‘Jerome Bettis: A Football Life’ Premieres Friday, October 2 at 9:00 PM ET

          “He is held as the standard that a lot of our players look to when they want to try to understand what it is to be a Steeler.” – Art Rooney II

September 29, 2015:  Jerome Bettis: A Football Life premieres Friday, October 2 at 9:00 PM ET on NFL Network with a look at Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl Champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers Jerome Bettis, nicknamed ‘The Bus’. The one-hour documentary produced by NFL Films features interviews with Bettis, family members, teammates, coaches and opponents.

Every episode of A Football Life – as well as all NFL Network programming – is streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app delivered on XBOX from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/watch), with participating cable and satellite providers.

Bettis, a Detroit native started playing football in high school and instantly made headlines. His size, speed and strength enabled him to play at the University of Notre Dame and set a single-season school record that still stands. Bettis went on to play for the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers, where he would eventually win a Super Bowl. His character and leadership on and off the field made him the face of Steelers football and continues to inspire players throughout the league.

Among the topics discussed in Jerome Bettis: A Football Life are:

• The importance of his family, including his father’s death and his mother’s fight with cancer
• Becoming a football star at Notre Dame
• His career with the Rams and being traded to the Steelers
• The losses in the 1997, 2001 and 2004 AFC Championship Games
• Giving back to youth as well as his mentorship with players on and off the field
• The road to Super Bowl XL and the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.

Jerome Bettis: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people and more:

Jerome Bettis

Gladys Bettis –Jerome’s mother

Trameka Bettis – Jerome’s wife

Joey Porter – Steelers teammate

Ben Roethlisberger – Steelers quarterback

Bill Cowher – Former Steelers head coach

Art Rooney II – Steelers president

Mike Tomlin – Steelers head coach

Le’Veon Bell – Steelers running back

Ray Lewis – Former Ravens linebacker

Bob Dozier – High School coach

Cris Collinsworth – Ex-Notre Dame announcer

Lou Holtz – Former Notre Dame head coach

Rich Brooks – Former Rams head coach

Jada Bettis – Jerome’s daughter

Jerome Bettis Jr. – Jerome’s son

Kordell Stewart – Steelers teammate

Ed Bouchette – Pittsburgh Post- Gazette Writer

Hines Ward – Steelers teammate

Willie Parker – Steelers teammate

Provided below are some select quotes from Jerome Bettis: A Football Life:

– “I take the things that I have learned as a leader from him and I try to do the same thing that he did with me and with young guys.” – Ben Roethlisberger

– “Hurt, limping, whatever it was, he was going to give you everything that he had.” – Ray Lewis

– “When you saw this guy touch the ball you just kept thinking, that’s not possible. Something that big can’t move that fast with those kind of moves.” – Cris Collinsworth

– “One thing that was said about me was that I wasn’t a game changer. So I broke a 50-yard run and changed the game.” – Jerome Bettis

– “Everybody knew it, Jerome was getting the ball and they still couldn’t stop him.” – Ed Bouchette on Bettis running the ball with the Steelers

– “Jerome Bettis took less of a role late in his career, it was almost like the lesser role he accepted the bigger role he had on our team in terms of leadership.” – Bill Cowher

-“He is held as the standard that a lot of our players look to when they want to try to understand what it is to be a Steeler.” – Art Rooney II

This season, A Football Life airs Friday at 9:00 PM ET. Below is the broadcast schedule for the October episodes:

• October 9 – Terrell Owens
• October 16 – Alan Page
• October 23 – Steve Largent
• October 30 – Dick Vermeil

ABOUT NFL MEDIA

NFL Media is comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, NFL Now, NFL Mobile from Verizon and NFL RedZone.

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming can also be streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app delivered on XBOX from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/watch), with participating cable and satellite providers. For more information, log on to NFL.com/nflnetwork.  NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

NFL content has never been more popular across the media landscape. According to the Nielsen Company, the 2014 NFL regular season reached 202.3 million unique viewers, representing 80 percent of all television homes and 68 percent of potential viewers in the U.S. NFL games accounted for the top 20 and 45 of the 50 most-watched TV shows among all programming in 2014.

