“It starts with a whistle and ends with a gun. 60 minutes of closed-in action
from kickoff to touchdown. This is pro football – the game of our time.”
THEY CALL IT PRO FOOTBALL… MORE ►
Posted: December 21st, 2012
Tales From the Vault: To Preserve and Protect
Posted: July 18th, 2012
This Date in Football: The Unretirement of Joe Namath
On July 18, 1969, Joe Namath announced he was coming out of retirement and would return as the quarterback for the New York Jets. Wait, Joe Namath retired in the middle of his career? That’s … MORE ►
Posted: February 28th, 2012
This Day in Football: February 28
On February, 28, 1959 the Chicago Cardinals traded nine players to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for future Hall of Fame halfback Ollie Matson.
Rams general manager Pete Rozelle acquired Matson by trading away … MORE ►
Posted: January 26th, 2012
This Day in Football: January 26
On this day in 1960, the man who transformed pro football into America’s Game – Pete Rozelle – was elected Commissioner.
After former Commissioner Bert Bell passed away three months earlier, the NFL owners scrambled … MORE ►
