These NFL Excited Fans All Year Round | Lifestyle

by DeniseISmithson

The NFL is the dominant force in American sports; it is in fact the only sport which can boast of having the attention of the majority of American fans. One thing which makes the NFL unique among American sports is that it keeps the attention of fans even during its off season. Year round, the NFL is in the news and at the forefront of the minds of fans.

Every professional sport holds a draft, but only the NFL draft is a weekend long event that gets millions of viewers, hour after hour. Held every April, the draft is talked about for months on end before it takes place. People guess which players will be drafted to which team, which team will emerge as the best, who will make a mistake and so on. Then for months after the draft, teams are judged, graded and evaluated on how they did.

Once the Super Bowl is over, the NFL (and its fans) begin getting ready for the draft; this is when players announce free agency and this keeps the NFL in the news during its off season. Even when there are months before any more games will be played, fans are glued to the latest news about the league.

Even as the NBA and NHL are about to enter their playoffs, sports fans are more focused on the NFL draft. Even the opening of the baseball season is smaller news than the draft. Among American sports, only the NFL can manage to remain the center of attention without even having any games on the schedule.

Then the summer comes around and there are training camps. People talk about which players are disgruntled and which new coaches are getting their teams into shape. There is debate about which player will win the battle for the starting job and so on.

The preseason games are also broadcast nationally and even games featuring the second and third string players are still highly watched. No other sport's preseason games receives anywhere near this kind of attention. Not hockey, not basketball, only the NFL is accorded this level of importance.

Then once the season starts, week after week the sport builds on itself. Each week is of extreme importance because there is only 16 games. Although, that is now being talked about in terms of expanding the number, because the popularity is so vast. As the playoffs approach and teams have a chance to make or miss the postseason, every game is intense and every game is taken seriously.

NFL fans are a dedicated group; all year round, they're keeping a close eye on the sport. Casual viewers who catch only a handful of games per season are often largely unaware of the latest developments or indeed, all of the players on their favorite team. During the off season from the draft to training, the NFL is a sport which keeps the attention of fans; the only sport which is this popular all year.

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