New Orleans Saints, xvii, 22, 27
Newton, Cam, 36, 226
New York Giants, 13, 29, 248–55, 265
New York Jets, 33
New York Post, 94, 299
New York Times, xxiii, 31, 40, 49, 78, 98, 118, 120, 127, 141, 203, 211, 301, 323
New York Yankees, 257
NFC Championship Games
January 25, 2016, 8, 174
of 2010, 86
NFC Divisional Playoffs 2018, xvii
NFC Wild Card Game 1/8/2017, 248–55
NFL
compared to Big Tobacco, 126–28
compensation committee, 142–43, 313, 317, 327, 330
as country’s most polarizing sports brand, xvii, xviii–xix
and Deflategate, 29, 90–94
donations to social justice organizations, 335
Draft Philadelphia 2017, 1–5
and ESPN, 105
founding of, 205
and franchise relocations, 114–15
Kickoff Game 2016, 19
litigation, 172, 211
lockout, 77, 150, 181, 187, 188
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee, 31
Network, 5, 38, 42, 208, 264–66
owners’ meeting, 13–53
and owners’ politics, 226–27
as portrayed in Concussion, 119–20
Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony 2016, 205–13
“Rooney Rule,” 311
Scouting Combine, 3
Sunday Ticket, 7
tax status of, 144
345 Park Avenue league headquarters, 18, 19, 28, 35, 132, 168, 170, 172, 298
and Trump, 229–33
NFL Championship Game 1958, 114
NFL Drafts
Chicago 2016, 188–204
Philadelphia 2017, 3–4
NFL Live, 94
NFL Mobile, 179–80
NFL Players Association, 150
Nickerson, Hardy, 217
Nixon, Richard M., 146, 251
Norman, Josh, 121
NRG Stadium, 69
nuggets (pieces of information), 23, 24, 36–53, 66, 91, 104, 132, 133, 142, 196, 197, 312, 325, 338
Nye, Bill, 96
Oakland Alamdea County Coliseum, 25
Oakland A’s, 25
Oakland Raiders, 25, 157–58, 166, 267
Obama, Barack, 44, 97–98, 143, 312
O’Brien, Bill, 140
Odrick, Jared, 150
Oher, Michael, xvi
Okung, Russell, 319, 335
Oliver, John, 131
Omalu, Dr. Bennet, 119
Onassis, Jackie Kennedy, 76
Onion, 72, 94
Oprah, xx
Orthwein, James, 77
Osweiler, Brock, 141
Otesaga Resort Hotel, 206
Owens, Scott, 257
Pace, Orlando, 9
Pagano, Chuck, 134
Paine, Thomas, 320
Palamalu, Troy, 10
Paolantonio, Sal, 40, 287–88
Parcells, Bill, 248
Pardon My Take (podcast), 341
Pash, Jeff, 171–72
Patriot Way, 74–76, 102, 342, 344
Payton, Walter, 200
Pearlman, Jeff, 231
Pegula, Terry and Kim, 231, 232, 321, 322
Pellman, Elliot, 31
Pence, Mike, 107, 319
Perez, Ray, 158
Peterson, Adrian, 118
Philadelphia Eagles, xiii–xiv, xviii, xix, xx–xxiv, 2, 40
Philadelphia Inquirer, 40
Phillips, William, xxii
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 178, 314
Pittsburgh Steelers, 16, 19, 29, 253, 310–11
Plaschke, Bill, 258, 261
Plunkett, Jim, xvi
Posky, Matt, 55
Prescott, Dak, 36
Prince, xx
ProfootballTalk.com (PFT), 41, 42
Profootball Writers of America, 325
Quinn, Brady, 187
Randle El, Antwaan, 177–78
Ratto, Ray, 53, 165
“Redskins” as offensive term, 32, 154
Red Sox, 98
RedZone, 7
Reid, Andy, 52
Reid, Eric, 322, 335
Rendell, Ed, 334
Rice, Ray, 4, 7, 8, 11, 78, 126, 131–32, 133, 134–35, 264
