Tacleando la NFL: Repaso a la semana 16 de la NFL 2022-2023

Tacleando la NFL: Repaso a la semana 16 de la NFL 2022-2023 

Por Daniel "Mr. Clutch" Mercado Castro 

    La semana 16 comenzó con los Jaguars (7-8) manteniendo vivas sus aspiraciones de postemporada al dominar 19-3 a los Jets (7-8). Trevor Lawrence aportó un rush TD y Riley Patterson aportó 4 field goals. Josh Allen lanzó dos TD y corrió para uno adicional en el triunfo 35-13 de los Bills (12-3) sobre los Bears (3-12). Alvin Kamara y Taysom Hill convirtieron un rush TD cada uno en el triunfo 17-10 de los Saints (6-9) sobre los Browns (6-9). Patrick Mahomes lanzó dos TD y corrió para uno adicional en el triunfo 24-10 de los Chiefs (12-3) sobre los Seahawks (7-8). Greg Joseph pateo un field goal de 61 yardas al expirar el tiempo regular de juego para darle el triunfo 27-24 a los Vikings  (12-3) sobre los Giants (8-6-1). Kirk Cousins lanzó 3 TD por los Vikings. Joe Burrow lanzó 3 TD en el triunfo 22-18 de los calientes Bengals (11-4) sobre los Patriots (7-8). Sam Darnold lanzó y corrió para un total de dos TD en el triunfo 37-23 de los Panthers (6-9) sobre los Lions (7-8). Jared Goff lanzó 3 TD en causa perdida por los Lions. 

    Tyler Huntley con un TD lanzado y Justin Tucker con 3 field goals, fueron suficientes para que los Ravens (10-5) vencieran 17-9 a los Falcons (5-10). Brock Purdy lanzó dos TD en el triunfo 37-20 de los 49ers (11-4) sobre los Commanders (7-7-1). Dak Prescott lanzó 3 TD, 2 a las manos dulces de Cee Dee Lamb, en el triunfo 40-34 de los Cowboys (11-4) sobre los Eagles (13-2). Ezekiel Elliott aportó un rush TD al triunfo de Dallas. David Mills lanzó un TD en la victoria 19-14 de los Texans (2-12-1) sobre los Titans (7-8). Los Steleers (7-8) derrotaron 13-10 a los Raiders (6-9) gracias a un TD lanzado de Kenny Pickett a las manos de George Pickens en el 4to parcial. 

    La Navidad trajo tres grandes juegos para el deleite de todos. Los Packers (7-8) mantienen vivas su esperanza de postemporada al vencer 26-20 a los Dolphins (8-7) con TD lanzado de Aaron Rodgers y un rush TD de AJ Dillon. Baker Mayfield lanzó dos TD y Cam Akers corrió para tres TD en el triunfo 51-14 de los Rams (5-10) sobre los Broncos (4-11). Tom Brady lanzó un TD, pero Ryan Succop completó 4 field goals, incluyendo el de la victoria faltando 3:41 del tiempo adicional, en el triunfo 19-16 de los Buccaneers (7-8) sobre los Cardinals (4-11). Los Bears han perdido 8 juegos seguidos.

    En el clásico juego del lunes; los Chargers (9-6) dominaron 20-3 a los Colts (4-10-1) gracias a dos rush TD de Austin Ekeler. 

Tacleando la NFL: Los Juegos de Campeonatos en la NFL 2021...Bucs vs Chiefs en el Super Bowl LV

 

Tacleando la NFL: Los Juegos de Campeonatos en la NFL 2021

Por Daniel “Mr. Clutch” Mercado Castro

Los Buccaneers de Tampa Bay y los Kansas City Chiefs se verán las caras en el Súper Bowl 55. Una interesante batalla entre el juvenil QB en ascenso, Patrick Mahomes, y el veterano leyenda viviente Tom Brady por el máximo trofeo en la NFL. Brady entra a su 10mo Super Bowl, 9 con los Patriots donde ganó 6 anillos, y su primero con los Buccanneers, donde busca ganar su 1ero, y a su vez, en el primer QB que gane campeonatos en ambas conferencias (AFC y NFC). Mahomes solo busca revalidar como campeón y vencer al G.O.A.T. de la NFL. Será un juego reñido donde los un error grave le puede dar la victoria al otro. Mr. Clutch le apuesta a Brady. Ganan los Buccaneers 31-23. 

Brady, quien ha ganado 4 MVP de Super Bowl, se convirtió en solo el 2do QB (Craig Norton) en en ganar juegos de campeonatos tanto en la AFC como en la NFC. Los Buccaneers al vencer 31-26 a los Packers se convierten en el primer equipo en la NFL, nunca había pasado en los 54 Super Bowls anteriores, en jugar el Super Bowl en su propio estadio. El próximo 7 de Febrero del 2021 los Buccanneers se verán las caras antes los Chiefs en el Super Bowl LV dentro del Raymond James Stadium en Tampa Bay, Florida, por CBS. Los Buccaneers siguen la racha de equipos de la Florida que llegaron a la Final de su respectivo deporte en los pasados meses como los Rays y Lightning. Florida tiene 1-1 y busca el desempate con los Buccanneers. Tampa Bay busca su 2do campeonato como franquicia en igual cantidad de visitas al Super Bowl, su 1ero fue en el 2002. Los Chiefs tienen marca de 2-1 y van rumbo a su 4to como franquicia. 

Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. volvió a vencer al dominante Aaron Rodgers para pasar a su 10ma Final. Brady lanzó de 36-20 para 280 yardas y 3 TD; pero también le fueron interceptados 3 pases, 2 de ellos por Jaire Alexander. Aaron Rodgers lanzó 48-33 para 346 yardas, 3 TD y una intercepción. Leonard Fournette aportó un rush TD y Ryan Succop un field goals de 46 yardas. Mason Crosby completó dos field goals por Green Bay. Los Buccaneers detuvieron una racha de 7 victorias seguidas de los Packers. 

Los Chiefs vencieron 38-34 a los Bills para ganarse la oportunidad de defender en el Super Bowl LV su campeonato. Buffalo arrancó el 1er parcial 9-0 con field goal de 51 yardas de Tyler Bass y un TD lanzado de Josh Allen. Bass se fue de 4-4 en field goals y aportó 12 puntos mientras que Allen lanzó dos TD, 287 yardas y una intercepción. En el 2do parcial los Chiefs tomaron el control del juego al ganarlo 21-3 gracias a TD lanzado de Patrick Mahomes, rush TD de Darrell Williams y rush TD de Clyde Edwards-Helaire. La mitad terminó 21-12 a favor de los Chiefs. En la 2da mitad, Mahomes, lanzó dos TD, terminando con un total de 3 y 325 yardas. Mahomes regresó para liderar a su equipo luego de regresar de los protocolos necesario en una concussion. Travis Kelce estuvo dominante con dos TD recibidos en 13 intentos y 118 yardas en total.  