 

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NFL Films, winner of over 120 Sports Emmys, teams up with the wildly popular ‘Men in Blazers’ for a digital video series exploring NFL football while going in-depth with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills

“Men in Blazers: Tackle Football – Countdown to London, October 25^th” premieres today on Yahoo with additional distribution across NFL Media properties

September 29, 2015: NFL Films, one of the most decorated and accomplished producers of sports television, announced today a partnership with the irreverent sensibility of the ‘Men in Blazers,’ Michael Davies and Roger Bennett, to develop a new digital video series, Men in Blazers: Tackle Football – Countdown to London, October 25^th. The new series premieres today on Yahoo, which reaches more than 1 billion users, with additional distribution across NFL Media digital channels, as well as NFL Network. With approximately 30 episodes in total, Men in Blazers: Tackle Football – Countdown to London, October 25^th will release a new episode daily until October 27th.

Men in Blazers: Tackle Football will go behind the scenes and in-depth with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills as the two franchises prepare to kick off a new era of sports programming with their October 25th game in London’s Wembley Stadium which will be streamed live to a global audience on Yahoo sites and apps. In a move media analysts are calling a “milestone event,” the October 25^th game in London between the Jaguars and Bills represents the first time ever an NFL game has been streamed for free around the world as its primary mode of distribution.

Using a style that has gained Davies and Bennett a cult-like following and large social presence, Men in Blazers: Tackle Football will provide a unique and unprecedented look at both the Jaguars and Bills. With NFL Films as their escort, Davies and Bennett will interview key members of both organizations—from ownership to equipment managers and everyone in between— utilizing their keen wit and intelligence as they explore the world of professional football in the United States.

“Combining the storytelling and access of NFL Films with the wit and intelligence of the Men in Blazers is a match made in sports production heaven,” said NFL Films coordinating producer Keith Cossrow. “The beneficiary of this collaboration will, of course, be the viewer who will get a whole different take on American Football, the NFL, Buffalo, Jacksonville and their respective franchises. It will be an entertaining ride.”

“We have both been fascinated by the NFL since we were kids in England,” said Bennett. “Davo watched Montana battle Marino in Super Bowl XIX.  I fell in love with the Jim McMahon Bears in their Super Bowl winning season, and became so obsessed, I flew out to Chicago to meet the team in the wake of their triumph.”

“When the NFL schedule comes out, most fans ring the dates the Cowboys play Washington, or the Ravens play the Steelers, our eyes immediately look to see who is going to travel to Wembley,” added Davies.  “We are always fascinated to see which NFL teams will be sent to grow the sport in our home country.  Those London games are our ‘Super Bowls’.”

Beginning today and running through Tuesday, October 27, a new episode of Men in Blazers: Tackle Football will premiere each day on Yahoo including the Yahoo Sports homepage, the Yahoo Sports NFL page and Yahoo’s destination site for its global live stream of the October 25 game. Men in Blazers: Tackle Football will conclude in London with Davies and Bennett providing their thoughts and reaction to the game between the Jaguars and Bills.

Following the premiere of each episode on Yahoo, segments from Men in Blazers: Tackle Football will be distributed across all NFL Media digital channels, including NFL.com, NFL Mobile from Verizon and NFL Now, as well as NFL Network.  Full-length interviews will also appear on the Men in Blazers podcast.

ABOUT NFL FILMS

NFL Films – the most-honored filmmaker in sports – is a key supplier of NFL Network’s programming, including the America’s Game series, The Top 100 and the Emmy-nominated series A Football Life, offering untold stories into the lives of some the NFL’s most recognizable icons. With more than 100 million feet of film in its library, NFL Films is the historical backbone of NFL Network.

