A Football Life showcases the lives and careers of legendary players, coaches and executives, NFL Films examines the untold stories of the most influential NFL icons with unprecedented access. Each film tells the story of how their legacy is forever intertwined in the fabric of NFL history.
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A Football Life Airs: Friday
A Football Life Status: Ended
A FOOTBALL LIFE - General Information
Series Premiere: September 15, 2011 Classification: Sports Genre: Action | Biography | Documentary | Sport Network: NFL Network Airs: Friday at 09:00 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 1 -- 9 Episodes
1x1 -- Sep 15, 2011 -- Bill Belichick - Part 1 1x2 -- Sep 22, 2011 -- Bill Belichick - Part 2 1x3 -- Sep 29, 2011 -- Reggie White & Jerome Brown 1x4 -- Oct 06, 2011 -- Kurt Warner 1x5 -- Oct 13, 2011 -- Walter Payton 1x6 -- Oct 20, 2011 -- Ed Sabol 1x7 -- Oct 27, 2011 -- Mike Ditka 1x8 -- Nov 03, 2011 -- Tom Landry 1x9 -- Nov 11, 2011 -- Al Davis
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 2 -- 13 Episodes
2x1 -- Sep 12, 2012 -- The Faces of Tebow 2x2 -- Sep 19, 2012 -- Ray Lewis 2x3 -- Sep 26, 2012 -- Tom Coughlin 2x4 -- Oct 03, 2012 -- Cleveland '95 2x5 -- Oct 10, 2012 -- Fearsome Foursome 2x6 -- Oct 17, 2012 -- Steve McNair 2x7 -- Oct 24, 2012 -- Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. 2x8 -- Oct 31, 2012 -- Chris Spielman 2x9 -- Nov 07, 2012 -- Jimmy Johnson 2x10 -- Nov 21, 2012 -- John Riggins 2x11 -- Dec 05, 2012 -- Barry Sanders 2x12 -- Dec 12, 2012 -- Marcus Allen 2x13 -- Dec 19, 2012 -- The Immaculate Reception
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 3 -- 22 Episodes
3x1 -- Sep 03, 2013 -- LaDainian Tomlinson 3x2 -- Sep 10, 2013 -- Don Shula 3x3 -- Sep 17, 2013 -- Darrelle Revis 3x4 -- Sep 24, 2013 -- Derrick Thomas 3x5 -- Oct 01, 2013 -- Steve Sabol 3x6 -- Oct 08, 2013 -- Matt Millen 3x7 -- Oct 15, 2013 -- Michael Strahan 3x8 -- Oct 22, 2013 -- Pat Summerall 3x9 -- Oct 29, 2013 -- Warren Sapp 3x10 -- Nov 05, 2013 -- Randall Cunningham 3x11 -- Nov 12, 2013 -- Cris Carter 3x12 -- Nov 19, 2013 -- The Forward Pass 3x13 -- Nov 26, 2013 -- Steve Gleason 3x14 -- Dec 03, 2013 -- The Great Wall of Dallas 3x15 -- Dec 10, 2013 -- Houston '93 3x16 -- Dec 17, 2013 -- Marty Schottenheimer 3x17 -- Dec 24, 2013 -- Vince Lombardi: Part 1 3x18 -- Dec 31, 2013 -- Vince Lombardi: Part 2 3x19 -- Jan 07, 2014 -- Tiki & Ronde Barber 3x20 -- Jan 14, 2014 -- Bill Parcells 3x21 -- Jan 21, 2014 -- Jerry Smith 3x22 -- Jan 28, 2014 -- Jerry Rice
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 4 -- 18 Episodes
4x1 -- Sep 12, 2014 -- Joe Greene 4x2 -- Sep 19, 2014 -- Brandon Marshall 4x3 -- Sep 26, 2014 -- Sean Taylor 4x4 -- Oct 03, 2014 -- Warren Moon 4x5 -- Oct 10, 2014 -- Eric Dickerson 4x6 -- Oct 17, 2014 -- Doug Flutie 4x7 -- Oct 24, 2014 -- Terrell Davis 4x8 -- Oct 31, 2014 -- Ricky Williams 4x9 -- Nov 07, 2014 -- Earl Campbell 4x10 -- Nov 14, 2014 -- The Perfect Backfield 4x11 -- Nov 21, 2014 -- Lyle Alzado 4x12 -- Nov 28, 2014 -- Dick Butkus & Gale Sayers 4x13 -- Dec 05, 2014 -- Roger Staubach 4x14 -- Dec 19, 2014 -- Keenan Mccardell & Jimmy Smith 4x15 -- Jan 02, 2015 -- The 2006 Rose Bowl 4x16 -- Jan 23, 2015 -- Bill Walsh 4x17 -- Jan 30, 2015 -- Joe Namath Part 1 4x18 -- Jan 30, 2015 -- Joe Namath Part 2