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​ 70+ Hours of Live Super Bowl Week Coverage Beginning Monday, February 1​ 45+ On-Air Personalities with a Combined 18 Super Bowl Rings Special 8.5-Hour Edition of 'NFL GameDay Morning' on Super Bowl Sunday 'Good Morning Football,' 'Super Bowl Live,' 'NFL Total Access' & 'Super Bowl LV Countdown' Shows Live Throughout the Week Comprehensive Live Coverage of Super Bowl Opening Night – Monday, February 1 at 8:00 PM ET 'Super Bowl Today' – Wednesday, February 3 – Friday, February 5 at 1:00 PM ET on NFL.com & NFL App For the 18th year, NFL Network and NFL Digital Media provide comprehensive, wall-to-wall coverage of Super Bowl week. With more than 70 hours of live Super Bowl week coverage featuring a roster of more than 45 on-air personalities with a combined 18 Super Bowl rings, NFL Network and NFL Digital Media are the go-to destinations for expert analysis, the latest news and reports, special guest appearances, matchup-related programming and more from Tampa, Los Angeles and various locations leading up to Super Bowl LV. Beginning Monday, February 1, NFL Network kicks off its Super Bowl LV coverage, highlighted by Super Bowl Opening Night at 8:00 PM ET. With more than 11 hours of pregame and postgame coverage on Super Bowl Sunday, live telecasts of Good Morning Football, NFL Total Access and Super Bowl Live, special Super Bowl-related programming and Super Bowl features, NFL Network and NFL Digital Media provide all-encompassing access to everything inside and outside of Super Bowl LV. In addition to content across NFL Network, NFL Digital Media will deliver an array of product features and exclusive programming including live shows, video features and audio content to keep fans connected all week long, with live shows such as Super Bowl Today, Around the NFL, NFL GameDay View and more on NFL.com and the NFL app. On Super Bowl Sunday, the NFL app allows viewers to stay connected with all the action wherever they are with access to live NFL Network programming as well as a live stream of CBS's telecast of Super Bowl LV, plus Next Gen Stats, highlights and game insights.   Super Bowl Sunday Coverage On Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, NFL Network provides more than 11 hours of live pregame and postgame coverage, starting at 9:00 AM ET with a special 8.5-hour edition of NFL GameDay Morning. Utilizing 20 on-air talent members, NFL GameDay Morning offers comprehensive analysis before the kickoff of Super Bowl LV. Following the game, NFL GameDay Final is live from Raymond James Stadium with postgame interviews with players and coaches, in-depth analysis and complete game highlights. NFL GameDay Morning – 9:00 AM ET Rich Eisen, Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin & Steve Mariucci – Raymond James Stadium Concourse Colleen Wolfe & Willie McGinest – Tampa Convention Center Kay Adams, Michael Robinson, Peter Schrager & Kyle Brandt – Good Morning Football Set Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero, James Palmer & Steve Wyche – Raymond James Stadium Cynthia Frelund – NFL Network Studio Kim Jones – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hotel Jeffri Chadiha – Kansas City Chiefs Hotel Brian Billick Mike Garafolo Andrea Kremer NFL GameDay Final – Postgame Chris Rose, Michael Irvin & Steve Mariucci – Raymond James Stadium Featured on the Super Bowl Sunday edition of NFL GameDay Morning: Kurt Warner sits down with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes   Steve Mariucci sits down with Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid   Brian Billick joins to discuss winning Super Bowl XXXV with the Baltimore Ravens in Tampa   New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan join Feature segments Making a Masterpiece – Legendary music artists share everything that goes into the Making of a Masterpiece, drawing parallels between the journey of creating timeless art and the path of a Super Bowl champion Andrea Kremer explores the greatest Super Bowl moments in Tampa history Mark Kriegel chronicles all of the challenges the NFL faced this season to make it to Super Bowl LV The story of Suzie Dormer, an ICU nurse from Tampa General Hospital who will serve as honorary captain for the Super Bowl LV coin flip Kansas City Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif reflects on his missed season after opting out to work on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic Feature exploring the history of Black quarterbacks, including the voices of Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Doug Williams and more   *Additional details on the Super Bowl Sunday edition of NFL GameDay Morning will be available at a later date NFL Network's Super Bowl LV Programming Includes: Good Morning Football airs live Monday, Friday 1 – Friday, February 5 delivering the first analysis and interviews of the day. Hosts Kay Adams, Nate Burleson, Peter Schrager, Kyle Brandt and Will Selva anchor the coverage and are joined by special guests throughout the week. On Saturday, February 6, Good Morning Football: Weekend airs at 9:00 AM ET with Colleen Wolfe, Michael Robinson, DeAngelo Hall and Mike Garafolo Super Bowl Live airs Monday, February 1 at 12 Noon ET, Tuesday, February 2, Wednesday, February 3 and Friday, February 5 at 1:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 4 at 11:00 AM ET, and Saturday, February 6 at 5:00 PM ET from Tampa, Los Angeles and various locations with up-to-the-minute reports, analysis and interviews with some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment NFL Total Access airs live Monday, February 1 – Friday, February 5 at 7:00 PM ET, and Saturday, February 6 at 11:00 PM ET, with host MJ Acosta-Ruiz, analysts such as Willie McGinest, James Jones, David Carr, LaDainian Tomlinson, Maurice Jones-Drew, Terrell Davis, and more, recapping the day's action and providing the latest news reports, on-air appearances by special guests and breakdown of the key matchups leading up to Super Bowl LV. NFL Total Access expands to two hours on Wednesday, February 3 and Thursday, February 4   NFL Network provides live coverage of Super Bowl Opening Night Monday, February 1 at 8:00 PM ET. Rich Eisen anchors the coverage as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs talk to the media for the first time during Super Bowl week, joined by Michael Irvin, Kay Adams and Steve Wyche   Join Colleen Wolfe and David Carr on Super Bowl LV Countdown Friday, February 5 at 9:00 PM ET as they countdown the most important storylines leading up to Super Bowl LV. New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley joins   On Wednesday, February 3 at 9:00 PM ET, NFL Mic'd Up: The 2020 Season provides the best on-field sights and sounds from the 2020 NFL season Super Bowl Saturday Night, a one-hour red-carpet show, airs Saturday, February 6 at 8:00 PM ET leading up to the 10th annual NFL Honors awards show on CBS   Live coverage of NFL-related press conferences throughout the week, including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's press conference, player availability and the Super Bowl halftime entertainment press conference  Throughout the week, turn to NFL Network for re-airs of every previous matchup between Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes, and highlight films from Tom Brady's six Super Bowl victories The sixth annual 1st and Future competition airs Tuesday, February 2 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network. The 90-minute show hosted by Colleen Wolfe and Kimmi Chex features two competitive categories: the Innovations to Advance Player Health and Safety Competition featuring four start-ups pitching their innovative products designed to improve player health and safety, and the NFL Computer Vision Competition in which the top five models for detecting on-field helmet impacts will be announced. An expert panel of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, CEO of Amazon Web Services Andy Jassy and Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald discuss how the use of data and innovative technologies are driving new insights into player health, safety and performance in the NFL. The 1st and Future competition is powered by Amazon Web Services Featured throughout NFL Network's Super Bowl week programming NFL 360 – After a Tampa man serves 37 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction, Tampa Bay Buccaneers players work to help him rebuild his life. Jeffri Chadiha tells the story of Robert DuBoise: https://tinyurl.com/y6j7f687 Say Their Stories – NFL players share the powerful lives and stories of men and women who were victims of social injustice   NFL Digital Media Coverage of Super Bowl LV Includes: Super Bowl Today – Super Bowl Today keeps fans up-to-date on everything happening surrounding Super Bowl LV with host Matt "Money" Smith and various NFL Media talent. Super Bowl Today streams Wednesday, February 3 – Friday, February 5 at 1:00 PM ET on NFL.com, the NFL app and YouTube   Around the NFL – The Around the NFL crew of Dan Hanzus, Gregg Rosenthal, Chris Wesseling and Marc Sessler bring viewers the latest news and interviews Tuesday, February 2 and Friday, February 5 at 3:00 PM ET, as well as a live Super Bowl Postgame show Sunday, February 7. Around the NFL streams on NFL.com, the NFL app and YouTube, and airs on NFL Network Saturday, February 6 at 8:00 AM ET   NFL GameDay View – Andrew Hawkins, Gregg Rosenthal and Cynthia Frelund preview Super Bowl LV on Friday, February 5 at 6:00 PM ET and Sunday, February 7 at 1:00 PM ET, streaming on NFL.com, the NFL app and YouTube. Additionally, NFL GameDay View airs on NFL Network Friday, February 5 at 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 6 at 9:00 PM ET and Sunday, February 7 at 8:00 AM ET   Twitter Checkdown – On the day before Super Bowl LV, Andrew Hawkins hosts the Twitter Checkdown Live Super Bowl preview show Saturday, February 6 at 3:00 PM ET, streaming on the @NFL Twitter handle   Huddle and Flow – Steve Wyche and Jim Trotter host a Super Bowl edition of the Huddle and Flow podcast on Tuesday, February 2 at 1:00 PM ET, streaming on NFL.com, the NFL app and YouTube   Move the Sticks – Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks host a Super Bowl edition of the Move the Sticks podcast on Monday, February 1 at 5:00 PM ET, streaming on NFL.com, the NFL app and YouTube   Super Bowl Week Editions of NFL Media Podcasts – Super Bowl editions of NFL Media podcasts NFL Total Access: The Locker Room with Michael Robinson and Brian Billick, NFL Fantasy Football with Marcas Grant, Good Morning Football with Will Selva, and NFL Legends with Aeneas Williams will be available for download   NFL Explained: Road to the Hall of Fame – Over 25,000 men have played in the NFL since its inception, but only about 300 have ever had the honor of being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But how exactly do they make it in? With the help of Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker, NFL Network's own Hall of Fame voter Jim Trotter and others, we show you the road the players must take to end up in the prestigious "Hall of Legends" in Canton, Ohio. NFL Explained: Road to the Hall of Fame airs on NFL Network Tuesday, February 2 at 9:30 PM ET   NFL Explained: Super Bowl LIV – From selecting a host city to the opening kick, go behind the scenes with the NFL Events team to see everything it takes to plan and execute Super Bowl week, looking back at Super Bowl LIV last year in Miami   NFL Explained: How the NFL is Preparing the Super Bowl for Players and Fans – The NFL has taken a comprehensive and medically-based approach to mitigate risk of player and staff exposure to COVID-19 at and leading up to the Super Bowl   NFL Explained: Microsoft Sideline Technology & Tablet – Inside look at how Microsoft and the NFL get coaches and players all the info the need on game day Comprehensive coverage and analysis on NFL.com from Judy Battista, Jeffri Chadiha, Tom Pelissero, Michael Silver, Jim Trotter, Nick Shook and Kevin Patra throughout Super Bowl week   Super Bowl Week Content on Snapchat – Keep up with all of the action throughout Super Bowl week on Snapchat. Featured content includes the "NFL Extra Point" show which recaps the most jaw-dropping plays in Super Bowl history and provides Super Bowl LV predictions from star players, celebrities and analysts, as well as the biggest moments from the past NFL season on NFL Our Stories. On Super Bowl Sunday, the "NFL Highlights" channel will be updated in near-real time, covering team arrivals, pre-game warm-ups, big plays during the game and the postgame celebration, and an updated episode of "NFL Extra Point" dedicated solely to The Weeknd's Halftime show performance will be released. Finally, a new AR Lens experience will be available where Snapchatters can place themselves in the center of a group of players from the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they celebrate following a touchdown Provided below is NFL Network's schedule for Super Bowl week (Monday, February 1 – Sunday, February 7). All times provided below are in Eastern Standard Time. Monday, February 1 7:00 AM – Good Morning Football – LIVE 10:00 AM – Good Morning Football (2-hour edition) – Encore 12 Noon – Super Bowl Live – LIVE 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access – LIVE 8:00 PM – Super Bowl Opening Night – LIVE 10:00 PM – Super Bowl Classics: Super Bowl LIV – San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 AM – Super Bowl Opening Night – Encore Tuesday, February 2 7:00 AM – Good Morning Football – LIVE 10:00 AM – Good Morning Football – Encore 1:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE 3:00 PM – Super Bowl Live (1 hour) – Encore 4:00 PM – Super Bowl Highlight Film: Super Bowl XXXVI 4:30 PM – Super Bowl Highlight Film: Super