Richardson, Jerry, 30, 148, 163, 180–83, 329, 349
Rivera, Ron, 43, 180
Rivers, Philip, 260, 262
Roaf, Willie, 209
Rodgers, Aaron, xxii, 55, 102, 156, 254–55
Rolapp, Brian, 170
Rolling Stone, 269, 337
Romo, Tony, 163, 267
Rooney, Art, 311, 318, 319
Rooney, Art II, 149, 160, 312
Rooney, Dan, 10, 80, 148, 303, 310–15
Rooney, June, 312
Rooney, Patricia, 312
Rooney family, 29, 153, 163, 310
Roosevelt, Teddy, 194–95
Rose, Nick, 37
Rosenhaus, Drew, 36
Ross, John, 5
Ross, Stephen M., 164, 320, 322
Rozelle, Pete, 9, 115, 128–29, 146–47, 149–50, 153, 231, 288, 333
Run to Daylight, 26
Ryan, Matt, 290
Ryan, Rex, 33, 49–50
Sánchez, Linda T., 126
Sanders, Bernie, 97
Sanders, Deion, 199
San Diego Chargers, 26, 101
see also Los Angeles Chargers
San Diego Union-Tribune, 110–11, 261
San Francisco 49ers, 29, 30, 223–24
Sanu, Mohamed, 275
Sapp, Warren, 213–14, 217, 324
Saturday, Jeff, 150
Sayers, Gale, 5
Schaefer Stadium, 77
Schefter, Adam, 23, 28, 36–40, 41–42, 47–48, 52, 133, 197–98, 259
Schieffer, Bob, 10
Schramm, Tex, 22
Scouting Combine, 43
Seattle Seahawks, 94–95, 123–24
Seau, Junior, 87, 211
Seau, Sydney, 211
Selig, Bud, 143
Shanahan, Mike, 189–90
Shaughnessy, Dan, 47, 279
Shazier, Ryan, xxiii
Sherman, Richard, 349
Shield, the, 18, 19, 21, 31, 34, 44, 100, 132
Shoeless Joe Jackson, 145, 211
Shribman, David, 314
Shurmur, Pat, 337
Silverdome, 69
Simms, Phil, 178, 253
Singletary, Mike, 132
Sirius Satellite Radio, 42
60 Minutes, 86
Skinner, Samuel, 34, 286–87
Slow Getting Up (Jackson), 120
Smith, Alex, 37
Smith, Austin, 251
Smith, DeMaurice “De,” 150, 188
Smith, Will, 119
Snyder, Daniel M., 17, 154–56, 189, 314, 330
Sony Pictures, 119, 120
Sorenson, Jack 252
Sousa, John Philip, 194
Spanos, Alex, 165, 260
Spanos, Dean, 141, 157, 163, 164–66, 258–60, 262–63, 287
Spanos family, 163
Sperling, Sy, 38
Spicer, Sean, 273
SportsBusiness Journal, 45
“Sports Hub, The” 104
Sports Illustrated, 41, 128, 136, 147, 182, 232, 304, 325
Spygate, 71, 102–3
Stabler, Ken “The Snake,” 118, 212
stadiums
Inglewood relocation decision, 151, 157–67
as status of NFL owner, 68
taxpayers’ support for, xix, 24, 116, 258, 260
see also specific stadiums
Stanley, Ronnie, 199
Steinberg, Leigh, 12, 277–78
Stewart, Jon, 95
St. Louis Cardinals, 75
St. Louis Rams, 26
StubHub, 252
Sulzberger family, 78
“Sudden Death (Over Time)” (Klosterman), 228
Summerall, Pat, 192
Sunday Night Football, 69
Super Bowl rings, 82–83, 316–17
Super Bowls
Hunt coins term, 274
I, 82, 115
VIII, 270
XLIX, 35–36, 94, 123–24
LI, 5–6, 83, 163, 285–92
LII, xiii–xv, xviii–xxi, xxii–xxiv
price of television ads for, 21
Swann, Lynn, 209
Switzer, Barry, 325
Szwiec, Larry, 201
Tagliabue, Paul, 31, 127, 129, 130, 172, 312
tailgating, 110, 251–53
taxpayers and stadium financing, xix, 24, 116, 258, 260
TB12 (wellness enterprise), 60, 63, 64, 70, 88
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord, 94
Texas A&M, 4
TB12 Method, The (Brady), 341
