Archive for August, 2012

As the New York Giants look to capture their fifth Super Bowl ring  this upcoming 2012 season, we reflect on the pivotal moment that forever changed the history of Big Blue.  It happened in 1978, … MORE ►

Hall of Fame quarterback Christian Adolph “Sonny” Jurgensen III celebrates his 78th birthday today.  Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1957, Jurgensen went on to win his only championship in 1960 with the Eagles, but … MORE ►

On this date in football − August 22 − Bill Parcells, former head coach of the Giants, Jets, Patriots and Cowboys, turns 71.  Known to many as “The Big Tuna,” Parcells became best known for … MORE ►

There’s an old adage around NFL Films – “training camp is boring.” It’s usually a pretty accurate statement.  That’s why we shoot over 300 hours of footage for each week’s episode of Hard Knocks.… MORE ►

The Tennessee Titans are fostering a very intriguing quarterback battle between 36-year-old veteran Matt Hasselbeck, entering his 14^th NFL season, and 24-year-old Jake Locker, the eighth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Last … MORE ►

This week, I will consider two quarterbacks in the AFC East: Ryan Fitzpatrick and Mark Sanchez. Their respective teams, the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets, are receiving much preseason publicity, for reasons that have … MORE ►

On this day in football in 2006, the NFL announced that Roger Goodell would succeed the retiring Paul Tagliabue as league commissioner.  A few weeks later, on September 1, 2006, Goodell assumed the NFL’s top … MORE ►

With the seventh season of HARD KNOCKS premiering tonight, The Vault Keeper undertakes an expedition into the darker recesses of the NFL Films vault in search of the possible origins of the popular HBO training … MORE ►

One year ago today, on August 6, 2011, NFL Films founder Ed Sabol was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Here’s a look back at his historic induction in Canton, as originally presented … MORE ►

Tonight in Canton, OH, New Orleans and Arizona meet in the Hall of Fame Game – part of the Hall’s 50th Anniversary celebration.  Get ready for the inaugural match-up of the 2012 NFL Preseason with … MORE ►