Bowl XXXVIII 5:00 PM – Super Bowl Highlight Film: Super Bowl XXXIX 5:30 PM – Super Bowl Highlight Film: Super Bowl XLIX 6:00 PM – Super Bowl Highlight Film: Super Bowl LI 6:30 PM – Super Bowl Highlight Film: Super Bowl LIII 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access – LIVE 8:00 PM – 1st and Future – Premiere 9:30 PM – NFL Explained: Road to the Hall of Fame – Premiere 10:00 PM – Journey to Super Bowl LV: Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots, 2018 Week 6 1:00 AM – 1st and Future – Encore 2:30 AM – NFL Explained: Road to the Hall of Fame – Encore Wednesday, February 3 7:00 AM – Good Morning Football – LIVE 10:00 AM – Good Morning Football – Encore 1:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE  7:00 PM – NFL Total Access – LIVE 9:00 PM – NFL Mic'd Up: The 2020 Season 10:00 PM – Journey to Super Bowl LV: New England Patriots vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 2018 AFC Championship Game 1:00 AM – NFL Total Access – Encore 2:00 AM – NFL Mic'd Up: The 2020 Season Thursday, February 4 7:00 AM – Good Morning Football – LIVE 10:00 AM – Good Morning Football (1-hour edition) – Encore 11:00 AM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE 11:30 AM – Halftime Show Press Conference 2:00 PM – NFL Commissioner Press Conference​​ 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access – LIVE 9:00 PM – Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 10:00 PM – Journey to Super Bowl LV: Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots, 2019 Week 14 1:00 AM – NFL Total Access – Encore 2:00 AM – Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials Friday, February 5 7:00 AM – Good Morning Football – LIVE 10:00 AM – Good Morning Football – Encore 1:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE 7:00 PM – NFL Total Access – LIVE 8:00 PM – NFL GameDay View – LIVE 9:00 PM – Super Bowl LV Countdown – LIVE 10:00 PM – Journey to Super Bowl LV: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2020 Week 12 12:30 AM – NFL Total Access – Encore 1:30 AM – NFL GameDay View – Encore 2:30 AM – Super Bowl LV Countdown – Encore Saturday, February 6 8:00 AM – Around the NFL – LIVE 9:00 AM – Good Morning Football: Weekend – LIVE 12 Noon – Good Morning Football: Weekend – Encore 3:00 PM – Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 4:00 PM – NFL Mic'd Up: The 2020 Season 5:00 PM – Super Bowl Live – LIVE 8:00 PM – Super Bowl Saturday Night – LIVE    9:00 PM – NFL GameDay View 10:00 PM – Around the NFL 11:00 PM – NFL Total Access – LIVE 12:30 AM – NFL Total Access – Encore 2:00 AM – NFL Honors – Encore Sunday, February 7 8:00 AM – NFL GameDay View 9:00 AM – NFL GameDay Morning – LIVE 5:30 PM – Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials 6:30 PM – Super Bowl Game Center 10:00 PM – NFL GameDay Final – LIVE 3:30 AM – Super Bowl LV Encore ABOUT NFL MEDIA NFL Media is comprised of NFL Network, NFL Films, NFL.com, the NFL app and NFL RedZone. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL Network to receive information and insight straight from the field, team headquarters, league offices and everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year-round inside access to all NFL events, including the Super Bowl, Playoffs, regular season, preseason, Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, league meetings, minicamps and training camps. For fans on the go, all NFL Network programming can be streamed live through the NFL and NFL Network apps on smartphones, tablets, PCs and connected TV devices (Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, PlayStation 4, Roku and Xbox One). Access is available for NFL Network subscribers of participating TV providers. For more information, go to NFL.com/nflnetwork.   SUPER BOWL LV FESTIVITIES TO KICK OFF WITH SUPER BOWL OPENING NIGHT PRESENTED BY BOLT24 ​Tune-in to NFL Network for Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday, February 1 at 8 PM ET as the Super Bowl Teams make their first appearance for Super Bowl LV Fans can follow along and get in on the real time action on @NFL Social Platforms New York, NY [January 27, 2021] – Super Bowl LV kicks off on Monday, February 1 as the AFC and NFC Championship teams are available to media for the first time for Super Bowl Opening Night presented by BOLT24. This season, in the interest of health and safety for all involved, Super Bowl Opening Night will be conducted virtually from the participating teams' home cities. Nine players from each participating team, alongside their head coach will take part in virtual Opening Night festivities.   Fans can get involved by following along on their favorite player's podium in real time on @NFL Twitter. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers podiums will be live on Twitter beginning at 12:00 PM ET. The Kansas City Chiefs podiums will be live on Twitter beginning at 4:00 PM ET. After the real time action on Twitter, fans can tune-in to NFL Network for Super Bowl Opening Night at 8 PM ET for the best of the best moments and an NFL Network exclusive conversation between Super Bowl coaches and quarterbacks before they take the field in Tampa Bay for Super Bowl LV. RICH EISEN, MICHAEL IRVIN and KAY ADAMS will anchor NFL Network's Opening Night coverage. CBS Sports' JIM NANTZ and TONY ROMO will join the NFL Network show to get in on the Opening Night action. For more information on Super Bowl Opening Night, visit SuperBowl.com. Fans can also check NFL social handles in the coming days for more information on how to get involved. NFL SELECTS THREE COMMUNITY HEROES TO SERVE AS HONORARY CAPTAINS DURING SUPER BOWL LV COIN TOSS ​​Presidential Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Commissioned to Compose an Original Piece about the Resiliency of the Honorary Game Captains Three heroes who served as leaders in their respective communities during the global pandemic will be honored at Super Bowl LV on Sunday, Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium, NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL announced today. The three Honorary Captains – Educator TRIMAINE DAVIS, Nurse Manager SUZIE DORNER and Veteran JAMES MARTIN – will participate in the official on-field Coin Toss ceremony. All three were selected because of their dedication and selfless commitment to helping others. These heroes are symbolic of the thousands of health-care professionals, educators, and veterans throughout our country who continue to care for, heal and support those in need during this pandemic. Together they embody our season-long message of ‘It Takes All of Us’. Before the Honorary Captains are recognized on-field, Presidential Inaugural Poet AMANDA GORMAN will recite an original poem about these three individuals in recognition of their tremendous impact during an unprecedented year. The recitation of the poem will air nationally on CBS and be featured in-stadium.​ “We are honored to recognize these three individuals who represent the best in all of us,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “During this incredibly challenging time in our lives, Trimaine, Suzie, and James have exemplified the essence of leadership, each in their own way. We are grateful for their commitment and proud to share their stories and recognize them during this special moment on Super Bowl Sunday.” Below are more details about the three Super Bowl LV Honorary Captains: TRIMAINE DAVIS: (Educator- Los Angeles, CA) Amidst the pandemic, Trimaine made it a priority to ensure both his students and members of their households had devices and internet access to help bridge the digital divide. Not only did Trimaine secure hotspots, laptops, and tablets for his students, but he hosted tech workshops for families to learn how to make use of the devices. Throughout his career, Trimaine has prioritized the academic success of Black students through his work with the CSU Northridge Black Male Initiative, San Diego State's Student African American Brotherhood, Afrikan Student Union, and more. Trimaine was surprised with his selection as an Honorary Captain by ANGELA LACHICA and NFL Legend DOUG BALDWIN of the Players Coalition – which can be seen here. SUZIE DORNER: (Nurse Manager – Tampa, FL) Suzie is currently the COVID ICU Nurse Manager at Tampa General Hospital and has been serving the local Tampa community for more than eight years. In the face of tragedy, Suzie worked selflessly, as all nurses do, to prioritize others and work endless hours to assist many in their battles with COVID-19. Suzie lost two grandparents to the pandemic and represents the thousands of healthcare workers across the country and across the world that have risked their own lives for the sake of our own. Suzie was surprised with the news of her selection as an Honorary Captain by Tampa Bay Buccaneers Legend and Co-Chairman of the Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee DERRICK BROOKS – which can be seen here. JAMES MARTIN: (Marine Corps Veteran – Pittsburgh, PA) During the COVID-19 global pandemic, James’ contributions to his community are limitless. He has worked supporting veterans, high school athletes and local youth. James connected more than 1,800 fellow veterans and their families to one another virtually this past year through Wounded Warrior Project® and its livestreaming and video game events. This season he also volunteered to livestream every home football game for Aliquippa High School so family and fans could cheer on their favorite players from home. Lastly, James opened his home to needy kids in his neighborhood, offering them a comfortable home, while still attending to his own children, one of whom has special needs. James was surprised with the news of his selection as an Honorary Captain by Pittsburgh Steelers Legend JEROME BETTIS – which can be seen here. # # # Amanda Gorman is the youngest Presidential Inaugural Poet in U.S. history. She is a committed advocate for the environment, racial equality and gender justice. Amanda's activism and poetry have been featured on the Today Show, PBS Kids, and CBS This Morning, and in the New York Times, Vogue, Essence, and O magazine. In 2017, UrbanWord named her the first ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States. After graduating from Harvard University, she now lives in her hometown of Los Angeles. The special edition of her inaugural poem, The Hill We Climb, will be published in Spring 2021. Her debut picture book, Change Sings, and first poetry collection, The Hill We Climb and Other Poems, will be published in the fall of 2021. Please visit theamandagorman.com. Finalists Announced for NFL’s Sixth Annual “1st and Future” Pitch Competition Powered by AWS Pitch competition with $150,000 in awards to air during Super Bowl LV Week on Tuesday, February 2, at 8:00 p.m. EST on NFL Network New York, January 26, 2021 – The National Football League (NFL), in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced the finalists and judges for 1st and Future. The NFL's sixth annual competition designed to spur novel advancements in athlete safety and performance will air on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. EST on NFL Network in the lead up to Super Bowl LV. The 90-minute show will feature two competitive categories: The Innovations to Advance Player Health and Safety Competition will feature four start-ups pitching their innovative products designed to improve player health and safety. Winners will be awarded $50,000 and $25,000 for the grand and runner-up prizes, respectively. The NFL Computer Vision Competition winners will also be unveiled during the program. The NFL provided computer scientists actual game data and challenged them to create ways to detect on-field helmet impacts. Nearly 7,800 submissions from 55 countries were received; the top five data analysts' models will be showcased, and each will be awarded prizes up to $25,000. Successful computer vision models of helmet contacts may inform rules changes, teaching tools and even future helmet designs. The use of computer vision and machine learning is a major component of the collaboration between the NFL and AWS in their development of the Digital Athlete, a virtual representation of an NFL player that can be used to better predict and prevent player injury. While an expert panel of judges deliberate on the pitch competition, Commissioner Roger Goodell,  Andy Jassy, CEO of AWS, and Arizona Cardinals Wide Receiver Larry Fitzgerald will join the program, which will be hosted by NFL Network's Colleen Wolfe and Kimmi Chex, to discuss how the use of data and innovative technologies are driving new insights into player health, safety and performance in the NFL. The finalists in the Innovations category have provided the following descriptions of the technology they will be pitching during the 1st and Future program: Genesis Helmets, Inc. – Keystone Heights, Florida  Genesis Helmets is using its computational model of the seven soft tissues that comprise the human brain, plus design and manufacturing technologies from Mississippi State University, Florida State University and Auxadyne, LLC, with the goal of developing a better-performing football helmet focused on the brain rather than the skull. Nix, Inc. – Boston, Massachusetts  Nix's proprietary biosensor platform generates real-time data on sweat rate and electrolyte losses to empower athletes to maintain proper hydration during activity – and thereby optimize safety and performance. Organic Robotics Corporation (ORC) – Ithaca, New York ORC's unique Light Lace™ sensors use light to measure muscle fatigue and respiration. This stretchable sensor can be integrated into garments or even helmets, and the information generated can help athletes and training staff better assess injury risk factors and optimize performance. GO² Devices / PEEP Performance, LLC – Houston, Texas  PEEP Performance's GO² device is a patented breathing device that increases the user's blood oxygen levels while providing the protection of a traditional mouth guard. Version 2 of the device is currently in development and will enable the device to capture data from every breath, analyze that data and give real time feedback on the physiological metrics of an athlete in order to optimize their performance.  