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 5 -- 13 Episodes
5x1 -- Sep 18, 2015 -- Christian Okoye 5x2 -- Sep 25, 2015 -- Dexter Manley 5x3 -- Oct 02, 2015 -- Jerome Bettis 5x4 -- Oct 09, 2015 -- Terrell Owens 5x5 -- Oct 16, 2015 -- Alan Page 5x6 -- Oct 23, 2015 -- Steve Largent 5x7 -- Oct 30, 2015 -- Dick Vermeil 5x8 -- Nov 06, 2015 -- Paul Brown 5x9 -- Nov 12, 2015 -- Mike Singletary 5x10 -- Nov 19, 2015 -- Charles Haley 5x11 -- Dec 11, 2015 -- Bruce Arians 5x12 -- Dec 18, 2015 -- Marshall Faulk 5x13 -- Dec 25, 2015 -- Ken Stabler
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 6 -- 14 Episodes
6x1 -- Sep 16, 2016 -- Curtis Martin 6x2 -- Sep 23, 2016 -- Rodney Harrison 6x3 -- Sep 30, 2016 -- Chad Johnson 6x4 -- Oct 07, 2016 -- Steve Young 6x5 -- Oct 21, 2016 -- Brett Favre 6x6 -- Oct 28, 2016 -- Pat Tillman 6x7 -- Nov 03, 2016 -- Michael Vick 6x8 -- Nov 11, 2016 -- Jim Brown 6x9 -- Nov 18, 2016 -- Steve Smith Sr. 6x10 -- Nov 25, 2016 -- Chuck Noll 6x11 -- Dec 02, 2016 -- Troy Aikman 6x12 -- Dec 09, 2016 -- Charles Woodson 6x13 -- Dec 16, 2016 -- Kevin Greene 6x14 -- Dec 16, 2016 -- Kevin Greene
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 7 -- 13 Episodes
7x1 -- Sep 15, 2017 -- Dan Marino 7x2 -- Sep 22, 2017 -- Emmitt Smith 7x3 -- Sep 29, 2017 -- John Madden 7x4 -- Oct 06, 2017 -- Wes Welker 7x5 -- Oct 13, 2017 -- Sam Mills 7x6 -- Nov 03, 2017 -- Jim Kelly 7x7 -- Nov 10, 2017 -- Larry Fitzgerald 7x8 -- Nov 17, 2017 -- Eddie George 7x9 -- Nov 24, 2017 -- Joe Gibbs 7x10 -- Dec 01, 2017 -- Jerry Jones 7x11 -- Dec 08, 2017 -- Aeneas Williams 7x12 -- Dec 15, 2017 -- John Randle 7x13 -- Dec 22, 2017 -- Lynn Swann & John Stallworth
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 8 -- 11 Episodes
8x1 -- Sep 14, 2018 -- Carson Palmer 8x2 -- Sep 21, 2018 -- Lawrence Taylor 8x3 -- Sep 28, 2018 -- Tony Romo 8x4 -- Oct 05, 2018 -- Willie McGinest 8x5 -- Oct 12, 2018 -- Brian Dawkins 8x6 -- Nov 02, 2018 -- Dwight Clark 8x7 -- Nov 09, 2018 -- Bill Cowher 8x8 -- Nov 16, 2018 -- Mike Holmgren 8x9 -- Nov 23, 2018 -- Cris Collinsworth 8x10 -- Dec 07, 2018 -- Doug Williams 8x11 -- Dec 14, 2018 -- Thurman Thomas
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 9 -- 7 Episodes
9x1 -- Sep 13, 2019 -- Terry Bradshaw 9x2 -- Sep 20, 2019 -- Tony Gonzalez 9x3 -- Nov 01, 2019 -- Ronnie Lott 9x4 -- Nov 29, 2019 -- Bruce Smith 9x5 -- Dec 06, 2019 -- TBD 9x6 -- Dec 13, 2019 -- TBD 9x7 -- Dec 20, 2019 -- TBD
A FOOTBALL LIFE - Season 10 -- 5 Episodes
10x1 -- Sep 17, 2021 -- Nick Saban 10x2 -- Sep 24, 2021 -- James Harrison 10x3 -- Oct 01, 2021 -- Calvin Johnson 10x4 -- Dec 03, 2021 -- Drew Pearson 10x5 -- Dec 24, 2021 -- John Lynch