A Football Life (2011)
A Football Life is a documentary series developed by NFL Films and aired on NFL Network that documents the lives of select National Football League players, coaches, owners, and teams. Friends, teammates, family members and other players and coaches associated with the subjects are interviewed. The name of the series originated in a quote from Steve Sabol of NFL Films: Originating as an NFL Network special on the career of Bill Parcells in November 2010, it premiered as an episodic series on September 15, 2011, with the first part of Bill Belichick's documentary. The documentary was viewed by about 657,000 viewers, the most-watched documentary in NFL Network's history, and was the second-most watched program in Boston at the time with 151,000 viewers, trailing behind a Boston Red Sox game. Season One was eventually released on DVD. Season Two began on September 12, 2012, with The Faces of Tebow. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Edited Sports Series/Anthology" and "Outstanding Promotional Announcement – Episodic" for Belichick's episode in 2012.
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Episode 1 - Christian Okoye
Release Date: 2015-09-18The story of Christian Okoye, football's Nigerian Nightmare, who left an indelible impression on the game and his opponents.
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Episode 2 - Dexter Manley
Release Date: 2015-09-25The rise, fall, and redemption of Dexter Manley, one of the most dominant and beloved players in Washington history. Known as the "Secretary of Defense," he was functionally illiterate and became addicted to drugs.
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Episode 3 - Jerome Bettis
Release Date: 2015-10-02A profile of running back Jerome Bettis, who went from Detroit to Notre Dame, Los Angeles to Pittsburgh and finally to the Hall of Fame in Canton.
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Episode 4 - Terrell Owens
Release Date: 2015-10-09A profile of Terrell Owens, one of the most talented and polarizing players in NFL history.
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Episode 5 - Alan Page
Release Date: 2015-10-16One of the most impressive careers in pro football history was just the beginning for the great Alan Page.
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Episode 6 - Steve Largent
Release Date: 2015-10-23A profile of NFL Hall of Famer and former congressman Steve Largent.
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Episode 7 - Dick Vermeil
Release Date: 2015-10-30A profile of coach Dick Vermeil, who took three separate teams to the playoffs and won Super bowl XXXIV with the Rams.
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Episode 8 - Paul Brown
Release Date: 2015-11-06A profile of Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown, who built the Cleveland Browns into a championship team in the 1940s and helped invent the modern game.
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Episode 9 - Mike Singletary
Release Date: 2015-11-13A profile of Hall of Famer Mike Singletary, the centerpiece of the famed Chicago Bears defense of the mid-1980s.
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Episode 10 - Charles Haley
Release Date: 2015-11-20A profile of Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown, who built the Cleveland Browns into a championship team in the 1940s and helped invent the modern game.
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Episode 11 - Bruce Arians
Release Date: 2015-12-11The extraordinary story of the lifelong assistant turned overnight success who has led the Arizona Cardinals back into contention.
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Episode 12 - Marshall Faulk
Release Date: 2015-12-18One of most exciting and dynamic players in NFL history, Marshall Faulk rose from the streets of New Orleans to launch the Greatest Show on Turf.