The judges include: Priya Ponnapalli, Ph.D., Senior Manager and Principal Scientist, Amazon Machine Learning Solutions Lab Reggie Scott, Vice President, Sports Medicine and Performance, Los Angeles Rams Allen Sills, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, National Football League DeMarcus Ware, 9-time Pro Bowl NFL Player, Super Bowl Champion, Founder of Driven To Win and 3VOLT Fitness Gary Vaynerchuk, Chairman, VaynerX, CEO, VaynerMedia, Co-Founder, Resy and Empathy Wines   The 1st and Future competition is powered by AWS. Together, the NFL and AWS are leveraging AWS's cloud computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies to generate new insights into player injuries, game rules, equipment, rehabilitation and recovery. This year's competition will be the sixth annual event. Within the first five years of the 1st and Future competition, innovators and data scientists have been awarded a combined total of $750,000 for their winning pitches. Former winning innovations will be featured throughout the show, many of which are now used in the NFL, such as Mobile Virtual Player (MVP)'s robotic tackle dummy and Protect3d's custom protective devices. For more information, visit www.nfl.com/1standfuture. About the NFL's Player Health and Safety Initiatives The NFL is committed to advancing progress in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries. The league's approach to player health and safety is rooted in the collection and analysis of data to help guide its continuous efforts to understand and reduce injury, and protect players. Data and science are the foundation of the NFL's efforts to further enhance medical protocols, improve the way our game is taught and played, and stimulate the development of new and improved protective equipment, including helmets. For more information about the NFL's health and safety efforts, please visit www.NFL.com/PlayerHealthAndSafety. NFL AND NFLPA COVID-19 MONITORING TESTING RESULTS The National Football League and NFL Players Association today announced the COVID-19 monitoring testing results for January 17 – January 23. Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 follow the joint NFL-NFLPA Treatment Protocol. They are immediately isolated, not permitted to access club facilities, or to have direct contact with players or personnel. Club medical staff are in regular communication with individuals who test positive to monitor symptoms.   Monitoring Testing results for January 17– January 23: 5,278 tests were administered to a total of 844 players and team personnel. 2,126 tests were administered to 313 players; 3,152 tests were administered to 531 personnel. There were 0 new confirmed positive tests among players and 2 new confirmed positives among other personnel.   Total test results for the entire Monitoring Testing period to-date, Aug 1 – Jan 23: During Monitoring Testing from Aug 1 – Jan 23, 262 players and 462 other personnel were confirmed positive cases. Approximately 954,830 tests were administered to players and personnel during the Aug 1 – Jan 23 period. SUPER BOWL LV COMMUNITY EVENTS TO MAKE POSITIVE IMPACT IN TAMPA BAY REGION THROUGH VIRTUAL AND PHYSICALLY-DISTANCED IN-PERSON EVENTS, EFFORTS FOCUS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY, THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER, YOUTH WELLNESS, MILITARY APPRECIATION, AMONG OTHERS NEW YORK – Super Bowl LV will look different than previous years due to changes brought forth from COVID-19 safety protocols, but the NFL will continue to impact the Tampa Bay community in positive ways in coordination with CDC guidelines. In the weeks preceding the game, more than 20 charitable activities and community outreach events will enrich the community and provide lasting legacies. Super Bowl Week activities include community projects made possible by NFL Foundation Super Bowl Legacy Grants and the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee, community greening projects, a Salute to Service event at MacDill Air Force Base, a virtual NFL PLAY 60 Kids Day and the announcement of the annual Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide winner.  The NFL and Feeding Tampa Bay (FTB) partnered to create 'Huddle to Tackle Hunger," a Super Bowl LV initiative to combat food insecurity in the region, an issue that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. As a part of this program, the NFL Foundation made a $250,000 donation to FTB to both assist in supporting local restaurants that have been significantly affected by COVID-19 and provide meals to those that need it most. The program will run for 44 weeks following Super Bowl LV. In addition, the NFL and FTB have launched a volunteer sweepstakes for a chance to attend Super Bowl LV that closes February 3 and will host two volunteer events to encourage local residents to sign up to volunteer with FTB to help fight hunger within their community. A $2 million investment was also made by the NFL Foundation and the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee as part of the "Forever 55" social legacy initiative that focuses on pillars that best reflect the needs of the Tampa community: early childhood education, food insecurity, families, health and wellness, sustainability and social justice. Together, the NFL and the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee, alongside community and civic partners, will collaborate in an intentional and strategic way to create, support and implement long-lasting initiatives throughout Tampa Bay. During the week, the NFL will conduct volunteer events at local domestic violence shelters and sexual assault survivor organizations, including The Spring of Tampa Bay and the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. The league is also working with the Hillsborough County Commission on Human Trafficking and the Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative, providing financial grants to address those issues in the Tampa area.  The youth and high school football community will be celebrated throughout Super Bowl LV. Student-athletes and coaches will have the opportunity to enhance their football skills and learn the values associated with the game. The following are just some of the ways the NFL and Super Bowl LV will positively impact the Tampa Bay community in compliance with both local and CDC health and safety guidelines. SCHEDULE CALENDAR LISTED BY DATE Date Name of Event Topic Time Location Contact Monday, Feb. 1 Super Bowl LIV Business Connect Celebration Business Connect N/A VIRTUAL BJ Waymer, bj.waymer@nfl.com Tuesday, Feb. 2 NFL/United Way Character Playbook Community 1-2 p.m. VIRTUAL Jordyn White, jordyn.white@nfl.com   Tuesday, Feb. 2 Domestic Violence Crisis Center Supply Drop Off Community 1-2 p.m. IN-PERSON – MEDIA MUST RSVP Jordyn White, jordyn.white@nfl.com   Tuesday, Feb. 2 1st and Future Community N/A VIRTUAL Caitlin McClure, cmcclure@gpg.com Wednesday, Feb. 3 NFL PLAY 60 Kids Day Youth Event 1 p.m. VIRTUAL   Jordyn White, jordyn.white@nfl.com Wednesday, Feb. 3 Play Football High School Day Youth Football 4 p.m. IN-PERSON – MEDIA MUST RSVP At Super Bowl Experience Taylor Kielpinski-Rogers, taylor.kielpinski-rogers@nfl.com Wednesday, Feb. 3 NFL Inspire Change Digital Divide Program Community 10:15-11:30 a.m. IN-PERSON – MEDIA MUST RSVP Kelsey Boyd, Kelsey.Boyd@nfl.com Wednesday, Feb. 3 Metropolitan Ministries Stable Family Project Community   IN-PERSON Crackerjack Media, Jennifer@crackerjackmedia.com Thursday, Feb. 4 NFL Green Wellswood Community Garden Build Community 2:15 p.m. IN-PERSON – MEDIA MUST RSVP Wellswood Community Center, (4806 Wishart Blvd.) Jordyn White, jordyn.white@nfl.com Thursday, Feb. 4 'Huddle to Tackle Hunger' Feeding Tampa Bay Event at Trinity Café Community 4-6 p.m. IN-PERSON – MEDIA MUST RSVP Trinity Café (7330 54th Ave., North, Street) Jordyn White, jordyn.white@nfl.com Thursday, Feb. 4 RISE to Host Sixth Annual Super Bowl Social Justice Critical Conversation Sanctioned Event N/A VIRTUAL Jared Shanker, media@RISEtoWIN.org Thursday, Feb. 4 Domestic Violence Shelter Volunteer Project Community N/A IN-PERSON – NO MEDIA Jordyn White, jordyn.white@nfl.com Thursday, Feb. 4 Salute to Service Event at MacDill Air Force Base Community 11 a.m. IN-PERSON – MEDIA MUST RSVP Liz McCollum, elizabethm@bzapr.com Friday, Feb. 5 Super Bowl Legacy Grant Press Conference Community 10 a.m. IN-PERSON – MEDIA MUST RSVP – at Water Works Park Jordyn White, jordyn.white@nfl.com Friday, Feb. 5 Super Bowl Career Fair Player Care Foundation N/A VIRTUAL Jordyn White. jordyn.white@nfl.com Friday, Feb. 5 NFL & All Pro Dad's Family Football Clinic Youth Football 6:30 p.m. VIRTUAL Taylor Kielpinski-Rogers, taylor.kielpinski-rogers@nfl.com Saturday, Feb. 6 'Huddle to Tackle Hunger' Feeding Tampa Bay Event at Trinity Café Community 9-11 a.m. IN-PERSON – MEDIA MUST RSVP Trinity Café (22-2 E. Busch Blvd.)   Jordyn White, jordyn.white@nfl.com Saturday, Feb. 6 Legends Community Coaching Network Youth Football N/A VIRTUAL Taylor Kielpinski-Rogers, taylor.kielpinski-rogers@nfl.com Saturday, Feb. 6 22nd Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration Sanctioned Event 7:30 p.m. VIRTUAL  www.superbowlgospel.com Saturday, Feb. 6 Super Bowl Breakfast Sanctioned Event N/A VIRTUAL Darrin Gray, darrin.gray@athletesinaction.org Sunday, Feb. 7 Taste of the NFL Sanctioned Event 11:30 a.m. VIRTUAL Jordyn White, jordyn.white@nfl.com     SUPER BOWL LV BUSINESS CONNECT CELEBRATION VIRTUAL: The NFL will host its virtual Super Bowl LV Business Connect Celebration - Opportunity. Teamwork. Success. on Monday, Feb. 1, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The event is a celebration of the Super Bowl LV Business Connect program, spotlighting the accomplishments of suppliers and local companies who participated in the year-long program designed to bring Super Bowl-related contract opportunities, professional development and networking opportunities to local, diverse businesses in Tampa. In partnership with the Business Connect team, over 200 local woman, minority, LGBTQ+, and veteran-owned companies worked through myriad COVID-19-related business disruptions to prepare for Super Bowl LV and the jobs it will bring to the Tampa Bay area.      The Business Connect Celebration is a private event for participating business owners. A virtual networking reception will kick off the evening, followed by a recognition of suppliers who have excelled in the program. The event will culminate with a handoff ceremony acknowledging Tampa Host Committee partner, LaKendria Robinson's, leadership in the marketplace and introducing the Business Connect program local lead in Los Angeles.   While the event is closed to the media, Business Connect representatives are available for interviews upon request and can provide contact information for participating supplier interviews.   For more information, contact B.J. Waymer, NFL Business Connect, at (704) 614-6352 or bj.waymer@nfl.com.     NFL/UNITED WAY CHARACTER PLAYBOOK VIRTUAL "ANGST" FILM SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSION VIRTUAL: The NFL will host three virtual screenings of the IndieFlix film, Angst, followed by a star-studded virtual panel discussion of the film on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. for NFL/United Way Worldwide Character Playbook students and teachers.  Angst is a film-based education program designed to raise awareness around anxiety, and to break down the stigma associated with mental health; the film is a natural extension of the Mental Wellness Basics digital course component of the Character Playbook program. Panelists include Jacksonville Jaguars WR DJ CHARK, Baltimore Ravens DT CALAIS CAMPBELL, NFL VP of Clinical and Wellness Services DR. NYAKA NIILAMPTI, and United Way Worldwide Chief Experience Officer STAN LITTLE. Middle- and high school students, teachers and families interested in joining a virtual screening and the panel discussion can register here: https://www.indieflix.com/nfl-character-playbook-angst.     Funded by the NFL Foundation and United Way Worldwide, Character Playbook is a digital education resource that supports positive character development, social-emotional learning, mental wellness, and health relationships in middle- and high school students and is available to all U.S. schools free of charge.    For more information, please contact Jordyn White at Jordyn.White@nfl.com.    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRISIS CENTER SUPPLY DROP OFF IN-PERSON: On Tuesday, Feb. 2 from 1-2 p.m. five volunteers will work with the NFL on a hygiene supply drop-off at local domestic violence shelter and Crisis Center.    Media who wish to cover the event should RSVP to Jordyn White at Jordyn.White@nfl.com.     1st AND FUTURE VIRTUAL: The 6th annual NFL 1st and Future competition powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be broadcast in primetime on NFL Network on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. 1st and Future is the NFL's annual pitch competition designed to spur innovation in player health, safety and performance.   This year's event will feature two categories of competition. The Innovations to Advance Player Health and Safety Competition will feature up to four start-up businesses pitching their innovations that could improve player health and safety, including protective equipment, medical devices, sensors and training devices. The second category, the NFL Computer Vision Competition, crowdsourced access to NFL game data to model a computer vision system for detecting on-field helmet impacts during NFL plays.   