Football linemen battle every single play, bashing against each other over and over again, yet few fans understand the true punishment they sustain in what are called “the trenches.’ After the helmet, linemen are especially particular about their shoulder pads. For good reason, which we will explain below. With the needs and desires of linemen …
Cheerleaders have prettied up the sidelines of National Football League games now for about a half-century, and their celebrity and allure continues. Yet, our readers often ask about why they do it, and for what pay. How much do NFL cheerleaders make? Not much, really. An NFL cheerleader makes, on average, about $22,500 a year, …
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In the National Football League, players get dismissed from teams more often than in the other major sports, mainly because there are far more players on rosters, and more injuries. It triggers a question, asked of us now and again, about these waived players: Do they get paid, or not? Waived NFL players do get …
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Football is exciting to watch, and its popularity exploded once action could be delivered to the masses via video filming and broadcasts (meaning television). Admiration for the game has only grown more now that video cameras are so readily available to capture the athletes playing. Football coaches learned to appreciate using video cameras to break …
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Fans of the National Football League are not all the stereotypical fanatical, near-lunatics portrayed on television or in movies. A great percentage of them are what are called casual fans, and these more subdued, inquisitive football fans often send us great questions. Such as, Can NFL players date cheerleaders? Cheerleaders for National Football League teams …
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You see football played on television or live out on the field, and you see lots of helmets. New fans of the game are apt to wonder about the differences between football helmets, for each position played. Is a football helmet for a wide receiver the same as that of, say, a quarterback? We wanted …
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New to watching football and see something that seriously arouses your curiosity? Well, among the many inquiries our readers submit, a question oft-repeated is about NFL players wearing eye black ~ those black smudges (mostly) spread right under a player’s eyes. The reasons NFL players wear eyeblack are to either reduce glare from the sun …
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Players in all the major team sports can be seen using a small towel to wipe off sweat or dirt, usually around the bench or during breaks in play. However, only in football do we see players wearing towels during game action. Football players wear towels on the field during play to keep their fingers, …
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Fans new to football have to wonder why the sidelines are always packed with people ~ whether they’re wearing pads and helmets or not. Only 53 of those sideliners are players per team. How many of them will be coaches? Unlike some other major team sports, there is no limit to how many coaches an …
Football fans may notice National Football League coaches wearing camouflage attire ~ which doesn’t seem to fit any NFL team color scheme, or match a club logo. What’s up with that? NFL coaches and team staff are known to sport camo clothing items around November, to honor Veterans Day that month. Additionally, for many years, …
