12 / Chapter 2in the NFL rules on intentional grounding. It was still a penalty to throw the …”

Chapter 23. 2008: Toward a Shorter Preseason S. 237-246

„… extra games, two of the four preseason contests would be eliminated. In 1969, before the NFL–AFL merger …” „… last five minutes on the clock.ScrimmagingBecause of fights and injuries, the NFL’s teams broke a …” „… (NFL) commissioner Goodell told reporters that the owners would seek an 18-game regular season in 2011 …”

Chapter 8. 1993: Salary Cap On, Intentional Grounding Off S. 71-82

„… Los Angeles Raiders 19, Green Bay 3A major off-season change was the alteration of the NFL’s …” „… Strange SightsSan Francisco 16, Denver 13In the NFL’s first 46 seasons, the uprights on the goalposts …” „… 7181993Salary Cap On, Intentional Grounding OffThe National Football League (NFL) and National …”

Chapter 6. 1991: Meaningless Game, Meaningful Competition S. 51-60

„… the NFL’s all-time leading scorer, connected from 36, 29, 21, 22, 46, and 44 yards. A seventh attempt …” „… PreseasonOnly one of the NFL’s 12 playoff teams had a winning preseason record, and the Los Angeles Raiders (3–2 …” „… before the Canton festivities, the Bears and Dolphins met at Miami. The National Football League (NFL …”

Index S. 315-326

„… Football League (NFL);expansion, 54, 76, 87, 141, 175growth of television revenues, ix, 129owners meeting …” „… , 86, 132, 155, 196Williams, Edward Bennett, 26women in NFL;members of U.S. soccer team kick 50-yard …” „… Stampeders quarterbacks in same NFL game, 171Carolina Panthers, 33, 54, 191, 191, 202, 222, 239, 292awarded …”

Chapter 26. 2011: Averting a Players’ Strike S. 267-278

„… an unprecedented 10-year agreement that would last through the NFL’s 100th season. The players …” „… approved the deal, and, on August 4, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice …” „… 267262011Averting a Players’ StrikeFor the first time, all of the National Football League (NFL …”

Chapter 20. 2005: A Summer of Farewells S. 205-214

„… Rhodes batted it away to preserve a win (New York Jets 10, Detroit 3).ScrimmagingDuring the NFL’s “Hall …” „… National Football League (NFL) bidding “sayonara” to Japan after 13 American Bowls there. Others were …” „… tested during the NFL preseason was the “Temperature Management System,” described as “air-conditioned …”

Chapter 22. 2007: The “Goodell Era” Begins S. 225-236

„… Goodell, who suspended two star players for violation of the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Titans …” „… the NFL Network (NFLN), through partici-pating local cable carriers Dish Network and DirecTV …” „… 225222007The “Goodell Era” BeginsThe National Football League (NFL) had a new commissioner, Roger …”

Chapter 28. 2013: Many Happy Returns S. 289-300

„… NFL’s preference for touchbacks instead of kick returns. For whatever reason, the 2013 season saw NFL …” „… the second-worst record in the NFL, going 3–13–0. Nearly half of the NFL’s teams (13) had losing …” „… made for the official NFL record.On August 29, the National Football League (NFL) agreed to pay $765 …”

Chapter 14. 1999: Return of the Browns, Debut of the Titans S. 141-152

„… , Chicago 23Steelers coach Bill Cowher got four points for his team with a challenge under the NFL’s latest …” „… the National Football League (NFL) to 31 teams, the league’s first odd num-ber of members in more than …” „… far as the NFL was concerned, the Cleveland franchise had simply been dormant for three seasons, and …”

Chapter 24. 2009: Bigger, Better, and More Expensive S. 247-256

„… been a 1960 National Football League (NFL) expan-sion franchise. The city of Arlington, Texas, chipped …” „… people, opened in Arlington, and there were 75,720 tickets sold. The first billion dollar NFL stadium …” „… AFL teams, the NFL used the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game to recreate the look of the AFL, circa 1962 …”

Chapter 16. 2001: Men in Stripes, Men on Strike S. 165-174

„… Indianapolis 23, Cincinnati 17The NFL’s officiating crews went on strike for the first time in the league’s …” „… the NFL’s costumed mascots as part of the ticket price.San Diego 13, St. Louis 10At the end of the …” „… a signing bonus of $1.25 million and never played in the NFL.Preseason CelebritiesQuarterback Tommy …”

Chapter 25. 2010: Goodell Offers Two in Exchange for Eighteen S. 257-266

„… two NFL tenants. Since the Jets were the designated home team, New Meadowlands (now called MetLife …” „… addition of high-definition video screens and more luxury suites. For the first time, all 32 NFL teams …” „… .Atlanta 16, Miami 6For the first time in NFL history, a “deep judge” officiated in a game as the league …”