For more information, visit www.nfl.com/1standfuture or contact Caitlin McClure at cmcclure@gpg.com.   NFL PLAY 60 KIDS DAY VIRTUAL: The NFL and the American Heart Association will host a virtual one-hour NFL PLAY 60 Kids Day virtual  event on Wednesday, Feb. 3 from 1 – 2 p.m. ET for youth across the country featuring an interactive segment powered by GoNoodle focused on encouraging youth to stay active and healthy. The event will include appearances by NFL players, cheerleaders, and mascots participating in NFL PLAY 60 related physical activity exercises that encourage youth to get moving for 60 minutes a day. The event will be a fun and engaging way for teachers and parents to bring NFL PLAY 60 into their classroom or home.  Visit www.NFL.com/PLAY60 for more information.   For more information, please contact Linzy Cotaya with the American Heart Association at Linzy.Cotaya@heart.org or Jordyn White at Jordyn.White@nfl.com.   PLAY FOOTBALL HIGH SCHOOL DAY IN-PERSON: In recognition of National Girls and Women's in Sports Day, the NFL, in collaboration with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Nike, will celebrate female flag football student-athletes and coaches from Hillsborough County (Tampa) at this year's Play Football High School Day to be held at Super Bowl Experience presented by Lowe's. The student-athletes will hear from sport industry professionals, discuss the values learned from the game, and will have the opportunity to showcase their skills.  The event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m.    Media who would like to attend should RSVP to Taylor Kielpinski-Rogers at Taylor.Kielpinski-Rogers@nfl.com.   NFL INSPIRE CHANGE DIGITAL DIVIDE PROGRAM VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON: On Wednesday, Feb. 3 from 10:15-11:30 a.m., Jefferson High School students will take part in EVERFI's 306 African-American history program. During the event, students will discuss one of EVERFI's new modules focused on Black trailblazers in business with a panel of thought leaders including NFL players. Funded by the NFL in schools nationwide, the EVERFI 306 program provides schools with a digital African-American history curriculum. The event will take place at Jefferson High School (4401 W Cypress St, Tampa). As part of ongoing efforts to help address the "digital divide" the NFL in collaboration with the Hillsborough Education Foundation will make a contribution to assist students throughout Tampa Bay. Media interested in attending onsite should RSVP to Kelsey Boyd at Kelsey.Boyd@nfl.com. METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES STABLE FAMILY PROJECT IN-PERSON: As part of the Forever 55 Families pillar, the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee and Metropolitan Ministries have partnered to create the Stable Families Project, supporting 20 Tampa Bay families transitioning from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Many of these once-displaced families had to leave behind belongings before moving into a shelter. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, we celebrate their resilience as we welcome them home. Thanks to dedicated funding from the Stable Families project these families will move into newly furnished apartments at Sabal Place, providing a comfortable home where they can continue to thrive.   This event is not open to the public but will have limited media accessibility. For more information, please contact Jennifer Renspie, Crackerjack Media at Jennifer@crackerjackmedia.com or (813) 352-9115.   INAUGURAL MADDEN NFL 21 X HBCU SHOWCASE VIRTUAL: This season the NFL hosted the first-of-its-kind, inaugural Madden NFL 21 x HBCU Tournament. The top four gamers in the tournament from each HBCU athletic conference have advanced to the final round taking place ahead of Super Bowl LV.  Finalists will compete in a showcase hosted by Nerd Street Gamers. Fans and interested media can tune in to the final bracket live on Nerd Street Gamers' Twitch. The Grand Prize winner will receive $5000. Runner ups in second and third place will each receive $2500. The tournament was designed to connect HBCU communities and encourage competition among the most talented Madden NFL 21 players from schools representing the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The event is just one of several programs the NFL has implemented to recognize and strengthen its relationships with HBCUs across the country. For more information, follow @nerdstgamers on Twitter or visit http://www.nerdstgamers.com.   For more information, please contact Kelsey Boyd at Kelsey.Boyd@nfl.com.   REBUILDING TOGETHER TAMPA BAY IN-PERSON: In partnership with Lowe's, the Official Home Improvement Retail Sponsor of the NFL, Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay will provide critical repairs for 30 homes in West Tampa, East Tampa, Drew Park, Orient Park and Sulphur Springs as part of Kickoff to Rebuild.   Kickoff to Rebuild is an annual Super Bowl-sanctioned event hosted by Rebuilding Together, a leading national housing nonprofit with a mission to repair the homes of people in need and revitalize communities. This year's event will be led by local nonprofit affiliate, Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay, which has served the Tampa Bay area for 20 years.   While following CDC guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, volunteers from Lowe's, Rebuilding Together, local contractors and community members will perform home repairs, including roof replacements, mold remediation, repairing and replacing non-operations smoke alarms, installation of new flooring, interior and exterior painting, HVAC repairs, bathroom renovations, addressing water damage and more."   For more information, please contact Max Gouttebroze, Rebuilding Together, 209-277-1675.   NFL GREEN WELLSWOOD COMMUNITY GARDEN BUILD IN-PERSON: On Thursday, Feb. 4 from 10 a.m. -4 p.m. (photo/video opportunity will take place at 2:15 p.m.) the NFL will team up with Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful to build a community garden at Wellswood Park Community Center.  The volunteers will help install hydroponic gardens, garden boxes, pollinator gardens, fruit trees, a shed and more. Children who attend the community center will learn about healthy eating and how to grow vegetables, and will build their own garden boxes to take home to continue to grow their own food.   Media who would like to attend should RSVP to Jordyn White at Jordyn.White@nfl.com.   SALUTE TO SERVICE EVENT AT MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE IN-PERSON: On Thursday, Feb. 4 at 11 a.m. the NFL will team up with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to surprise and thank service members and their families at MacDill Air Force Base. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders, Mascot and NFL Legends will make 3 – 5 different stops across the base, including a tour of a B1 Bomber and KC-135 Tanker, getting a glimpse into the life on base. The guests will spend time with and thank each group for their service along the tour. Each visit will also include surprise NFL-themed gift for those in attendance.  The NFL's longstanding commitment to the military remains a priority and through Salute to Service and events such as this one, the League is able to honor and connect with service members and military families.   NOTE: Media will need to submit full legal name, driver's license number and date of birth 72 hours in advance to be approved by the base.    Please submit information or contact Liz McCollum at elizabethm@bzapr.com for more information.    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER VOLUNTEER PROJECT IN-PERSON: On Thursday, Feb. 4 the NFL will host a volunteer event at The Spring of Tampa Bay. Approximately 10-15 volunteers from the NFL, the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee and the Junior League of Tampa will participate in a general refurbishment at the center. This event is not open to the media.    HUDDLE TO TACKLE HUNGER' EVENTS AT FEEDING TAMPA BAY TRINITY CAFÉ LOCATIONS IN-PERSON: On Thursday, Feb. 4 from 4-6 p.m. the NFL will host a meal distribution event as part of the 'Huddle to Tackle Hunger' initiative that supports community members and local restaurants hit hardest by the pandemic. NFL friends and family, including Tampa Bay Buccaneers cheerleaders and mascot, will assist Feeding Tampa Bay by providing meals at the 7330 54th Ave., North, St. Trinity Café location. Trinity Cafe is Feeding Tampa Bay's free, full-service restaurant, open to guests 365 days a year, and provides a healthy and nutritious meal to those in need.    There will be a second event open to media on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9-11 a.m. hosted at another Trinity Café location at 22-2 E. Busch Blvd.   These meals will be catered by local restaurants and funded by the NFL Foundation. The two food distribution events during Super Bowl week will act as a launching pad to a 44-week, long-term program as a continued fight against hunger and those impacted by COVID.   The restaurants selected to participate in 'Huddle to Tackle Hunger' were recommended by the NFL's Super Bowl LV Business Connect program, which works proactively to create opportunities for experienced, diverse, and certified local small business owners to compete for contract opportunities related to NFL signature events such as Super Bowl. The list of local restaurants who will benefit from the 'Huddle to Tackle Hunger' program are: Mr B's, Healthy & Fresco, Pipo's, Mise en Place, Cask Social, Kay's Kitchen, Mr. Emanada, Ava's Lowcountry Cuisine, Datz, M&R Café Southern Cuisine, Michelle Faedo's Tampeno Cuisine and Island Flavors & Things.                                                                                                                                                              The Official Soup Sponsor of the NFL, Campbell's Chunky, will be contributing to both events with Feeding Tampa Bay and providing each visitor with cans of soup in addition to the meal they will already be receiving – adding on to their long history of fighting hunger and giving back to the community.   Media who would like to attend should RSVP to Jordyn White at Jordyn.White@nfl.com.   RISE TO HOST SIXTH ANNUAL SUPER BOWL SOCIAL JUSTICE CRITICAL CONVERSATION AND CELEBRATE ATHLETES AND STUDENTS LEADING FIGHT FOR RACIAL EQUITY VIRTUAL: The sixth annual RISE Super Bowl Critical Conversation will feature NFL players addressing the question, "What comes next?" after our nation experienced a reckoning on race and an unprecedented wave of athlete activism in 2020. We will explore how athletes can best tackle issues of systemic racism, civic engagement and racial and social inequities that have been further exposed by the global pandemic, such as in education and the digital divide. Participants include Kansas City Chiefs PATRICK MAHOMES and TYRANN MATHIEU, as well as RISE CEO Diahann Billings-Burford and CBS Sports Lead NFL Reporter Tracy Wolfson, who will help call Super Bowl LV. The event will be streamed on RISE's Twitter and Facebook pages at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4. More information will be available at www.RISEtoWIN.org/SBLV.   In addition, RISE is also partnering with Pepsi to launch its new virtual Champions of Change fan experience, bringing what is typically only available in-person at Super Bowl Experience to fans across the country. Champions of Change takes fans on a multi-sensory journey designed to educate, evoke empathy and inspire action, while highlighting the impact sports have on inspiring social change. Fans will hear firsthand stories from NFL players on their experiences with race, discrimination and activism, and explore the RISE Road to Progress, an interactive timeline that chronicles the historic intersection of sports and social justice. More information will be available at www.RISEtoWIN.org/SBLV   Finally, the RISE Super Bowl Leadership Program will culminate on Tuesday, February 2, as students from across the country will gather virtually with NFL players and executives to present their months-long projects that offer solutions to addressing racial inequities in education. More information will be available at www.RISEtoWIN.org/SBLV   For further details, contact Ian Cutler and Jared Shanker at media@RISEtoWIN.org.   NFLPA INITIATIVES The following is a sampling of virtual events the NFLPA has planned during Super Bowl Week: The NFLPA will host its first #AthleteAnd Virtual Player Summit during the week of Super Bowl LV. Each day, they will focus on a pillar of their union. On Monday, Feb. 1, New England Patriots linebacker and 2020 Alan Page Community (APC) Award winner BRANDON COPELAND will moderate Community: The Real MVPs, a panel featuring the five finalists for the 2021 APC Award as they discuss the motivation and creative process behind their charitable outreach. This year has showcased how athletes are mimicking achievement in their sport with success in endeavors that impact their communities. The NFLPA's Entrepreneurship Day: Power Players in Business panel on Tuesday, Feb. 2, will shed light on the business ventures of NFL players and the importance of investing back into the community. A select group of minority and women entrepreneurs will take the stage to present their innovative businesses to an elite group of judges and an audience of professional athletes, sports industry executives, and investors at the 5th annual NFLPA Pitch Day hosted virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Access to potential funding, mentorship and the NFLPA's exclusive group licensing rights are all at stake for participating companies. The #AthleteAndMentalHealthAdvocate event on Wednesday, Feb. 3 will highlight players' efforts to lessen the stigma of mental health on and off the field. On Friday, Feb. 5, a moving and insightful panel conversation with athletes, policymakers and activists will take place centering on Peacock's documentary Black Boys. Executive Produced by Malcolm Jenkins, the documentary acts as a mirror, illuminating the spectrum of humanity for Black boys and men in America through intimate, intergenerational conversations at the intersection of sports, education, and criminal justice. The NFLPA's Super Bowl weekend philanthropic event, Painting with the Pros, will be held virtually on Friday, Feb. 5 from 1 – 2 p.m. This Professional Athletes Foundation (PAF) engagement features NFL Players (former and active) cultivating creativity and mentorship with local high school students while engaging in a canvas painting. The Professional Athletes Foundation (PAF) is set to host its silent art auction, Smocks & Jocks @ Home, on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 12 – 3 p.m. In its 16th year, this premier fundraising event is an opportunity for NFL Players (former and active) to showcase their artistic abilities while supporting the charitable arm of the NFLPA.   