It can sure look like pure mayhem seeing National Football League games on television, with all the large men crowding the same confined space wearing dark and white jerseys ~ with zebra-striped shirts peppered in. The latter of course are the referees, and our readers often ask us how many there are, and what each …
The lineman positions in football ~ the big guys who crash into each other every play at the line of scrimmage ~ demand their own special tools. Key among them is the helmet, and because of the different style of play up front, we wanted to offer some insight into buying these helmets. We scoped …
Think of running and you naturally envision feet ~ not hands. Yet in football those who run with the ball must have sure hands; and because of this they protect those vital body parts. Young ball handlers who want to look like their heroes on television are bound to ask about football gloves. So we …
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Probably the first thing parents think when their kid starts playing football is the head. After all, football involves a lot of colliding bodies ~ and bonking heads. Are some youth football helmets better than others? That’s a subject we wanted to explore, since we get asked about football helmets all the time. So here …
It seems kind of weird each season when National Football League games are held in London in the overseas United Kingdom ~ where no NFL teams are based. Why is that? Since 2007, the NFL has been scheduling games in London in a significant effort to establish a presence in the metropolis and its nation. …
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is chock full of superstars, along with coaches and club personnel and officials who helped the league grow over more than a century. Some clubs have been around since the beginning in 1920 ~ and therefore send many players to the Hall. Who sends the most players? The Chicago …
Fans new to the sport of football may watch several games, and begin to wonder about the fields they see on television. They can all look so different on the tube, with varying colors or shades of the turf, weird shadows, and lighting. There is much to know about NFL fields, but then again, there …
Fledgling football fans are bound to wonder just how many zebra-stripe-shirt referees are on the field during games. So we looked into it ~ there are 7 referees during National Football League games ~ and were intrigued about their titles and job duties. The 7 officials in football are the referee, umpire, down judge, line …
During football play, the knees are the most-vulnerable joint on the body. Luckily, modern advancements have delivered newfangled models of supportive and protective pads to keep knees safe and players on the field. With so many options, which knee pads are best for football play? Here, we present what we think are the 7 best …
Any fan new to National Football League games has to be amazed at how much the referees control games and all the action. They seem to be everywhere on the field. Baseball long ago had a problem with gambling; but is the NFL concerned with gambling on games? National Football League referees cannot bet on …
