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I went to an NFL stadium Sunday to watch football on TV. It was great fun, actually.

Thirty thousand people went to SoFi Stadium in SoCal Sunday. Nearly all were Los Angeles Rams, thus nearly all went home disappointed.
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Gigih
Watching live really changes how you see the game — that final field goal must’ve been electric at SoFi. There’s something special about seeing the strategy and tension unfold right in front of you.
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Lyle Muller
If you did not get a nose bleed I hope you at least got some Cheet-o’s.

Draft Watch Show: Senior Bowl Synopsis

All Access Football NFL Draft Watch Show recaps the week that was in Mobile, plus American Bowl executive director Scott Phillips joins the program to discuss more all-star standouts.
AAF Draft Watch Show Presented By SMWW Football Career Conference — February 26-28, Indianapolis — Held In Association With The NFL Scouting Combine. Join SMWW, AAF and special guests for the largest…
Ric Serritella ∙ 8 LIKES ∙ 1 RESTACKS

The Man in the Blue Flannel Hot Dog Suit

Brandon Beane wins a power struggle in Buffalo. The Dolphins become a Packers subsidiary. Tom Brady turns the College Football Championship into a ring-kissing ceremony. Business as usual in the NFL.
We instinctively wish NFL football were an idealized meritocracy. Successes and failures are public and indisputable. Winners get rewarded. Losers do not. Everyone on each team, from the owner to the punter, shares the same objective, so everyone works together in the name of enlightened self-interest.
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Philip Smith
I’m not sure how to accurately describe this type of writing you do, Mike, but it is some of the best and most enlightening football commentary I’ve ever read. It’s on par with your “Rules of the NFL” from the beginning of the season. I love your weekly write ups summarizing the big games and moments and this sort of high level analysis paired with sharp, I can say what no one else can, writing is truly unique.
This was my first season subscribing to your publication. I was afforded the time to read your work thanks to a career change after 15 years in high school education. I thought you’d appreciate that. I will renew for as long as you keep writing. There’s no higher compliment than to say you made my absolute favorite thing in the world much better this year.
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Charles Fair in his wonderful 'From the Jaws of Victory' wrote how history's stupidest Leaders so often had enthusiastic support from the masses powering said stupid actions.
Pertaining to the Bills: Peligula had to fire SOME-body lest the peasants storm the castle. McDermott's head was the one they most wanted. I don't think Beane's alone would've sufficed.
Come October, every 4th down gamble McDermott failed on, or every 4th down gamble he declined to take, would've been followed be a cascade of boos. (I suppose screams at the TV set on road games)

Indiana vs. Miami NFL Draft Prospect Matchups in 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship

The 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship Game tonight features two of the most talented teams in the country
The 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship Game tonight features two of the most talented teams in the country. There aren’t many elite-on-elite positional matchups in this game, but both teams have enough NFL Draft prospects that several mini-battles will emerge as key storylines.
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Frank Cooney
Great detailed breakdown as usual. Sam

Draft Watch Show: Hula Bowl Recap

All Access Football NFL Draft Watch Show puts a ribbon on the 80th Altrua HealthShare Hula Bowl in Deland, Florida.
Panini Senior Bowl Roster Announcement Presented By Sports Management Worldwide Senior Bowl Meet & Greet At Veet’s. Join us in Mobile on January 27, 2026 for an evening of networking with football in…
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NFL Tech 2-Sensors, AI, and the New NFL: When Football Became a Data System

If Part 1 is about the NFL as a cinematic broadcast machine, Part 2 is about the NFL as a measurement machine tracking bodies, impacts, location, and decision making.
The league is moving toward a world where football is not just officiated and coached by humans, but assisted, verified, and optimized by technology at nearly every level.
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2026 UFL Rookie Draft Livestream

Join the United Football League Rookie Draft livestream coverage on Pro Football Newsroom, featuring All Access Football founder Ric Serritella.
UFL Rookie Draft Livestream Presented By Sports Management Worldwide Football Career Conference. Don’t miss out on the largest professional football networking event of the year, February 26-27, Indi…
Ric Serritella ∙ 6 LIKES ∙ 1 RESTACKS


Review of EVERY DAY IS SUNDAY

The marketing machine of the modern NFL
Tl;dr - A really comfortable read exploring the development of the NFL from the 1990s to the present, showcasing the outsized influence of a couple of owners and the commissioner.
Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D. ∙ 4 LIKES
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Great catch on the tonal shift between halves. The broadcasting section sounds fascianting, especially Fox Sports spinning up in 8 months to outbid CBS. That kind of behind-the-scenes financial maneuvering is way more compelling than culture war stuff which every sports writer covers. I wonder if the author just ran out of insider sources for the later period or if recent NFL history is just harder to report on with that same depth.


