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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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The National Football League, a multibillion-dollar commercial juggernaut, presides over America's indisputable national pastime. But the NFL is under assault as thousands of former players claim the league has covered up football's connection to long-term brain injuries. In a special two-hour investigation, FRONTLINE and prize-winning journalists Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada of ESPN reveal the hidden story of the NFL and brain injuries, drawn...
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"Football is the country's most popular pastime, and yet most of what happens in today's NFL is a mystery. The New York Jets gave Nicholas Dawidoff a security code, a locker, [and] an office in the scouting department, and for an entire year he lived with the team. He has written a ... narrative about an emblematic NFL season that deepens the way we know the game"--
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Written by acclaimed sports author and oral historian Harvey Frommer and with an introduction by pro football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, When It Was Just a Game tells the fascinating story of the ground-breaking AFL–NFL World Championship Football game played on January 15, 1967: Packers vs. Chiefs. Filled with new insights, containing commentary from the recently discovered unpublished memoir of Kansas City Chiefs coach Hank Stram, and featuring...
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Scribner
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
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With the help of numerous interviews and humorous anecdotes, Billick, the former Super Bowl-winning leader and longtime coach of the Baltimore Ravens, details the workings of professional football, both on and off the field, as well as examining the difficulties of being a head coach.
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"This book is an amazing compilation of the game's history as seen through the eyes of my friend Jerry Rice, aka The GOAT. If you are a football fan, you are going to love this book almost as much as you loved watching Jerry play!" - Barry Sanders, Hall of Fame Class of 2004
"Going back to our days together, Jerry Rice's dedication to excellence has always been a trademark of his, and now it shines again with this highly entertaining book celebrating...
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English
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It's difficult to imagine today-when the Super Bowl has virtually become a national holiday and the National Football League is the country's dominant sports entity-but pro football was once a ramshackle afterthought on the margins of the American sports landscape. In the span of a single generation in postwar America, the game charted an extraordinary rise in popularity, becoming a smartly managed, keenly marketed sports entertainment colossus whose...
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Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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From the executive director of the NFL Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively history of the NFL, timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary season. Compelling, eye-opening, and authoritative, it is a must-read for NFL fans and anyone who loves the game of football.
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With sold-out stadiums and millions of viewers watching at home, it's hard to recall the humble beginnings of the National Football League. However, one things has remained constant in professional football: the play on the field has always been incredible. Inside the NFL takes you through each team's history, season highs and lows, and past and present coaches and gridiron greats. This NFL series will get you up to speed on your favorite team with...
15) Madden NFL 11
Publisher
EA Sports/Electronic Arts
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Simpler. Quicker. Deeper. A Visually stunning Franchise mode delivers the deepest single-player experience to date. Compete with or against friends with one of the richest multiplayer experiences on the Wii. Play at your own pace with traditional 11 vs. 11 or fast-paced 5 vs. 5, including three styles of playcall to fit your skill level." -- from publisher
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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"There are elite athletes in every sport -- people who possess tangible and intangible qualities that allow them to overcome daunting odds, spot opportunity in the midst of adversity, and turn defeat into victory. No position embodies this dynamic more than football quarterbacks, and nothing is a greater test of performance than the NFL. The tangibles -- metrics, stats, ratings, bowl games, championships -- are critical to evaluation. But they're...
18) Madden NFL 23
Publisher
Electronic Arts Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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For the first time in 10 years, the Madden NFL Football franchise has revolutionized its passing game-giving Madden NFL 06 the most groundbreaking and innovative offensive arsenal ever created. The new QB Vision Control lets you scan the field, look off defenders, and make perfect throws within your quarterback's unique field of vision. QB Precision Placement allows you to put the ball exactly where you want it. Lead the receiver to an open area,...
20) The last headbangers: NFL football in the rowdy, reckless '70s, the era that created modern sports
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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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