Chapter 27. 2012: The Summer of Replacement Officials S. 279-288

„… 279272012The Summer of Replacement OfficialsFor the second time in National Football League (NFL …” „… ), became the first woman to officiate an NFL game, serving as the line judge in a game televised by ESPN …” „… unsportsmanlike conduct under a new NFL rule that required automatic review of fumble rulings by the replay …”

Chapter 21. 2006: NBC Returns, ABC Leaves S. 215-224

„… , a 20–7 loss to Philadelphia.The NFL’s two most recent MVPs, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (2004 …” „… National Football League (NFL) games since 1998, paid $600 million a year for a six-year deal that would …” „… , Philadelphia 10The first episode of NBC Sunday Night Football was also the NFL preseason opener at the Pro …”

Chapter 13. 1998: Good-bye NBC, Welcome Back CBS S. 129-140

„… , Carolina 22Two of the NFL’s most accurate placekickers faced one another on August 22. The Panthers’ kicker …” „… years. After the AFL was merged into the National Football League (NFL) in 1970, the three national …” „… networks had a share of NFL rights, and the Peacock Network had no competition in getting the AFC games …”

Chapter 7. 1992: The Amazing Minnesota Vikings S. 61-70

„… the NFL’s two Los Angeles teams to ar-range an annual preseason exhibition, although they had met four …” „… the snap. The crowd of 60,873 didn’t seem to notice.Houston 34, Dallas 23The NFL’s two Texas teams …” „… . Although this remarkable feat couldn’t be duplicated during the regular sea-son, Minnesota had the NFL’s …”

Epilogue. 2014 S. 301-304

„… schedule was complete before this book went to press. Among the highlights were the NFL debuts of …” „… prove to have been his last NFL game ever. Stricter enforcement of rules against contact with receivers …”

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„… . http://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/dougherty/2015/09/12/nfls-original-spy-vs-spy/72103086.———. “There’s No Breaking Kelly’s Code.” Packers News …” „… -nfl-playoffs-jim-john-harbaugh-only-texting-super-bowl-san-francisco-49ers-baltimore-ravens.Augustine, Bernie. “Texans Defensive End J. J. Watt Says He Picked Up on …” „… Cam Newton?” Sports Illustrated, December 19, 2016. http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/12/19/nfl-week-15 …”

Notes S. 211-224

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Part Three: The Draft and Free Agency S. 117-168

„… because these details are often the difference between success and failure in the NFL.However, the process …” „… still maturing in the 1950s, it was leaps and bounds more organized and professional than in the NFL’s …” „… be selected into the NFL’s Hall of Fame, along with Cowboys second-round pick Mel Renfro.As late as …”

Preface

„… “look at me, look at me” and more family game night in your pajamas.Because of this the NFL’s first …” „… throughout this book and expresses the NFL’s win-at-all-costs mentality perfectly. I encountered this saying …” „… themselves in the NFL.While such measures might seem drastic, anyone who has ever truly loved playing a sport …”

Part Four: A Case Study of the Cheatriots and the League That Enables Them S. 169-204

„… disgruntled with the NFL’s handling of Spygate. The league’s swift handling of the scandal left many NFL …” „… A SENATE INvESTIGATIONThe NFL’s handling of Spygate and the public’s desire for a thorough …” „… protecting the league. To further complicate the lives of the NFL’s brass, Specter called for a congressional …”

Epilogue S. 205-210

„… being utilized.EPILOGUE 207In regard to the NFL’s viability, what the battles with the AFL and AAFC …” „… , the NFL’s efforts to curtail their illicit collection activities and cheating have completely failed …” „… through spying. Referencing the 1958 NFL championship game that the Colts narrowly won over the Giants …”

Part One: Trick Plays S. 1-70

„… was the case when George Halas’s Bears and Vince Lombardi’s Packers, one of the NFL’s great rivalries …” „… half of the NFL’s teams. Such collection can provide a tremendous advantage. Sometime between 1989 and …” „… led the Chargers to a 12–4 season and had been the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year. A torn labrum on …”

Part Two: The Core of the Playbook S. 71-116

„… finished the regular season as the NFL’s top-scoring offense.Denver’s offense, in comparison, had hobbled …” „… captured information to assist coaches in the development of game plans. In the NFL’s infancy, advance …” „… , though, to survive in the NFL.COUNTERMEASURESJust like teams collect on opponents’ tells and tendencies …”

Index S. 235-246

„… Football League (AFL), xvi–xvii, 207; coaches in, 27; competition with, 158–61, 207; NFL and, 155–58 …” „… Patriots, 98; in NFL, 30, 61, 76; playbooks for, 29; players and, xiv–xv, 30, 78–80; practice for, 12–13 …” „… ; in NFL, xvi–xvii, 205–10; from photography, 49–50; from place mat, 23–24; from playbooks, 27; during …”

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