2026 NFL Draft Underclassmen Announced

A total of 63 underclassmen have announced their intent to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft, with more expected following the College Football Playoff National Championship.
NFL Draft Underclassmen Announcement Presented By Sports Management Worldwide Football Career Conference.
Ric Serritella ∙ 7 LIKES ∙ 1 RESTACKS


Why Streaming Services Covet Football

Plus: Naked zombies!
On this week’s Bulwark Goes to Hollywood, I was pretty excited to get Chuck Klosterman on the show to discuss his new book, Football. There is a Hollywood an…
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Tobias Carroll
I have to say, before I'd seen the description of Klosterman's book, I had not thought of the idea of pro football as the nation's last bastion of a monoculture — but having been exposed to it, I can't stop thinking about it.
(Having not yet read the book, I'm curious if Klosterman will also address the ways that more traditional pop culture presences — thinking here of both Taylor Swift and Hailee Steinfeld — connect with the larger world of the NFL through their relationships with athletes currently playing in the league in question.)
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O. W. Shaddock: You and B.A. and all the rest of you coaches are chickenshit cocksuckers. No feeling for the game at all, man. You'll win, but it'll just be numbers on a scoreboard. Numbers, that's all you care about. Fuck, man, that's not enough for me.
Coach Johnson: I don't have to listen to this.
O. W. Shaddock: Oh, yes, you fucking do! You got to listen to me for once! All you coaches are chickenshit cocksuckers! You're all chickenshit cocksuckers! God damn you!
Phil Elliott: Far out.

Is the Super Bowl Becoming a Fashion Week?

Thom Browne is trading NYFW for Super Bowl glory, while the NFL will also host an Abercrombie & Fitch runway show.
Hi everyone, welcome back to SportsVerse, my twice-weekly newsletter that tells stories you can’t find anywhere else about the intersection of sports, fashion, business, and culture.
Daniel-Yaw Miller ∙ 24 LIKES ∙ 5 RESTACKS
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Gameday Runway
Great article!! Im so excited about this!
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The Consumer Collective
Such a good issue Dan!!

Hall of Fame responds to media reaction

Possible selector changes? We drill into Spygate history overlooked this week.
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Fascinating breakdown of the context ESPN left out. The Brady/no-Brady split (.444 winning percentage) is actually pretty damning when considering career merit beyond the rings. I hadn't thought about how the 2015 piece framed Deflategate as Goodell overcompensating for mishandling Spygate, which adds another layer to why selectors might weigh those scandals differently. The antitrust angle with Specter threatening hearings shows it wasn't just competitive integrty at stake but league viability.

2026 American Bowl Roster Announced

Find out who made the cut for Orlando with the inaugural 2026 American Bowl roster.
East-West Shrine Bowl Roster Presented By Sports Management Worldwide Football Career Conference. Don’t Miss Out On The Largest Football Networking Event of the Year! Featuring Educational Panels, Gu…
Ric Serritella ∙ 6 LIKES ∙ 1 RESTACKS

Get to Know Tyren Montgomery

Guest Article: Tyren Montgomery was a walk on at LSU basketball until COVID changed everything. Now he is at the Senior Bowl putting together a week that has people talking about a D3 receiver.
Guest Writer: Evan K. Harris (@EkhSports on X)
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Why I Have Harlem Berry Ranked Over Caden Durham

Since I dropped my rankings on Devy Royale and Harlem Berry is sitting above Caden Durham, I already know what’s everyone is going to say. “Durham is the better back.” “Durham is safer.” “Durham is built for the SEC.” And none of that is wrong.
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The Opening Drive 1/28: Browns Stalemate; More On Nate Scheelhaase

The Browns remain locked in deliberation/negotiation and background on Scheelhaase.
The Browns seem to be locked in an internal discussion or battle over who will be the next coach. We know Jimmy Haslam’s intention to keep Jim Schwartz on the staff, and it seems that Schwartz and his agent are pushing for the head coaching position. The process itself led Andrew Berry to Nate Scheelhaase, and the lack…
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Today’s Tidbit... The Evolution of Yardage Markers and Field Numbers

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Nathan Sager
Thank you for this, Tim. As a Canadian, I always looked forward to seeing a game from Edmonton since Commonwealth Stadium was a unique setting. Part of that across-the-airwaves ambience definitely was due to the natural grass field and its unique markings. They were gold, and I remember correctly, Edmonton painted the field numbers on the 5s (so 45, 35, 25...) and had '00' painted on the goal lines.
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Purple & Proud
Right on, Tim.

Why the NFL Lost the Halftime Show

From a Shared American Spectacle to Political Garbage
For decades, the Super Bowl halftime show occupied a rare place in American life. It was one of the last cultural moments that didn’t require agreement to participate. You didn’t have to love the artist. You didn’t have to identify with the music. You just had to be there.
Steve Barone ∙ 5 LIKES ∙ 2 RESTACKS
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Neural Foundry
Excellent breakdown. The idea that the halftime show used to be engineered containment rather than artistic expression is spot-on. Back in my marketing days we'd call that 'lowest common denominator reach' but framed negatively, what the NFL actually did for a decade was find teh sweet spot where cultural differences could pause for 15 minutes. The shift from risk managment to reputation protection through Jay-Z really captures how institutions now outsource judgment when they lose nerve.
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Steve Barone
You nailed it again!

Hurt So Good

The Week Before The Super Bowl
My wife Emily likes the sounds of football on TV though she does not watch. She grew up with two boy cousins who used to visit on the weekends and watch football. For Emily, football provides comforting, nostalgic sounds.
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Noe Gentry
Artie Wulfhauf lived next door when I lived on Lake Oscawana. One of the nicest, gentlest men I’ve known, and very shy. He always had a beloved dog by his side.
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Steve Bunk
Brings back the drama and dreaming. I appreciate the ease now of reading the bios of NBA players (my sport of choice), so I can choose who I think might be the ones to like.