For more information and links to the virtual livestream, please contact Erin Lockwood at erin.lockwood@nflpa.com. SUPER BOWL LEGACY GRANT PRESS CONFERENCE IN-PERSON: The NFL seeks to improve the surrounding communities of the Super Bowl host city with the Super Bowl Legacy Grant Program, made possible each year by a $1 million contribution from the NFL Foundation and matched by the Super Bowl Host Committee. This year, the NFL and Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee's grants support Forever 55, the Host Committee's primary social legacy initiative representing the everlasting impression that Super Bowl LV will have on the Tampa community via the First 1,000 Days (Early Childhood Education); Fuel (Food Insecurity); Families (At-Risk, Unsheltered and Veterans); Fitness (Health & Wellness); Future (Sustainability); and Further (Systemic Justice).   On Friday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m., the NFL, Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee and Tampa Bay Buccaneers executives will participate in a Super Bowl Legacy Grant press conference at Water Works Park (1701 N Highland Ave., Tampa), to celebrate these grant awards.  The NFL Foundation's contribution will support several Forever 55 initiatives including programs and resources for at-risk, underprivileged families; a three-year youth mentorship and leadership program in East Tampa spearheaded by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; the resoLVe action initiative which aims to help eliminate systemic injustice and structural racism through the support of local community organizations focused on community policing and financial literacy; and the Forever 55 Legacy Grant program designed to help fund a variety of community projects in underserved communities directly related to Forever 55's pillars.    Media who would like to attend must RSVP to Jordyn White at Jordyn.White@nfl.com.   SUPER BOWL CAREER FAIR VIRTUAL: On Friday, Feb. 5 the NFL Player Care Foundation (PCF) will be hosting its 3rd Annual Super Bowl Career Fair. The virtual event will allow NFL Legends the opportunity to network and interview with over 40 national employers including: CBS Sports, Cigna, FedEx, Lowe's, Nationwide, NBC Sports, PepsiCo, Rocket Mortgage, Verizon, Visa, and more. The Career Fair will start with an educational webinar which will include a keynote speech by Gatorade's Senior Vice President & General Manager, Brett O'Brien. The webinar session is open to the media and select participants will be available to speak with media about their event experience.   Media who wish to participate should RSVP to Jordyn White at Jordyn.White@NFL.com.    NFL & ALL PRO DAD'S FAMILY FOOTBALL CLINIC VIRTUAL: Family and Football is a special event during Super Bowl week designed to encourage family engagement for NFL fathers, their children, and significant others. The program, hosted in conjunction with All Pro Dad, will promote positive parenting while creating memories around the game. Players and Legends are encouraged to join with their families for this fun, interactive, virtual event on Friday, Feb.5 at 6:30 p.m.   For more information, contact Taylor Kielpinski-Rogers at Taylor.Kielpinski-Rogers@nfl.com.   21st ANNUAL PLAYER NETWORKING EVENT VIRTUAL: The 21st Annual Player Networking Event™ (PNE) will take place Friday, Feb. 5. PNE, jointly administered with the NFL Alumni Association, targets organizations committed to helping active and former NFL players prepare for life after football.   Due to Covid-19, the event has been reengineered as a virtual experience. Event highlights include our Handle Your Business Podcast and Career Transition Workshop Series featuring six NFL team executives: Adolpho Birch of the Tennessee Titans, Dwayne Joseph of the Las Vegas Raiders, Terrance Gray of the Buffalo Bills, Maurice Kelley of the Seattle Seahawks, Les Pico of the Minnesota Vikings, and Arthur Hightower of the Los Angeles Chargers.   Visit www.pneinfo.com, email pne@troupe21.com, or call 214-749-7833 for more information.   22th ANNUAL SUPER BOWL GOSPEL CELEBRATION VIRTUAL:  22nd Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will return to BET during Super Bowl LV week on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8:00 p.m. Following the theme "Nothing Can Stop Us," the highly-anticipated night of praise and worship will feature performances by The NFL Players Choir, Erica Campbell, Voices of Fire presented by Pharrell Williams, PJ Morton, Kierra Sheard, Koryn Hawthorne, Zacardi Cortez, and an exclusive performance by gospel music pioneer and living legend John P. Kee. Additionally, the show will feature appearances by Desean Jackson and Dak Prescott. The Super Bowl Gospel Celebration will present Watson with this year's "Faith In Action Award."    Originating at Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999, the annual event joins together key NFL Players, top Gospel/Contemporary Christian and mainstream GRAMMY® Award-winning artists and special guests all on one stage to bring audiences an evening of uplifting music and inspirational messages.    For more information, please visit www.superbowlgospel.com.    LEGENDS COMMUNITY COACHING NETWORK VIRTUAL: The NFL Legends Community will be officially launching the Legends Community Coaches Network on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. The network celebrates NFL Legends coaching football across all levels while providing them with tools and resources for their team. The event will bring Legends from all over the country together to discuss NFL Way to Play, development opportunities, and will host a Legends coaching panel.   For more information, contact Taylor Kielpinski-Rogers at Taylor.Kielpinski-Rogers@nfl.com.   SUPER BOWL BREAKFAST VIRTUAL: On this 34th year of the NFL-sanctioned Super Bowl Breakfast, Saturday, Feb. 6, the event will extend far beyond the host-city of Tampa. Due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, this year's breakfast will air as a special Facebook Live event, expanding its reach to sports fans who wouldn't normally have the opportunity to attend in person. The event will feature sports legends such as ANTHONY MUNOZ, CHAD HENNINGS, ROCKY BLEIER, BENJAMIN WATSON, FRANK REICH, JAMES BROWN and will be emceed by AKBAR GBAJABIAMILA, co-host of American Ninja Warrior.   Tony Dungy, Bart Starr Jr. and Cherry Starr will present the 2021 Bart Starr Award during the event. NFL players selected New Orleans Saints' linebacker, DEMARIO DAVIS to receive the award for exemplifying outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community. It is the only award—other than the Pro Bowl—voted on by all NFL players.   The award, bearing the name of NFL Hall of Famer, Bart Starr, honors Starr's lifelong commitment to serving as a positive role model to his family, teammates and community.   Davis is known by his peers for his commitment to community service and social justice. In 2020, Davis helped launch the #SayHerName campaign to raise awareness of issues facing black women in America. His Devoted Dreamers project equips "the next generation of leaders with the tools to be successful, spiritually, mentally, and physically."   To find more information about the Bart Starr Award, the Super Bowl Breakfast and to purchase tickets, visit www.superbowlbreakfast.com.   For more information, contact Darrin Gray at 813-777-3140 or Darrin.Gray@athletesinaction.org.     Taste of the NFL VIRTUAL: Taste of the NFL @Home, a purpose-driven Super Bowl culinary experience whose mission to fight childhood hunger is more urgent than ever in 2021. Celebrating its 30th anniversary in the midst of a global pandemic, Taste of the NFL @Home will feature a completely reimagined and interactive format, with the combined star power of celebrity chefs Carla Hall, Andrew Zimmern and Tim Love cooking up delicious recipes – all with the goal of helping GENYOUth to feed our nation's kids.   The virtual event will take place on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 11:30 a.m. LIVE from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, site of Super Bowl LV. Taste of the NFL @Home will bring the fun and flavor of Super Bowl eating to the comfort and safety of one's kitchen.   For more information on Taste of the NFL @Home and to purchase tickets, go to www.TasteoftheNFL.com.    NFL GREEN The NFL, the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have teamed up to develop a series of initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of Super Bowl LV and create a "green" legacy in the Tampa Bay area. The focus has been on beautifying and revitalizing coastal areas and public spaces around Tampa Bay. Community Greening: A dozen community greening projects have been developed in partnership with Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, NFL partners Verizon, Oikos Triple Zero, Castrol®, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee Sustainability Program presented by Tampa Electric under its Forever 55 social legacy initiative. Force Blue / Dive 55: NFL Green teamed up with Force Blue retired special operations military veterans, Pepsi Stronger Together and the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee to tackle ocean debris, bringing together 55 divers to retrieve marine debris and discarded fishing gear from the waters near Spanish Rocks Reef in Anna Maria, Florida. In addition, NFL Green is working with Force Blue special operations military veterans, the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, and The Florida Aquarium to continue restoring a section of Florida's endangered coral reef by planting corals that are resilient in the face of a changing climate.   Super Kids-Super Sharing: In December, community partners teamed up with the National Football League, Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a Super Bowl project that put 4,500 books, pieces of sports equipment, school supplies and games in the hands of local children. The project, called Super Kids-Super Sharing, has been implemented in every Super Bowl host community for the past 22 years.   Green and Win: A unique fan engagement project was created this year called "Green and Win." This project gave fans a chance to win a unique Super Bowl hat by posting on social media. Fans were asked to post a photo showing themselves involved in an environmental activity such as recycling, tree planting, a beach clean-up or gardening. One hundred lucky fans were awarded Super Bowl LV hats and a chance to be recognized on NFL social media.   Other NFL Green projects include:   Green Energy: "Green" energy will be used to power major Super Bowl event venues including Raymond James Stadium, the AFC and NFC team hotels, and the NFL headquarters hotel. Renewable energy certificates (RECs) equivalent to the electricity usage at these facilities will help to mitigate the climate impact of energy emissions.   Food recovery: Excess food from Super Bowl events will be recovered in partnership with Feeding Tampa Bay to provide meals for shelters, missions, soup kitchens and other community programs.   Material Recovery: Recovery of event materials will begin immediately after most Super Bowl events. During the week following the game, there will be an intensive drive to collect and donate items left over from Super Bowl including building materials, décor, fabric, carpeting and sign materials. In partnership with The Salvation Army, these items will be donated to local organizations that can reuse, repurpose or remanufacture the material. The NFL has incorporated environmental projects into the management of Super Bowl for more than 25 years.   For more information, contact Susan Groh, NFL Green, at 401-952-0885.   Domestic, International Super Bowl LV Satellite News Service Available; Virtual Interview Platform Also Available DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL SUPER BOWL LV SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE AVAILABLE; VITRUAL INTERVIEW PLATFORM ALSO AVAILABLE​ A Super Bowl LV Satellite News Service feed for domestic and international use will be available free-of-charge to TV sports directors for use during regularly scheduled newscasts. The service will provide footage from the AFC and NFC champion practice sessions (Wednesday through Saturday) as well as daily team and league press conferences and events in preparation for Super Bowl LV. On Super Bowl Sunday, February 7, game highlights and postgame player and coach interviews will be available. The use of game highlight footage must comply with the NFL News License. The domestic and international feeds will each run from Wednesday, February 3, through Saturday, February 6. The times for the feeds are as follows:             Wednesday through Friday: 6:00-6:45 PM ET             Saturday: 3:00-3:45 PM ET All feeds are digital and “in the clear” (un-encrypted).   