A Football Life

Sep 15, 2011 (en) Documentary [45] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 15, 2011
  • Production
    NFL Films
  • Rotten tomato
    64%
  • Original title
    A Football Life
  • Release
    Sep 15, 2011
  • en
    -

Overview

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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Season 1 ( 2011-09-15)

Bill Belichick - Part 1

Episode: 1

Bill Belichick - Part 2

Episode: 2

Reggie White & Jerome Brown

Episode: 3

Kurt Warner

Episode: 4

Walter Payton

Episode: 5

Ed Sabol

Episode: 6

Mike Ditka

Episode: 7

Tom Landry

Episode: 8

Al Davis

Episode: 9

Season 2 ( 2012-09-12)

The Faces of Tebow

Episode: 1

Ray Lewis

Episode: 2

Tom Coughlin

Episode: 3

Cleveland '95

Episode: 4

Fearsome Foursome

Episode: 5

Steve McNair: A Football Life

Episode: 6

Eddie DeBartolo, Jr.

Episode: 7

Chris Spielman

Episode: 8

Jimmy Johnson

Episode: 9

John Riggins

Episode: 10

Barry Sanders

Episode: 11

Marcus Allen

Episode: 12

The Immaculate Reception

Episode: 13

Season 3 ( 2013-09-03)

LaDainian Tomlinson

Episode: 1

Don Shula

Episode: 2

Darrelle Revis

Episode: 3

Derrick Thomas

Episode: 4

Steve Sabol

Episode: 5

Matt Millen

Episode: 6

Michael Strahan

Episode: 7

Pat Summerall

Episode: 8

Warren Sapp

Episode: 9

Randall Cunningham

Episode: 10

Cris Carter

Episode: 11

The Forward Pass

Episode: 12

Steve Gleason

Episode: 13

The Great Wall of Dallas

Episode: 14

Houston '93

Episode: 15

Marty Schottenheimer

Episode: 16

Vince Lombardi (1)

Episode: 17

Vince Lombardi (2)

Episode: 18

Tiki & Ronde Barber

Episode: 19

Bill Parcells

Episode: 20

Jerry Smith

Episode: 21

Jerry Rice

Episode: 22

Season 4 ( 2014-09-12)

Season four was announced for September 10, 2014. From the promotional trailers running on NFL Network episodes can be expected featuring stars like Terrell Davis, Lyle Alzado, Joe Greene, Eric Dickerson, Bill Walsh, Ricky Williams, Sean Taylor, Roger Staubach, and Doug Flutie.

"Mean Joe" Greene

Episode: 1

Brandon Marshall

Episode: 2

Sean Taylor

Episode: 3

Warren Moon

Episode: 4

Eric Dickerson

Episode: 5

Doug Flutie

Episode: 6

Terrell Davis

Episode: 7

Ricky Williams

Episode: 8

Earl Campbell

Episode: 9

The Perfect Backfield

Episode: 10

Lyle Alzado

Episode: 11

Dick Butkus & Gale Sayers

Episode: 12

Roger Staubach

Episode: 13

Keenan McCardell & Jimmy Smith

Episode: 14

2006 Rose Bowl

Episode: 15

Bill Walsh

Episode: 16

Joe Namath, part 1

Episode: 17

Joe Namath, part 2

Episode: 18

Season 5 ( 2015-09-18)

Season five has14 new episodes including Terrell Owens, Dick Vermeil, Paul Brown, and more.

Christian Okoye

Episode: 1

Dexter Manley

Episode: 2

Jerome Bettis

Episode: 3

Terrell Owens

Episode: 4

Alan Page

Episode: 5

Steve Largent

Episode: 6

Dick Vermeil

Episode: 7

Paul Brown

Episode: 8

Mike Singletary

Episode: 9

Charles Haley

Episode: 10

Bruce Arians

Episode: 11

Marshall Faulk

Episode: 12

Season 6 ( 2016-09-16)

Season Six premieres Friday, September 16 at 9:00 PM ET and will air 13 new episodes starting with the story of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Curtis Martin. Other episodes will include Brett Favre, Chuck Noll, Jim Brown, and more.

Curtis Martin

Episode: 1

Rodney Harrison

Episode: 2

Chad Johnson

Episode: 3

Steve Young

Episode: 4

Brett Favre

Episode: 5

Pat Tillman

Episode: 6

Michael Vick

Episode: 7

Jim Brown

Episode: 8

Steve Smith Sr.

Episode: 9

Chuck Noll

Episode: 10

Troy Aikman

Episode: 11

Charles Woodson

Episode: 12

Kevin Greene

Episode: 13

Season 7 ( 2017-09-15)

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.

Dan Marino

Episode: 1

Emmitt Smith

Episode: 2

John Madden

Episode: 3

Wes Welker

Episode: 4

Sam Mills

Episode: 5

Jim Kelly

Episode: 6

Larry Fitzgerald

Episode: 7

Eddie George

Episode: 8

Joe Gibbs

Episode: 9

Jerry Jones

Episode: 10

Aeneas Williams

Episode: 11

John Randle

Episode: 12

Lynn Swann & John Stallworth

Episode: 13

Season 8 ( 2018-09-14)

Carson Palmer

Episode: 1

Lawrence Taylor

Episode: 2

Tony Romo

Episode: 3

Willie McGinest

Episode: 4

Brian Dawkins

Episode: 5

Dwight Clark

Episode: 6

Bill Cowher

Episode: 7

Mike Holmgren

Episode: 8

Cris Collinsworth

Episode: 9

Doug Williams

Episode: 10

Thurman Thomas

Episode: 11

Season 9 ( 2019-09-13)

Terry Bradshaw

Episode: 1

Tony Gonzalez

Episode: 2

Season 10 ( 2021-09-17)

Nick Saban

Episode: 1

James Harrison

Episode: 2

Calvin Johnson

Episode: 3

Drew Pearson

Episode: 4

John Lynch

Episode: 5

Season 11 ( )

Joe Theismann

Episode: 1

Rod Woodson

Episode: 2

Edgerrin James

Episode: 3

Julian Edelman

Episode: 4

Franco Harris

Episode: 5

The 1972 Miami Dolphins

Episode: 6

Season 12 ( )

DeMarcus Ware

Episode: 1
Sep 15, 2011 (en)
Documentary
[45] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 15, 2011
  • Production
    NFL Films
  • Rotten tomato 64%
Original Title A Football Life
en

Overview

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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  2. Producer