ABOUT MEN IN BLAZERS

Immersed in sport’s high-and low-culture, Men in Blazers (Roger Bennett and Michael Davies) host a Monday night television show on NBCSN that aims to provide an intelligent, humorous, and always passionate take on the English Premier League. Men in Blazers’ weekly podcast is available on iTunes, where it has reached No. 1 on the sports chart.

ABOUT THE NFL/YAHOO PARTNERSHIP TO STREAM THE OCTOBER 25^th GAME BETWEEN BUFFALO AND JACKSONVILLE

In June of this year, the National Football League announced it had selected Yahoo as its exclusive partner to deliver the first-ever live stream of an NFL game to a global audience across devices and for free. This partnership will bring the NFL’s International Series game in London, between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars on October 25, to Yahoo properties globally, including Yahoo, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Screen and Tumblr, which attract more than one billion monthly users.

With this partnership, the NFL will extend its digital presence, making some of the most valuable content in sports and entertainment available across multiple digital platforms free for all users. The NFL is leveraging Yahoo’s global audience, digital advertising capabilities, and delivery platforms, which span desktop, mobile, tablet, connected TVs, and set-top boxes, to ensure that the Bills-Jaguars game is accessible on every screen globally.

In keeping with the NFL’s long-standing commitment to make its games available on free, over-the-air television, the game also will be televised locally in the both the Buffalo (WIVB-TV) and Jacksonville (WTEV-TV) markets at 9:30 a.m. ET.

‘Dexter Manley: A Football Life’ Premieres Friday, September 25 at 9:00 PM ET

“If you can look at his life and learn anything, it’s don’t give up on yourself no matter how bad things get.” – Michael Wilbon

September 22, 2015:  Dexter Manley: A Football Life premieres Friday, September 25 at 9:00 PM ET on NFL Network with a look at two-time Super Bowl champion with the Washington Redskins Dexter Manley, nicknamed, ‘The Secretary of Defense.’ The one-hour documentary produced by NFL Films features interviews with Manley, family members, teammates, coaches and opponents.

Following the premiere of Dexter Manley: A Football Life on NFL Network, the episode – along with the entire A Football Life series – will be available on NFL Now. For 2015, NFL Now showcases a new virtual “network” of digital programming that runs 24-7 (live and on-demand) while giving fans the choice to select a “channel” that delivers only content from their favorite NFL club. Offered free of charge, NFL Now is accessible on personal computers at nfl.com/now, through NFL Mobile from Verizon on smartphones and tablets, and in the NFL channel across select consoles and streaming devices, including Microsoft’s Xbox One and Apple TV.

Every episode of A Football Life – as well as all NFL Network programming – is streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app delivered on XBOX from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/watch), with participating cable and satellite providers.

Manley, a Houston native, was born and raised in the Third Ward and had to overcome adversity his entire life. Sleeping on the floor of a bedroom shared with his three other siblings, he dedicated his life to football. His hard work paid off, playing at Oklahoma State University and eventually being selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Throughout Manley’s career he continued to overcome obstacles such as illiteracy and drug abuse but never gave up.

Among the topics discussed in Dexter Manley: A Football Life are:

• Growing up in Houston’s Third Ward
• The death of his father and older brother
• The significance of the 1982 NFC Championship Game, Super Bowl XVII and the 1987 NFC Divisional Playoff
• His testimony at a U.S. Senate Hearing in 1989 discussing his illiteracy
• Battling his drug addiction

Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.

Dexter Manley: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people and more:

Dexter Manley

Lydia Manley – Dexter’s Wife

Dalis Manley – Dexter’s Daughter

Dexter Manley II – Dexter’s Son

Eric Dickerson – Dexter’s Second Cousin

Joe Theismann – Redskins Teammate

Joe Gibbs – Former Redskins head coach

Steve Buckhantz – Sportscaster

Charles Mann – Redskins Teammate

Gary Clark – Redskins Teammate

Harry Reid – US Senator

Harold Bailey – Oklahoma State Teammate

Jimmy Johnson – Former Oklahoma State head coach

Darrell Green – Redskins Teammate

Michael Wilbon – Former Washington Post Writer

Mark Murphy – Redskins Teammate

Darryl Grant – Redskins Teammate

John Riggins – Redskins Teammate

Mike Ditka – Former Bears head coach

Provided below are some select quotes from Dexter Manley: A Football Life:

– “Not a whole lot of people come out of Third Ward. You have to be strong about your conviction and what you want to do. I knew what I wanted to do with my life was to play sports. In particular it was to play football.” – Dexter Manley

– “That will have to go down as one of the best fifth round draft choices ever.” – Joe Gibbs

– “Probably the most dangerous release man ever. There were no two guys that could hold him.” – Darryl Grant

– “It was difficult for him being a part of a world of celebrity. He wanted it so bad but he didn’t know what to with it when he got it.” – Joe Theismann

– “The beast was still on my shoulder I just fell apart. I started using more drugs and I got arrested a couple times. That was probably the lowest point in my life.” – Dexter Manley

– “If you can look at his life and learn anything, it’s don’t give up on yourself no matter how bad things get. And things were bad at times but he never gave up. Dexter never gave up on himself.” – Michael Wilbon

This season, A Football Life airs Friday at 9:00 PM ET. Below is the broadcast schedule for the October episodes:

• October 2 – Jerome Bettis
• October 9 – Terrell Owens
• October 16 – Alan Page
• October 23 – Steve Largent
• October 30 – Dick Vermeil

ABOUT NFL MEDIA

NFL Media is comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, NFL Now, NFL Mobile from Verizon and NFL RedZone.

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming can also be streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app delivered on XBOX from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/watch), with participating cable and satellite providers. For more information, log on to NFL.com/nflnetwork.  NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

NFL content has never been more popular across the media landscape. According to the Nielsen Company, the 2014 NFL regular season reached 202.3 million unique viewers, representing 80 percent of all television homes and 68 percent of potential viewers in the U.S. NFL games accounted for the top 20 and 45 of the 50 most-watched TV shows among all programming in 2014.

 

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‘Christian Okoye: A Football Life’ Premieres Friday, September 18 at 9:00 PM ET on NFL Network

“Hopefully not only myself but all my other peers and the guys behind us, the players who are still to come, will continue to follow the leadership of guys like Christian. Thank you Christian for trailblazing and leading the way.” – Israel Idonije

September 15, 2015: The fifth season of the Emmy-nominated series ‘A Football Life’ premieres Friday, September 18 at 9:00 PM ET on NFL Network with a look at former All-Pro running-back Christian Okoye – nicknamed “The Nigerian Nightmare” – a second-round pick out of Azusa Pacific University selected by the Kansas City Chiefs. The one-hour documentary, produced by NFL Films features interviews with Okoye, family members, teammates, coaches, opponents and others.

Following the premiere of Christian Okoye: A Football Life on NFL Network, the episode – along with the entire A Football Life series – will be available on NFL Now. For 2015, NFL Now showcases a new virtual “network” of digital programming that runs 24-7 (live and on-demand) while giving fans the choice to select a “channel” that delivers only content from their favorite NFL club. Offered free of charge, NFL Now is accessible on personal computers at nfl.com/now, through NFL Mobile from Verizon on smartphones and tablets, and in the NFL channel across select consoles and streaming devices, including Microsoft’s Xbox One and Apple TV.

Every episode of A Football Life – as well as all NFL Network programming – is streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app delivered on XBOX from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/watch), with participating cable and satellite providers.

Born in Nigeria, Okoye left his home to attend university in the United States and train for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. A shot put, discus and hammer thrower by trade, Okoye turned his attention away from track after being omitted from the Nigerian national team for the games. He joined the Azusa Pacific football team as running back, and after playing for just three years he was drafted by the Chiefs in 1987. His sheer size combined with his unmatched speed enabled him to lead the NFL in rushing in 1989 and be inducted into the Chiefs’ Hall of Fame in 2000.

