American Football Guide

NFL​ ​Networks
Television networks that have contracts with the NFL to broadcast their football games. FOX,
NBC, CBS, ABC, ESPN, and the NFL Network are the networks who broadcast the games at
this​ ​time.
Season​ ​Structure
Pre-season is 3-5 games that are played between late July and Early September during the
training camp period. Although there are a lot of similarities to regular season games, the
preseason games do not count. They are there for NFL teams to evaluate new personnel (free
agents & draft picks) and to prepare the players and coaches for the rigors of regular season. I
think its worth mentioning that pre-season wins and losses are not indicative of the quality or
non-quality of a football team. Coaches are leery of starters getting injured and lost for the
regular season, so it is common for non-starters to play the majority of time in pre-season games.
Injuries are inevitable- a byproduct of all the brutal pounding that happens on the field, and so a
delicate balance must be exercised. Every player needs to get reps, clear the cobwebs and get
into game situations in order to be truly ready for the first game of the regular season, yet on the
other hand you don’t want any of your key players out for the season. Great lengths are taken to
avoid​ ​injuries​ ​but​ ​they​ ​will​ ​happen​ ​anyway.
Training​ ​Camp
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