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Sneak Peek: Which players are ranked 20-11 on the Top 100 of 2013?
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Sneak Peek: Which players are ranked 20-11 on the Top 100 of 2013?

Tune in at 8 p.m. this Thursday to see which of your favorite players are ranked between 20 and 11 on NFL Network’s “Top 100 of 2013″ series, produced by NFL Films.  Below are two … MORE ►

This Date in Football: Vince Lombardi “Turns” 100
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This Date in Football: Vince Lombardi “Turns” 100

One century ago today, June 11, 1913, Vincent Thomas Lombardi came into the world.  Today, we salute the late, great Lombardi – one of American sports’ greatest coaches and the namesake of pro football’s biggest … MORE ►

Backstage Pass: Slayer, Journey, and NFL Films
Tales from the Vault, TCIPF Staff

Backstage Pass: Slayer, Journey, and NFL Films

You know NFL Films from decades of America’s Game, Football Follies, Hard Knocks and slow motion close-ups of the NFL’s most exciting moments. What you may not know is that the Vault at 1 Sabol … MORE ►

Deacon Jones: The Birth of a Films Vault Legend
Paul Camarata, Tales from the Vault

Deacon Jones: The Birth of a Films Vault Legend

It’s long been the observation of one of my fellow Films producers that nearly every NFL player he’s ever met has a noteworthy physical presence, either surprisingly smaller or remarkably bigger than the producer was … MORE ►

Tales from the Vault: Jonathan Winters Takes his Talents to the Gridiron
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Tales from the Vault: Jonathan Winters Takes his Talents to the Gridiron

LAST MONTH LEGENDARY COMIC JONATHAN WINTERS DIED AT THE AGE OF 87.  FAMOUS FOR “IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD, WORLD,” AND A STAPLE OF STAGE AND SCREEN FOR DECADES, WINTERS WAS WIDELY KNOWN MORE ►

Happy Birthday to a Lakeshore Legend
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Happy Birthday to a Lakeshore Legend

You know the Kansas Comet, Sweetness, and the Refrigerator.  Today, meet Fishhook Fingers.  He’s a living Chicago Bears legend, and not long ago, our Head Research Librarian and noted football historian Chris Willis sat down … MORE ►

Tonight on NFL Network: More Top 100 of 2013 Revealed!
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Tonight on NFL Network: More Top 100 of 2013 Revealed!

Tune in to NFL Network tonight at 8pm/ET as the next portion of the Top 100 of 2013 countdown is unveiled.  Find out who comes in from 80 to 71 on the third annual ranking … MORE ►

NFL Films Celebrates Five Emmy Wins
A Football Life, Behind the Scenes, Hard Knocks, Inside the NFL

NFL Films Celebrates Five Emmy Wins

Last night was a big night for NFL Films!

NFL Films – the most-honored filmmaker in sports – won five Emmy Awards, which tied for the most awards NFL Films has received in a single … MORE ►

New Episode of The Top 100 of 2013
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New Episode of The Top 100 of 2013

The countdown of The Top 100 Players of 2013 continues at 8pm/ET tomorrow — Thursday, May 2nd — only on NFL Network.  Episode 2 will reveal who the Players ranked 90 to 81 on their … MORE ►