Attendance at NFL games has been at an all-time high and television broadcast agreements have been lucrative so these changes aren't solely for monetary gain for the league. The changes seem to appeal to all NFL fans Cheap Jerseys China , and the 2006 season will even be launched with a game featuring two perennial winning teams, the Miami Dolphins and last year's SuperBowl champs, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A new scheduling system is being used this year. During the last 7 weeks of league play, the NFL is using a flexible scheduling method. This was in response to a problem that's plagued the league for years. Often late in the season, games between teams not in contention for post season play would be televised during prime time timeslots. Needless to say that that didn't respond to fan interest or viewership, so the new scheduling will allow the league to feature the hottest teams, or most popular teams Cheap NFL Jerseys , and those that fans are interested in watching, particularly during the key Sunday and Monday night time slots. The start times of games will be affected and games may be moved from Sunday afternoon to Sunday nights.
2006 is the first year of new television broadcast deals between the NFL and CBS and Fox networks. CBS and Fox signed new 6 year agreements that will have them televise Sunday games. ESPN however, will take over broadcasting Monday Night football games. The league will broadcast eight specialty games between Thanksgiving and the end of the season.
A few rule changes have come about in response to injuries during the 2005 season. Players cannot hit a passer's knees or below their knees unless they are blocked into him. Groups of players cannot dance in the endzone after a touchdown, but players can spike the ball or dunk it through the goalposts. Player's are not allowed to tackle another player from behind using the "horse collar" tackle and defensive players cannot line up directly over the ball snapper during field goal and extra point attempts.
During the 1936 season, the NFL instituted a player draft and many talented players signed with NFL teams including the Chicago Bears Cheap Jerseys , Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and New York Giants.
After the second world war, the league instituted a new rule that allowed players to be substituted between plays. This is how teams were allowed to send separate 11 man defensive and offensive units onto the field. In 1946, the All American Football Conference was created to compete with the National Football League. The new league included the San Francisco 49ers, the Baltimore Colts and the Los Angeles Dons. In 1950, the two leagues merged creating two divisions: the NFC and the AFC. This began a prosperous era for the NFL including television broadcast deals in the mid 1950's which brought the game to a national level. New stars such as Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns, and Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore Colts became household names. This is the era where NFL merchandise began to appear.
In 1966 Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale , the era of the SuperBowl began. The playoff format was changed from a single championship game to a four team tournament. During the 1970 season, the league was composed of 6 divisions which created 6 first place teams. To create an 8-team championship tournament, two wild card spots were created. In 1978, the league expanded to 10 teams.
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