Among the topics discussed in Christian Okoye: A Football Life are:

• His relationship with his father, family and community in Nigeria
• Moving to the United States to pursue his passion for Track & Field
• Not being selected to participate in the Olympics
• Learning the game of football at Azusa Pacific University
• His successful career with the Kansas City Chiefs
• His community service, giving back to combat veterans and work with Impact A Hero
• His inspirational story for countless other Nigerian-descent NFL players
• His work with an organization he founded and runs daily, the California Sports Hall of Fame

Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.

Christian Okoye: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people and more:

Christian Okoye

Ben Okoye – Christian’s Father

Emmanuel Okoye – Christian’s Brother

Marty Schottenheimer – Former Chiefs head coach

Bill Cowher – Former Chiefs defensive coordinator

Hakeem ‘The Dream’ Olajuwon – Hall of Fame basketball player

Ron Jaworski – Former Chiefs quarterback

Innocent Egbunike – Nigerian sprinter

Dave Johnson – Teammate and Olympian

Irv Eatman – Former Chiefs tackle

Bill Kenney – Former Chiefs quarterback

Steve Atwater – Former Broncos defensive back

Provided below are some select quotes from Christian Okoye: A Football Life:

– “The greatest thing he did was before games he’d run around the entire field because he always wanted the opponent to know how big he was.”  – Bill Cowher

– “My hands, they don’t do a handshake real well because of the burns. So I always throw my hand out for a fist pound and he never gives me a fist pound. He gives me a big hug.” – Rick Yarish

– “I said, ‘Okoye, you’re every defensive backs worst nightmare.’ Irv Eatman, our starting left tackle jumped up and said ‘Yeah, the Nigerian Nightmare’ and that’s where it stuck.” – Bill Kenney

– “For a lot of people, if they’re watching a sport and they don’t know anybody or if they don’t know much about the sport it’s hard for them to be attached to it. But with Christian Okoye, you saw somebody that you were familiar with so you could become a fan of that team or that sport.” – Johnson Bademosi

– “He is the only guy I can ever remember seeing players as they got ready to tackle him put their heads behind him so that they didn’t have to endure the blow that was forthcoming as he was making the finish to a run” – Marty Schottenheimer

– “You just look at the league today, at one point just on my team we had seven Nigerian guys. Hopefully not only myself but all my other peers and the guys behind us, the players who are still to come, will continue to follow the leadership of guys like Christian. Thank you Christian for trailblazing and leading the way.” – Israel Idonije

This season, A Football Life airs Friday at 9:00 PM ET. Below is the broadcast schedule for the September and October episodes:

• September 25 – Dexter Manley
• October 2 – Jerome Bettis
• October 9 – Terrell Owens

ABOUT NFL MEDIA

NFL Media is comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, NFL Now, NFL Mobile from Verizon and NFL RedZone.

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming can also be streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app delivered on XBOX from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/watch), with participating cable and satellite providers. For more information, log on to NFL.com/nflnetwork.  NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

NFL content has never been more popular across the media landscape. According to the Nielsen Company, the 2014 NFL regular season reached 202.3 million unique viewers, representing 80 percent of all television homes and 68 percent of potential viewers in the U.S. NFL games accounted for the top 20 and 45 of the 50 most-watched TV shows among all programming in 2014.

 

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New Original Series for 2015, ‘Football Town: Barrow, Alaska’ Premieres Sept. 22 on NFL Network at 9:00 PM ET

Emmy-Nominated ‘Undrafted’ Returns for Second Season on Tuesdays at 8:00 PM ET Starting Sept. 22; Premieres on CBS Sept. 16 at 10:00 PM ET

Emmy-Nominated ‘A Football Life’ Returns for Fifth Season Starting Friday, Sept. 18 at 9:00 PM ET

NFL Films Special ‘Do Your Job: Bill Belichick and the 2014 Patriots’ Premieres Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 8:00 PM ET

‘America’s Game: 2014 Patriots’ Premieres TONIGHT at 10:00 PM ET

‘Catching Odell’ Premieres Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 PM ET

September 8, 2015: NFL Network’s coverage of the 2015 NFL season features a slate of original programming, highlighted by the premiere of a new documentary series Football Town and two, one-hour specials Catching Odell and the exclusive NFL Films special Do Your Job: Bill Belichick and the 2014 Patriots. In addition to the new original programming, NFL Network will return the Emmy-nominated series Undrafted for a second season, along with the fifth season of A Football Life and the one-hour show, America’s Game.