They Call It Pro Football (NFL Films short), 192–93
This Town (Leibovich), 10
Thompson, Hunter S., 269–70, 337
Thorpe, Jim, 205
Three Rings (boat), 83
Thursday Night Football, 349
Timberlake, Justin, 326
Time, 130, 147, 227
Tisch, Steve, 13–14, 17, 338–39
TMZ, 7, 126, 131
tobacco industry, 126–28
Tomei, Marisa, 96–97
Tomlin, Mike, 51, 266
Tom vs. Time (documentary), 73, 343, 345
Toyota, 55
Trump, Donald J., 5–6, 50, 250, 285, 313, 330
on anthem protests, 229–230, 318–19, 321, 323, 328, 336
“build a wall” signature theme, 33
on Goodell and Deflategate, 233, 286
friendship with Kraft, 83, 231–2, 286, 295, 296–7, 321
interest in buying Patriots, 77
Trump, Ivanka, 232
Tunsil, Laremy, 194, 196–99, 201–3
Turbin, Robert, 37
Twitter, 3, 42, 53, 71, 73, 90, 91, 105, 111, 165, 174, 196–97, 199, 203, 232, 254, 272, 288–89, 334
Tyler, Steven, 76
UGGs, 85
Under Armour, 63
Unitas, Johnny, 114
University of Miami, 83
Upshaw, Gene, 22, 172
USA Today, 31
U.S. Bank Stadium, xiii
USFL New Jersey Generals, 230–31
Van Natta, Don Jr., 138, 150
Vaughn, Vince, 298
Veterans Stadium, 2
Vick, Michael, 130, 148–49
Vidal, Gore, 68
Vietnam Disengagement Act, 146
Vincent, Troy, 172–73
Walker, Herschel, 231
Wall Street Journal, 78, 131, 173, 266
Walmart, 29, 144, 256
Walsh, Blair, 154
Warner, Pop, 51
Warren, Elizabeth, 98
Washington, Booker T., 194
Washington Post, 215
Washington Redskins, 17, 31
Watt, J. J., xxii
Webster, Mike, 119, 220, 311
WEEI (sports radio channel), 64, 91, 93, 269, 338
Welker, Wes, 81
Wells, Ted, 100
Wells Report, 100–101, 104, 110
Wentz, Carson, xxi, xxii, 198
Werder, Ed, 325, 326
Whaley, Doug, 45–46
When Pride Still Mattered (Maraniss), 251
White, James, 290, 291
White House Correspondents’ Dinner, 98
Wickersham, Seth, 138
Wilf, Mark, 154
Williams, Aeneas, 217
Wilson, Owen, 298
Wingo, Trey, 35
Winston, Eric, 16, 185–88, 190, 192–93, 203, 336
Witherspoon, Reese, 50
Woody, Damien, 216
Wuerl, Cardinal Donald, 312
Wyllie, Tony, 31–32
Yankee Stadium, 114
Yates, Sally, 275
Year of the Orange Dinosaur (Twitter mixtape), 273
Yee, Donald, 56–58, 62, 87
York, Jed, 30, 320
Youkilis, Kevin, 340
Young, Steve, 217, 221
YouTube, 69, 186, 271
Zoovie: A Warm and Fuzzy Tale (animated film), 272
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About the Author
MARK LEIBOVICH is the Chief National Correspondent for the New York Times Magazine. He is the recipient of the National Magazine Award for profile writing. Leibovich is the author of three books, including the #1 New York Times best-seller This Town, about the political culture of 21st-century Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the Times magazine in 2012, Leibovich covered national politics in the New York Times' Washington Bureau. He previously worked at the Washington Post and San Jose Mercury News. He lives with his family in Washington, D.C.
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