Those helmets on top of the heads of football players must be pretty tough to take the vicious, repeated pounding each game. New fans have to wonder about just how long they can hold out? Do helmets break? According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, individual football helmets should not be used …
You see them on television all the time, running around tossing yellow flags here and there, moving some chains and the like. The work of a National Football League game official is not easy at all, and to become an NFL referee means a considerable amount of time and dedication. To become an NFL referee, …
New fans watching National Football League games are apt to wonder why the surface of the playing field does not look the same for each contest. These fans soon after learn that NFL fields are either real grass, or artificial turf. Is fake grass installed in most NFL stadiums, and if so, why? Through the …
The NFL is fast eclipsing baseball as America’s pastime. Professional football has grown in popularity with each passing year of the 21st century. NFL players can pick their numbers from choices in their position group. We’ve even become familiar with numbers and some of the positions they signify out on the field. Your favorite quarterback …
Mark Wahlberg inspired all of us who love a good underdog story when he starred as Vince Papale in the movie Invincible in 2006. Invincible is a true story based on the life of Papale. Papale bounced around on different semi-pro football teams before settling down as a substitute teacher and part-time bartender in Philadelphia. …
Have you ever had the dream of playing for an NFL team but just don’t feel like you have been given a fair shake? While NFL teams don’t often sign players with no football experience, there is hope for players to tryout for a team and make an NFL roster. Yes, you can try out …
Fans new to pro football may not notice while watching games on television or from a stadium seat, but National Football League players are above-average in height. Our readers have asked a couple of questions about this: Why are NFL players tall, and, Have they always been? National Football League players are tall, or at …
Each professional league has some bylaws that prohibit players to do things that make us question the reason for the rule. For example, the NFL is very strict on the cleats that players are allowed to wear. Because they are so strict on footwear, many would believe that they would be strict on everything that …
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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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