Following its airing on NFL Network, all original programming shows and series are available on demand in two ways: through a viewer’s cable or satellite providers on demand offering, and digitally through NFL Media’s NFL Game Pass subscription product (click here for details).

Football Town

New for 2015, NFL Network introduces Football Town, a series which will explore small towns and cities where football is much more than a sport – it’s the thread that weaves the community together. The subject for the first season premiering Tuesday, September 22 at 9:00 PM ET is Barrow, Alaska and the Barrow High School football team.

Football Town: Barrow, Alaska is an eight-episode cinematic docu-series that will follow the incredible journey of the Barrow High School Whalers, who live at the northernmost point in the United States, as they attempt to win the state championship for the first time in school history. Following the premiere episode on September 22, Football Town: Barrow, Alaska will air Tuesdays at 8:30 PM ET on NFL Network, with a special encore presentation of each episode every Thursday following the Thursday Night Football postgame show.

320 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the Barrow High School Whalers play on a blue turf football field located on a narrow peninsula between the Arctic Ocean and a frozen lagoon. Despite never having experienced the Friday night lights of the lower 48 states, the Barrow High School team lives for football. Over the past 10 years in Barrow, football has been something for the small Native American community of 4,000 people to rally around and believe in. With no highway roads in or out of Barrow – and with the closest opponent 500 miles away – the team must fly to every away game.

Football Town: Barrow, Alaska is co-produced by NFL Network in association with Leftfield Pictures (Pawn Stars, Alone) and Northern Lights Media.

Link to a trailer for Football Town: Barrow, Alaska: https://youtu.be/zLcy81LvxDw

Undrafted

The Emmy-nominated series Undrafted returns for a second season with a special premiere on CBS Wednesday, September 16 at 10:00 PM ET. The special on CBS includes an extended peek at the new NFL Network series, Football Town: Barrow, Alaska.

Undrafted premieres on NFL Network Tuesdays at 8:00 PM ET beginning September 22 through November 3, with a special encore presentation of each of the eight episodes Thursday following the Thursday Night Football postgame show.

All eight episodes tell the stories of players who were undrafted and are currently working to make their dream of playing the NFL a reality. The following players are profiled this season on Undrafted: (click links below to view an embeddable clip on each athlete)

• George Farmer – WR from USC
• Cole Jaeschke – QB from Upper Iowa University
• Harold Legania – DT from University of Minnesota
• Chad Toocheck – WR from University of West Alabama
• Troy Torrence – WR from St. Francis University
• Brandon Wegher – RB from Morningside College

Undrafted is co-produced by NFL Network in association with Mandalay Sports Media, DG West and Indigenous Films.

A Football Life

The fifth season of NFL Network’s Emmy-nominated series A Football Life premieres Friday, September 18 at 9:00 PM ET with a profile of former All-Pro running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, “The Nigerian Nightmare” Christian Okoye.

A Football Life airs Fridays at 9:00 PM ET on NFL Network throughout the 2015 NFL season with 13 new episodes. The individuals profiled this season on A Football Life include the following:

Christian Okoye – 9/18 at 9:00 PM ET	Dexter Manley – 9/25 at 9:00 PM ET
Jerome Bettis – 10/2 at 9:00 PM ET	Terrell Owens – 10/9 at 9:00 PM ET
Dick Vermeil – 10/30 at 9:00 PM ET	Mike Singletary – 11/13 at 9:00 PM ET
Charles Haley – 11/20 at 9:00 PM ET

Link to a trailer for the 2015 season of A Football Life: http://bit.ly/1N8AIKC

Do Your Job: Bill Belichick and the 2014 Patriots

NFL Network provides an exclusive, inside look at how a championship team is built with Do Your Job: Bill Belichick and the 2014 Patriots Wednesday, September 9 at 8:00 PM ET.

