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Read on to know the various offensive and defensive positions in American Football…
The position of the players in American football depends on whether the team on the offense or defense which is decided on who has the ball.
Offensive Positions
The offensive team in the game of football is the team in possession of the ball. The offensive line consists of a center, two guards, two tackles and either one or two tight ends. The positions and their tasks are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
Football fans everywhere are preparing to settle in for the NFL’s biggest and most electric weekend of the season—a four-game playoff marathon that will swallow up at least 12 hours of broadcast time over two days.
But here’s something even dedicated students of the game may not fully appreciate: There’s very little actual football in a football game. Read the rest of this entry »
For those of you who are too young, the United States Football League (USFL) was a league that competed against the NFL back in the middle 1980’s that featured great future NFL players such as Steve Young and Jim Kelly. It also almost forced the NFL to create a merger due to the popularity of the league.
However, a merger never occurred and just like the XFL and other leagues it collapsed and has been forgotten by many. At my age, I do not remember the XFL and was not alive when the USFL was around. I did, however, get to go to Arena Football League (AFL) games. I absolutely loved them and while I do not know why, AFL games just felt different than NFL games. Read the rest of this entry »