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Hank Stram: Pro Football Hall of Fame Head Coach
A biography of NFL legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Hank Stram, including his career highlights.

Free Football Picks - Week 12
About Football provides free weekly NFL football picks, so check out your Guide's free football picks against the spread for the current week. Week 12

Super Bowl XVI
Check the history of the Super Bowl year-by-year in this series of articles summarizing the history of the NFL's championship game. This page covering Super Bowl XVI includes a game recap.

Super Bowl XV
Check the history of the Super Bowl year-by-year in this series of articles summarizing the history of the NFL's championship game. This page covering Super Bowl XV includes a game recap and scoring summary.

Super Bowl XIV
Check the history of the Super Bowl year-by-year in this series of articles summarizing the history of the NFL's championship game. This page covering Super Bowl XIV includes a game recap and scoring summary.

Super Bowl XIII
Check the history of the Super Bowl year-by-year in this series of articles summarizing the history of the NFL's championship game. This page covering Super Bowl XIII includes a game recap and scoring summary.

2004 Pro Football Hall of Fame Semifinalists
The Pro Football Hall of Fame released a list of semifinalists for induction in 2004. The list is headlined by first-time nominees John Elway and Barry Sanders.

Tex Schramm Brought Innovation to NFL
Tex Schramm is best known for transforming the Dallas Cowboys expansion franchise of the 1960s into "America's Team", but it was his innovation and vision that made him one of the most influential figures in the history of the NFL.

Free Football Picks - Week 11
About Football provides free weekly NFL football picks, so check out your Guide's free football picks against the spread for the current week. Week 11

Free Football Picks - Week 10
About Football provides free weekly NFL football picks, so check out your Guide's free football picks against the spread for the current week. Week 10

Free Football Picks - Week 9
About Football provides free weekly NFL football picks, so check out your Guide's free football picks against the spread for week nine of the 2003 season.

2004 Pro Football Hall of Fame Preliminary Nominees
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has released the preliminary list of nominees for induction in 2004. The list is headlined by first-time nominees John Elway and Barry Sanders, who should both be shoe-ins for enshrinement in there first go-around.

Sapp Calls NFL a "Slave System"
Rush Limbaugh was recently forced into giving up his position on ESPN’s “NFL Sunday Countdown” for accusing the media of over-promoting quarterback Donovan McNabb simply because he is black. Yet, when Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp referred to the league’s office as “slave master”, hardly an eye batted at the racist overtones of his words.

Rush Resigns After Questionable Comments
After creating quite a ruckus with his comments about the media's racially-motivated infatuation with Donovan McNabb, rookie sports commentator Rush Limbaugh decided to resign Wednesday night from his position on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Quarterback" amid growing pressure from a variety of sources.

Football 101 - Understanding Down and Distance
Understanding down and distance is probably the biggest key to understanding football, and About football will help you figure it out!

Football 101 - The Basics of Football
Pick up the basics of football, from the object of the game, to the various ways to score, to the layout of the football field. You'll also find some of the basic terminology that is associated with the game.

Football 101 - NFL Scheduling Procedures
A common question I get from football fans concerns the NFL's scheduling procedures and how a team's opponents are determined. Since the realignment that moved the NFL to an eight-division league, the scheduling format has become quite simple actually.

NFL's Uniform Numbering System
Every football player's uniform has a number on it that is unique for that particular team. This chart explains which numbers are assigned to each position in the NFL.

Football 101 - The Football Field
Learning the exact dimensions of the field is not necessarily that important, but it is good to have a basic knowledge of the field itself. This page provides the dimensions of the playing field as well as many of the basic terms associated with a football field.

Limbaugh's Comments Ludicrous
Controversial ESPN commentator Rush Limbaugh stated that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was nothing more than a product of a media that desperately wants to see a black quarterback succeed.

Clarett Sues NFL
Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett has filed a lawsuit against the NFL regarding the league's rule against players entering the NFL Draft before they have been out of high school for three years.

About Football's Cheerleader Gallery
Check out these fantastic football cheerleader pictures taken by your Football guide. This photo gallery contains some of the hottest cheerleader pictures on the internet.

Elvin Bethea: Pro Football Hall of Fame Defensive End
A biography of NFL legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Elvin Bethea, including his career highlights.

2003 NFL Division Previews and Predictions
With the 2003 NFL season on the verge of commencing, it’s time to do a little preview and make a couple predictions. Check out each division preview, including with a forecast of the final standings in each. Below the division previews, you will find my predictions for the Conference Championship games and Super Bowl XXXVIII.

NFL Preview - 2003 NFC East Preview and Prediction
The Philadelphia Eagles have owned the NFC East recently, but the Giants might have something to say about that this year. They are a fiery, hungry team that is looking for a run deep into the playoffs, and they have the talent to do it. Check out my thoughts and predictions on the NFC East.

 
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