The one-hour show provides an encompassing behind-the-scenes look at the Super Bowl-winning 2014 New England Patriots as told by the men who designed it – Belichick, Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft, president Jonathan Kraft and the entire Patriots coaching staff. It is the first time NFL Films has had access to interview and tell the story of a team’s season through the recollections of an entire coaching staff. The show features a lengthy interview with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, who discusses an array of topics ranging from preseason roster moves to the pivotal play at the end of Super Bowl XLIX.

The following Patriots personnel were interviewed:

Robert Kraft: Chairman & CEO	Jonathan Kraft: President	Bill Belichick: Head Coach
Nick Caserio: Director of Player Personnel	Josh McDaniels: Offensive Coordinator	Matt Patricia: Defensive Coordinator
Scott O’Brien: Special Teams Coordinator	Ivan Fears: RB Coach	Brian Daboll: TE Coach
Chad O’Shea: WR Coach	Dave DeGuglielmo: OL Coach	Brendan Daly: DL Coach
Patrick Graham: LB Coach	Brian Flores: Safeties Coach	Josh Boyer: DB Coach
Ernie Adams: Director of Football Research	Berj Najarian: Director of Football Administration	Stephen Belichick: Defensive Assistant

Link to a trailer for Do Your Job: Bill Belichick & the 2014 Patriots: http://bit.ly/1Jh5iR2

America’s Game: 2014 Patriots

Two nights before the New England Patriots open the 2015 NFL regular season against the Pittsburgh Steelers, NFL Network presents America’s Game: 2014 Patriots which examines the Super Bowl XLIX champions. The one-hour show premieres TONIGHT at 10:00 PM ET on NFL Network, and features interviews with tight end Rob Gronkowski, wide receiver Julian Edelman and defensive back Devin McCourty.

Actor and Boston native Chris Evans narrates.

Link to a trailer for America’s Game: 2014 Patriots: http://bit.ly/1PKasDJ

Catching Odell

With a spectacular one-handed catch on Sunday Night Football last year, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. went from rookie to instant celebrity. NFL Network provides inside access into Beckham’s life with Catching Odell which premieres Wednesday, September 23 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network.

Catching Odell provides a behind-the-scenes look into Beckham’s private training in the offseason, his preparation for the upcoming season, and how the pressures and weight of expectations both frighten and motivate him. Additionally, the one-hour documentary takes viewers back to Louisiana where Beckham was raised and offers an intimate view into his life off the field in New York City.

Catching Odell is co-produced by NFL Network in association with Engel Entertainment, Inc.

ABOUT NFL MEDIA

NFL Media is comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, NFL Now, NFL Mobile from Verizon and NFL RedZone.

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming can also be streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app delivered on XBOX from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/watch), with participating cable and satellite providers. For more information, log on to NFL.com/nflnetwork.  NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

NFL content has never been more popular across the media landscape. According to the Nielsen Company, the 2014 NFL regular season reached 202.3 million unique viewers, representing 80 percent of all television homes and 68 percent of potential viewers in the U.S. NFL games accounted for the top 20 and 45 of the 50 most-watched TV shows among all programming in 2014.

 

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TE Rob Gronkowski, WR Julian Edelman & DB Devin McCourty Interviewed

Actor Chris Evans Narrates

September 2, 2015: Following a 41-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football, the New England Patriots fell to 2-2 on the year and caused many to raise doubts about the team, their quarterback and their aspirations for the 2014 season. Yet with a simple mindset – “on to Cincinnati” – the Patriots would win 13 of their remaining 15 games, defeat the defending Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks and bring a fourth Lombardi Trophy to Foxboro.

