"I have loved football as an almost mythic game since I was in the fourth grade. To me, the game wasn't even grounded in reality. The uniform turned you into a warrior. Being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game..." ~ Steve Sabol (NFL Films)
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Pro Football's Heroes

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The Magic of NFL Films

Without NFL Films would the game we now love and worship, here on this opening night of the 2016 season, be the game it is today.  I contend that NFL Films and Steve Sabol have had a bigger impact on football then we may ever realize, for NFL Films has humanized the game we love and has allowed us to view it through a cinematic lens. The article below appeared in Sports Illustrated and was written well before the death of Steve Sabol, the iconic leader and visionary of NFL Films in 2012. His genius is seen in the film below., "That One Vintage Year.."

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