Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Did you know?

The size of the football field has changed many times but is currently: The official size of an NFL football field is 360 feet or 120 yards in length end zone to end zone and 160 feet or 53 1/3 yards in width.  The playing field is 100 yards in length. Why is the width 53 1/3 yards you ask? Strange isn’t it. Well, according to The Illustrated NFL... [Continue reading]


Players numbers have meaning

The numbers on the player’s uniforms have to be a minimum of 8 inches high and 4 inches wide and their number actually has significance. A player’s number signifies their position and only one player can wear a particular number on that team. This helps us fans, officials, and broadcasters distinguish between players. If a player changes positions... [Continue reading]