America’s Game: 2014 Patriots debuts on Tuesday, September 8 at 10:00 PM ET, two nights before the Patriots kick off the 2015 regular season at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers. For the show, tight end Rob Gronkowski, wide receiver Julian Edelman and defensive back Devin McCourty tell the story of the 2014 Patriots in their own words. Additionally, the hour-long special features wired sound from the Patriots’ games throughout the season and footage from team practices in Arizona leading up to Super Bowl XLIX, offering an all-access look at the Super Bowl champions.

Actor and Boston native, Chris Evans lends his voice to this year’s edition.

To view the trailer for America’s Game: 2014 Patriots on YouTube, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHpVcJl9ZG8

Below is a sampling of quotes from America’s Game: 2014 Patriots:

– “I thought it was a great press conference: on to Cincinnati it was. Who wanted to talk about that Kansas City game? We just got blown out on Monday Night Football…So on to Cincinnati couldn’t have been any better answer.” – Rob Gronkowski on Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s “on to Cincinnati” press conference

– “That really challenged the character of a team that had so many new pieces that we didn’t really know how we would react as a team.” – Devin McCourty on the Week 4 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs

– “You have one of the best quarterbacks – probably the best quarterback – of all-time. It’s just kind of ridiculous that people jump off that bandwagon, and I hope they keep on doing it because it just fires him up. He’s that kind of guy. So all of the people out there that do that, keep it coming. He likes that stuff.” – Julian Edelman on the blame Patriots quarterback Tom Brady received for the team’s 2-2 start

– “It just showed alright this guy is back. He’s the Gronk. The Gronk is here.” – Edelman on Rob Gronkowski’s performance against the Cincinnati Bengals

– “I hated Julian. He was that guy in practice that no matter what the tempo was, he was going to go 100 miles an hour. I think the competitive nature that he brings is the reason why he’s so good. I think he kind of encourages everyone around him to play harder. There is no guy you root for harder on a Sunday after covering him all week.” – McCourty on Julian Edelman

– “We put it in that week. It was just kind of one of those things where I think we saw a college team do it. It worked. It made those guys a little boggled with what was going on.” – Edelman on the Patriots’ exotic formations against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Divisional Round game

– “AFC Championships are fun but AFC Championship rings suck. So let’s kind of ante up, let’s get ready because it’s going to take our all to beat this next team.” – Edelman on defeating the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl XLIX

– “Coach [Bill] Belichick comes over and he says, ‘Just do your job.’ I think it just re-focused us and we just made plays after that.” – McCourty on trailing 24-14 entering the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIX

– “Not this again. The Giants, the helmet catch, then the sideline. Now this catch.” – Edelman on Jermaine Kearse’s catch in Super Bowl XLIX

America’s Game, an Emmy Award-winning series, delves deep into the story behind the making of Super Bowl champions. Each episode is a 60-minute documentary in high definition, featuring key members of the winning team telling behind-the-scenes accounts from their championship season. With the signature NFL Films footage, combined with news clips and photos, highlights from team radio broadcasts, inside looks from team meeting rooms, sideline audio and other exclusive features, America’s Game provides an epic and intimate portrait of championship teams.

 

ABOUT NFL MEDIA

NFL Media is comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, NFL Now, NFL Mobile from Verizon and NFL RedZone.

Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps.

Currently in more than 72 million homes, NFL Network has carriage agreements with each of the country’s largest television providers including Comcast, DirecTV, DISH Network, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse.

For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming can also be streamed live on the NFL Mobile from Verizon app (NFL.com/mobile), the NFL app delivered on XBOX from Microsoft, and through Watch NFL Network (NFL.com/watch), with participating cable and satellite providers. For more information, log on to NFL.com/nflnetwork.  NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network.

NFL content has never been more popular across the media landscape. According to the Nielsen Company, the 2014 NFL regular season reached 202.3 million unique viewers, representing 80 percent of all television homes and 68 percent of potential viewers in the U.S. NFL games accounted for the top 20 and 45 of the 50 most-watched TV shows among all programming in 2014.

 

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