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NFL Icons

NFL Icons is a new, 8-part documentary series celebrating the biggest names in the history of pro football. Each one-hour episode will focus on a single subject, whose career comes to life through a deep dive into the NFL Films archive.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - NFL Icons: Brett Favre
    October 1, 2021
    44min
    TV-14
    Making reality out of what only sounds possible in myth was Brett Favre’s calling card, the way Football’s Iron Man became an icon. With the Packers, Jets, Vikings and beyond, he was part country boy, part gunslinger and always part kid.
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  2. S1 E2 - NFL Icons: Emmitt Smith
    October 8, 2021
    45min
    13+
    The NFL’s All-Time Leading Rusher in his own words, from his standout high school career to starring for the Dallas Cowboys. With never before seen footage from NFL Films’ unprecedented coverage of the day Smith broke Walter Payton’s rushing record.
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  3. S1 E3 - NFL Icons: Vince Lombardi
    October 15, 2021
    44min
    13+
    The 5-time NFL championship head coach of the Green Bay Packers is examined through his own legendary voice as well as fresh perspectives on his words, his vaunted Power Sweep play and the iconic silver Super Bowl trophy that bears his name.
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  4. S1 E4 - NFL Icons: Jerome Bettis
    October 22, 2021
    44min
    ALL
    The story of the Hall of Fame running back with one of NFL history’s most famous nicknames. How “The Bus” starred as a childhood bowler, Notre Dame tailback, Los Angeles Ram, and Pittsburgh Steeler Super Bowl champion.
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  5. S1 E5 - NFL Icons: Jerry Rice
    October 29, 2021
    43min
    ALL
    Reflections from the 3-time Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49er on how he transformed fear of failure and the pursuit of perfection into unparalleled success. New and classic mic’d up sound and archival interviews capture Rice’s joys and struggles.
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  6. S1 E6 - NFL Icons: Steve Sabol
    November 5, 2021
    45min
    13+
    The man whose love of football and movies transformed the way sports stories are told. With new reflections on Sabol the man, boss, and filmmaker from fellow Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Andrea Kremer, whose own life journeys Sabol influenced.
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  7. S1 E7 - NFL Icons: Marcus Allen
    November 12, 2021
    44min
    7+
    From a Heisman winning career as a USC Trojan, to his Super Bowl and NFL MVP years as an LA Raider, to his complicated relationship with Al Davis, one of the most decorated running backs in football history reflects on a journey filled with iconic stops.
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  8. S1 E8 - NFL Icons: Joe Namath
    November 19, 2021
    45min
    13+
    The Icon’s Icon “Broadway” Joe Namath, who inspired a legion of Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Explores the personal challenges Namath faced during and after his time as a Super Bowl winning New York Jet, and the games that made him an NFL legend.
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Violencesubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
EnglishEnglish Dialogue Boost: MediumEnglish Dialogue Boost: High
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Paul Camarata
Starring
Rich Eisen
Studio
Originals
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