In addition to satellite distribution, feeds will be posted each day on the NFL Internet Content Exchange (ICE) site. Content will be available at the same time as the feeds each day. To access material this way:             https://www.nflice.net/signiant_media_exchange/spring/main Username: sat.news Password: SatNews55 User support can be found on Signiant’s Media Exchange web page at: http://www.signiant.com/products/mediaexchange/. For questions regarding the Satellite News Service, contact Dan Haessler at (856) 222-2869. VIRTUAL INTERVIEW PLATFORM: Interviews with players and coaches from the Super Bowl competing teams will occur remotely, including postgame interviews on gameday. In addition to virtual team availabilities, access to traditional press conferences during Super Bowl week, such as NFL Security, the Commissioner, and the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show, will be available virtually. Procedures for the Super Bowl LV virtual interview platform: If you are a Super Bowl LV accredited media member, the email address associated with your credential has been automatically registered on this platform. You will receive instructions the week of January 25 and there is no further action required at this time. If you are not credentialed to cover Super Bowl LV on-site in Tampa, but would like to receive access to media availabilities, please email eventcredentialhelp@nfl.com with your first and last name, organization, and email address associated with your NFLCommunications.com account by Tuesday, January 26. *In order to access the Super Bowl LV virtual interview platform, you must have an approved NFLCommunications account. To register for an account, please go to NFLCommunications.com and click the “Register” button at the top of the page. DOMESTIC SUPER BOWL LV SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE (Coordinates and Times) Wed, Feb. 3 through Sat, Feb. 6 SATELLITE:  Galaxy 19 Ku-Band 6:00-6:45 PM ET (Wednesday – Friday) TRANSPONDER:  10 Slot 1-2 (12 Mhz) NOTE TIME: *SATURDAY* 3:00-3:45 PM ET D/L: 11897 H   12 Mhz   SR: 9.55   DR: 21.27858   FEC: 3/4   1080i/59.94 DVB-S2 8PSK 4:2:0 MPEG 4 Pilots OFF Sunday, February 7 (Postgame): SATELLITE: Galaxy 19 C-band *Note Changes This feed will be encrypted until the TRANSPONDER:  24C (full) Press Conferences begin.  We will go “in the DOWNLINK FREQUENCY:  4180 H clear” after the Trophy Presentation is SYMBOL RATE:  27.5 Msym/sec complete.  No back-up or refeeds available. DR:  59.882 Mbs   FEC:  3/4   36 MHz   DVB-S2 8PSK 4:2:2 MPEG2 Pilots ON Roll Off 20%   After Trophy Presentation is complete.    EUROPEAN SUPER BOWL LV SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE (Coordinates and Times) Wed, Feb. 3 through Sat, Feb. 6 SATELLITE:  Eutelsat 10A 6:00-6:45 PM ET (Wednesday – Friday) TRANSPONDER:  B03 Ch. CD (9 Mhz) NOTE TIME: *SATURDAY* 3:00-3:45 PM ET DOWNLINK FREQUENCY:  11087.2 H   SYMBOL RATE:  7.5   MODULATION: DVBS2 8PSK 4.2.0   DR:  18.167   FEC:  5/6   H264 (HD MPEG4) 1080i/50 Pilots ON Roll Off 20% Postgame available upon request.   ASIAN SUPER BOWL LV SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE (Coordinates and Times) Wed, Feb. 3 through Sat, Feb. 6 SATELLITE:  AsiaSat5 6:00-6:45 PM ET (Wednesday – Friday) TRANSPONDER:  C7H Ch 9B (9 Mhz) NOTE TIME: *SATURDAY* 3:00-3:45 PM ET DOWNLINK FREQUENCY:  3866.5 H   SYMBOL RATE:  7.5   MODULATION: DVBS2 8PSK 4.2.0   DR:  18.167   FEC:  5/6   H264 (HD MPEG4) 1080i/50 Pilots ON Roll Off 20% Postgame available upon request.   CDC PUBLISHES SCIENTIFIC PAPER JOINTLY AUTHORED WITH NFL ON COVID-19 LESSONS FROM 2020 SEASON APPLICABLE BEYOND FOOTBALL Data from NFL's daily testing and contact tracing programs created a new definition of High-Risk Contacts  High-Risk Contacts definition and NFL's Intensive Protocol reduced spread of the virus and provide valuable insight for containing spread in society NEW YORK (January 25, 2021) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today published a paper jointly authored by CDC and NFL-NFLPA medical experts and epidemiologists. The publication shares the benefit of the NFL's COVID-19 mitigation strategy, with elements that the CDC paper says can be broadly applicable throughout society to limit the spread of the virus, including "to settings such as long-term care facilities, schools, and high-density environments." The NFL, through its season-long, robust testing and contact tracing programs, found that transmission of the virus occurred in less than 15 minutes of cumulative interaction between individuals, the timeframe initially used in the CDC's definition of "close contact." Evidence generated by the NFL data led to a revised definition of High-Risk Contacts that led contact tracers and medical experts to consider information beyond duration and distance, such as masking and ventilation. The NFL data also led to a mid-season launch of the NFL's Intensive Protocol, a stricter set of virus prevention measures imposed at an NFL club in response to a positive case and eventually adopted by all clubs. The new High-Risk Contact definition, used in the NFL and derived from the NFL's findings, includes "assessment of face mask use (e.g., medical mask versus cloth face covering, proper mask use for both infected person and contact, and any mask removal to eat or drink) and setting and ventilation (e.g., outdoor, indoor large volume, indoor small volume and during transportation)." These criteria were used to effectively identify and quarantine any person who had been exposed to an infected individual in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus. Together with continuous evidence review throughout the season, the new definition of High-Risk Contact and implementation of the NFL's Intensive Protocol decreased High-Risk Contacts, continuously improved mitigation measures, and prevented spread of the virus within the NFL environment. These lessons from the NFL season are applicable to non-sports settings, such as essential workplaces, long-term care facilities, and schools, the publication said. "We are grateful for the CDC's ongoing guidance and collaboration since the beginning of this COVID-19 pandemic," said Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL's Chief Medical Officer and a co-author of the paper. "The publication today is a demonstration of the league's commitment to meaningfully contribute to the body of medical and scientific knowledge about the virus. Partnering with the CDC to share findings from our season with the public health community is important to society as other workplaces, institutions and organizations look for effective strategies to reduce the risk of the virus." The publication cites 20 individuals from October 15 – November 21 who were identified as High-Risk Contacts and later became positive cases. To-date, that figure has increased from 20 to 37 individuals. The High-Risk Contact definition and accompanying protocols enabled identification and proactive quarantine of those 37 individuals in the early days of their infections. The Intensive Protocol, which has evolved throughout the NFL season based on ongoing analysis of testing and contact tracing data, was deemed in the publication "an effective mitigation measure." No High-Risk Contacts were identified in 71% of cases where the infected individual's club was under those stricter measures. Further, the Intensive Protocol decreased close contacts by 60% from October 1 – November 21, when 29 of 32 clubs spent 431 days under the Intensive Protocol. The NFL's Intensive Protocol includes virtual-only meetings; limited outdoor gatherings; increased physical distancing; mask wearing at all times, including for players during practice; and eliminating group meals. The league began implementing the Intensive Protocol on October 1, 2020, for any club with a COVID-19 positive case and the recent opposing team if exposed during a game. Beginning November 21, 2020, a league-wide adoption of the Intensive Protocol was mandated though the end of the season in recognition of its benefits in preventing COVID-19 spread. The research paper, titled "Implementation and Evolution of Mitigation Measures, Testing, and Contact Tracing in the National Football League, August 9–November 21, 2020," was published in in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), which the agency calls its "primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations." The publication concludes: "In the NFL, COVID-19 transmission was identified in persons with <15 minutes of consecutive or cumulative interaction and was reduced through implementation of an intensive protocol focused on environmental change, increased personal protection, avoidance of high-risk interactions such as vehicle sharing, eating in the same room or common areas, and expansion of the components of contact tracing to incorporate high-risk contact designations. Although the protocols implemented by the NFL were resource-intensive, strategies such as accounting for the specific characteristics of the close contact, in addition to time and duration, and creation of an intensive protocol are applicable to other settings, including essential workplaces, long-term care facilities, and schools." The paper published today in the CDC's MMWR is in the public domain and available here. For additional information about the NFL's COVID-19 protocols, please visit NFL.com/PlayerHealthandSafety.   MILEY CYRUS TO HEADLINE NFL TIKTOK TAILGATE AT SUPER BOWL LV ​ ​NFL and TikTok partner to deliver first-of-its kind pregame experience for Health Care Heroes and TikTok Community New York, NY (January 25, 2021) – The NFL today announced that GRAMMY-nominated artist MILEY CYRUS will headline the NFL TikTok Tailgate at Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay on February 7. The NFL TikTok Tailgate will be the on-site pregame hospitality event exclusively for the 7,500 vaccinated health care heroes the NFL invited to attend Super Bowl LV. For the first-time, the NFL has partnered with TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, to invite the world into the league’s premier Super Bowl pregame celebration at the stadium.  Fans watching from home in the U.S. and Canada can tune into @NFL on TikTok for access to two hours of live, exclusive pregame content. The NFL TikTok Tailgate will feature special guests from the NFL, TikTok creators, surprise musical performances, gameday cooking segments, and much more. The virtual experience will be streamed in full via @NFL on TikTok starting at 2:30PM ET/ 11:30 AM PT, and portions of Cyrus' performance will be televised in the CBS Super Bowl LV Pregame Show. In November 2020, Miley dropped her highly anticipated seventh studio album, Plastic Hearts. The critically acclaimed album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums chart, marking Miley’s first #1 on this chart, and sixth #1 album. The album, which features collaborations with Billy Idol, Joan Jett and Dua Lipa, gives Miley the most top 10 album debuts on the chart for female artists this century. Tracks on Plastic Hearts have been streamed cumulatively over 960 million times worldwide. In addition, she has had an impressive five sold-out world tours throughout her career. With more than 8.5 million followers, Miley and her music are beloved by the TikTok community. Smash single "Plastic Hearts" has rapidly become a trending sound with more than 80K video creations, and she previewed the music video for Plastic Hearts single "Prisoner" on the platform. In addition to her success in music, performing and touring around the world and over a decade of experience in television, Cyrus founded the non-profit organization The Happy Hippie Foundation to rally young people to fight injustice. The NFL TikTok Tailgate, along with all Super Bowl-related activities, will be conducted safely. To catch Miley's full performance, exclusive pregame content and more, fans can tune into @NFL on TikTok LIVE. About TikTok TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.   Preview of NFL Network's Championship Sunday Coverage ​ 'NFL GameDay Morning' Sunday at 9:00 AM ET – Rich Eisen 1-on-1 w/ Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen Steve Mariucci 1-on-1 w/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers HC Bruce Arians Rich Eisen 1-on-1 w/ Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce   Special 6-Hour Edition of 'NFL GameDay Morning' Features Guest Appearances By – Buffalo Bills Legends Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas & Andre Reed Pro Football Hall of Fame RB Emmitt Smith Super Bowl Champion CB Aqib Talib, New Orleans Saints WR Emmanuel Sanders & Seattle Seahawks S Jamal Adams   'Good Morning Football: Weekend' Airs Saturday at 9:00 AM ET   NFL Network provides more than 13 hours of live Championship Sunday coverage this weekend.​ Saturday, January 23 7:00 AM ET – NFL GameDay View airs with Andrew Hawkins, Cynthia Frelund and Gregg Rosenthal. Hawkins and Rosenthal give their picks on which teams will win on Championship Sunday, while Frelund provides her projections   8:00 AM ET – Around the NFL airs with Dan Hanzus, Gregg Rosenthal, Chris Wesseling and Marc Sessler previewing Championship Sunday   9:00 AM ET – Good Morning Football: Weekend airs with host Colleen Wolfe, analysts Michael Robinson and DeAngelo Hall, and reporter Mike Garafolo. Featured on Saturday: Stacey Dales and James Palmer join live from Green Bay to preview Buccaneers-Packers, and Jeffri Chadiha and Kim Jones join live from Kansas City to preview Bills-Chiefs Michael Robinson answers viewer questions in The Real Mike Rob Report   Mike Garafolo has the latest news and notes from around the league in Mike Drop   DeAngelo Hall and Michael Robinson discuss the mindset of playing in a Conference Championship Game in Shop Talk   How will the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense try to slow down Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers?   With Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady playing in his 14th Conference Championship Game, Good Morning Football: Weekend dives into the historical perspective of this feat   How can quarterback Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills pull off the upset in Kansas City?   Are the Kansas City Chiefs really the best offense of the four remaining teams?   Sunday, January 24 9:00 AM ET – NFL GameDay Morning Presented by Lowes kicks off NFL Network's Championship Sunday programming, with host Rich Eisen, analysts Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin and Steve Mariucci, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, analytics expert Cynthia Frelund and various NFL Network reporters. Featured on Sunday on the special six-hour edition of NFL GameDay Morning:   Rich Eisen sits down with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen Steve Mariucci sits down with Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians   Rich Eisen sits down with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce Willie McGinest sits down with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and tight end Rob Gronkowski   Live guest appearances by Buffalo Bills legends Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas and Andre Reed, Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, Seattle Seahawks safety Jamal Adams, former Super Bowl champion cornerback Aqib Talib, and Buffalo Bills superfan Wolf Blitzer   Willie McGinest, Daniel Jeremiah, Kyle Brandt and Kay Adams join the special six-hour edition of the show   Tampa Bay Buccaneers superfan Dick Vitale gives a special message   All-time greats such as Peyton Manning, Ray Lewis and Tony Gonzalez discuss the legacy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady Warner's Corner – Kurt Warner looks at the matchup between Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers Mooch's Minute – Steve Mariucci breaks down Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White Football 101 – Kurt Warner and Michael Irvin break down the matchup between safety Tyrann Mathieu and the Kansas City Chiefs secondary vs. Stefon Diggs and the Buffalo Bills wide receiver corps Hall of Famers Only – Kurt Warner and Michael Irvin are joined by Emmitt Smith to discuss their experiences playing on Championship Sunday GameDay Notebook – NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, and reporters Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero empty out their notebooks and provide news reports from around the league Which quarterback would you rather have today: Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers? Whose legacy would be helped more by winning another Super Bowl: Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers?   Has this season proven that Tom Brady was more valuable to the New England Patriots dynasty than head coach Bill Belichick? How do the Buffalo Bills pull off the upset and reach their first Super Bowl in 27 years? Live reports Jeffri Chadiha & Kim Jones from Kansas City for Bills-Chiefs Stacey Dales & James Palmer from Green Bay for Buccaneers-Packers 6:00 PM ET – NFL GameDay Highlights airs with host Rhett Lewis and analyst David Carr providing complete highlights and analysis of Buccaneers-Packers, and a preview of Bills-Chiefs   9:30 PM ET – NFL GameDay Final airs with host Chris Rose providing the final say on Championship Sunday and a preview of Super Bowl LV   NFL TEAMS UP WITH VERZUZ FOR FIRST-EVER “NFL PRO BOWL VERZUZ PRESENTED BY VERIZON” WATSON, HOPKINS, RAMSEY AMONG PRO BOWL PLAYERS TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN CAREER HIGHLIGHT BATTLES JANUARY 26 – 29   After pioneering an all new form of immersive competitive entertainment in 2020, VERZUZ—the online series launched by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland—comes together for the first-of-its-kind partnership with the NFL to bring you "NFL Pro Bowl VERZUZ presented by Verizon". Every night beginning January 26 - 29 at 8:00 PM ET on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more, there will be four days of competitive career highlight battles between several of the most recognizable NFL superstars in the game, hosted by NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and NFL Network host MJ Acosta-Ruiz. Pro Bowl players Deshaun Watson, Jamal Adams, Budda Baker, DeAndre Hopkins, Jalen Ramsey, Cameron Jordan, Myles Garrett and more will go head-to-head in real-time to determine the winners of several entertaining categories, showcasing their talents on and off the field. Full player matchups will be announced on Monday, January 25 via NFL and VERZUZ social media accounts.      VERZUZ has built a platform for artists to showcase their catalogs to a massive global audience, including celebrities, influencers, politicians, athletes and more. Through this collaboration, Pro Bowl players will be able to showcase their most impressive career highlights in a competitive nature, allowing fans to engage with their favorite players in real-time and support them during entertaining debates. The list of players participating in the battles, which will be comprised of some of the biggest talents and personalities in the NFL, will be announced soon. As always, it promises to be unlike anything else in sports and culture. "I'm looking forward to seeing the players go head to head with their highlights!" says Swizz Beatz. "These guys are icons just like the artists, let's give them their flowers." Timbaland adds, "Verzuz partnering with the NFL made sense for us with culture, sports and music being so aligned."   "Our Social and Influencer programs are centered around developing innovative concepts that help expand the reach of NFL players as well as our game to younger and more casual audiences. This opportunity to connect the NFL Pro Bowl with VERZUZ for the first time is a perfect continuation of our strategy and something we believe both the fans and players will enjoy," said Tim Ellis, NFL EVP & Chief Marketing Officer. "Through this collaboration, elite Pro Bowl players will get an opportunity to directly engage with fans in real-time in a friendly debate of their career highlights, in an array of diverse categories that will show that our players' personalities off the field are just as fun and entertaining as their extraordinary talents on the field." Elements of the "NFL Pro Bowl VERZUZ presented by Verizon" will also be featured during the ESPN/ABC simulcast of '2021 Pro Bowl Celebration presented by Verizon' on Sunday, January 31, at 3 PM ET. This ESPN special will celebrate the amazing seasons of this year's Pro Bowl players.                                                                                                                        ### About VERZUZ VERZUZ just gets hotter with every battle. With more than 30 million views and 23 billion impressions in 2020. Record-breaking battles such as Jeezy vs. Gucci Mane included apex of 1.8 million viewers, and more than 9 million total viewers. Brandy vs. Monica included an apex of 1.2 million viewers, and more than 6 million total viewers. Other marquee battles included Babyface vs. Teddy Riley; Nelly vs. Ludacris; Bounty Killer vs. Beenie Man, Kirk Franklin vs. Fred Hammond; The-Dream vs. Sean Garrett; Mannie Fresh vs. Scott Storch; Boi-1da vs. Hit-Boy; Ne-Yo vs. Johntá Austin, T-Pain vs. Lil Jon; RZA vs. DJ Premiere, and the one that started it all: Swizz Beatz vs. Timbaland.   98 PLAYERS GRANTED SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR 2021 NFL DRAFT 98 PLAYERS GRANTED SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR 2021 NFL DRAFT 30 additional players who have graduated also eligible for selection The National Football League announced today the names of 98 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2021 NFL Draft and 30 players who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the April 29-May 1 Draft in Cleveland, Ohio. The following 30 players have in timely fashion under NFL rules officially notified the league office that they have fulfilled their degree requirements. Consequently, they are eligible for selection:   Name Pos College 1 Jack Anderson G Texas Tech 2 Aaron Banks G Notre Dame 3 Samuel Cosmi T Texas 4 Adrian Ealy T Oklahoma 5 Darren Hall DB San Diego State 6 Trey Hill C Georgia 7 Anthony Hines LB Texas A&M 8 Wyatt Hubert DE Kansas State 9 James Hudson T Cincinnati 10 Creed Humphrey C Oklahoma 11 Mac Jones QB Alabama 12 Joshua Kaindoh DE Florida State 13 Trevor Lawrence QB Clemson 14 Hunter Long TE Boston College 15 Isaiah McDuffie LB Boston College 16 Ifeatu Melifonwu DB Syracuse 17 Rondale Moore WR Purdue 18 Dylan Moses LB Alabama 19 Josh Myers C Ohio State 20 Tre Norwood DB Oklahoma 21 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah LB Notre Dame 22 Micah Parsons LB Penn State 23 Blake Proehl WR East Carolina 24 Chris Rumph DE Duke 25 Benjamin St-Juste DB Minnesota 26 Sage Surratt WR Wake Forest 27 Marlon Tuipulotu NT Southern California 28 Shaun Wade DB Ohio State 29 Connor Wedington WR Stanford 30 Pro Wells TE TCU   Each of the 98 players listed below have met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and have renounced their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office on or before the January 18 deadline. Consequently, they are eligible for selection: The players granted special eligibility for the 2021 NFL Draft:   Name Pos College 1 Paulson Adebo DB Stanford 2 Calvin Ashley T Florida A&M 3 Tutu Atwell WR Louisville 4 Christian Barmore DT Alabama 5 Rashod Bateman WR Minnesota 6 Nick Bolton LB Missouri 7 Larry Borom T Missouri 8 Bobby Brown DT Texas A&M 9 Dyami Brown WR North Carolina 10 Shakur Brown DB Michigan State 11 Tyson Campbell DB Georgia 12 Jackson Carman T Clemson 13 Ja’Marr Chase WR Louisiana State 14 Brady Christensen T Brigham Young 15 Andre Cisco DB Syracuse 16 Zaven Collins LB Tulsa 17 Aashari Crosswell DB Arizona State 18 Drew Dalman C Stanford 19 Christian Darrisaw T Virginia Tech 20 Jamin Davis LB Kentucky 21 Wyatt Davis G Ohio State 22 Brendan DeVera LB ASA JC 23 Brennan Eagles WR Texas 24 Caleb Farley DB Virginia Tech 25 Simi Fehoko WR Stanford 26 Justin Fields QB Ohio State 27 Paris Ford DB Pittsburgh 28 Pat Freiermuth TE Penn State 29 Kenneth Gainwell RB Memphis 30 Kendrick Green G Illinois 31 Olaijah Griffin DB Southern California 32 Javian Hawkins RB Louisville 33 Darius Hodge LB Marshall 34 Jevon Holland DB Oregon 35 Jaycee Horn DB South Carolina 36 Chuba Hubbard RB Oklahoma State 37 Talanoa Hufanga DB Southern California 38 Jermar Jefferson RB Oregon State 39 Jamar Johnson DB Indiana 40 Ernest Jones LB South Carolina 41 Brevin Jordan TE Miami 42 Kelvin Joseph DB Kentucky 43 Brenden Knox RB Marshall 44 Trey Lance QB North Dakota State 45 Terrace Marshall WR Louisiana State 46 Jalen Mayfield T Michigan 47 Cameron McGrone LB Michigan 48 Isaiah McKoy WR Kent State 49 Alim McNeill DT North Carolina State 50 Evan McPherson K Florida 51 Davis Mills QB Stanford 52 Dax Milne WR Brigham Young 53 Trevon Moehrig DB TCU 54 Elijah Moore WR Mississippi 55 Israel Mukuamu DB South Carolina 56 Marcus Murphy DB Mississippi State 57 Greg Newsome DB Northwestern 58 Daviyon Nixon DT Iowa 59 Azeez Ojulari LB Georgia 60 Joseph Ossai DE Texas 61 Jayson Oweh DE Penn State 62 Jaret Patterson RB Buffalo 63 Ronnie Perkins DE Oklahoma 64 Jaelan Phillips DE Miami 65 Kyle Pitts TE Florida 66 Gregory Rousseau DE Miami 67 Asante Samuel DB Florida State 68 Anthony Schwartz WR Auburn 69 Stevie Scott RB Indiana 70 Penei Sewell T Oregon 71 Tyler Shelvin NT Louisiana State 72 William Sherman T Colorado 73 Jamien Sherwood DB Auburn 74 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR Southern California 75 Caden Sterns DB Texas 76 Eric Stokes DB Georgia 77 Patrick Surtain DB Alabama 78 Tamorrion Terry WR Florida State 79 Bryce Thompson DB Tennessee 80 Tommy Togiai DT Ohio State 81 Tommy Tremble TE Notre Dame 82 Joe Tryon LB Washington 83 Jay Tufele DT Southern California 84 Christian Tutt DB Auburn 85 Jaylen Twyman DT Pittsburgh 86 Alijah Vera-Tucker G Southern California 87 Jaylen Waddle WR Alabama 88 Ar’Darius Washington DB TCU 89 Rachad Wildgoose DB Wisconsin 90 Adam Williams P Memphis 91 Javonte Williams RB North Carolina 92 Milton Williams DT Louisiana Tech 93 Pooka Williams RB Kansas 94 Seth Williams WR Auburn 95 Trill Williams DB Syracuse 96 Marco Wilson DB Florida 97 Zach Wilson QB Brigham Young 98 Nahshon Wright DB Oregon State The following players inquired about their draft status and are eligible for selection without the need for special eligibility:   Name Pos School 1 Walker Little T Stanford 2 Foster Sarell T Stanford 3 Jordan Smith LB Alabama-Birmingham   The number of players granted special eligibility for the NFL Draft the past 10 years: Year Players Granted Special Eligibility   Year Players Granted Special Eligibility 2021 98   2016 96 2020 99   2015 74 2019 103   2014 98 2018 106   2013 73 2017 95   2012 65 NFL TO HONOR HEALTH CARE HEROES AT SUPER BOWL LV 7,500 VACCINATED HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO RECEIVE FREE SUPER BOWL TICKETS FROM THE NFL NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL announced today that the NFL is inviting approximately 7,500 vaccinated health care workers to Super Bowl LV as guests of the NFL to thank and honor them for their continued extraordinary service during the pandemic.  The majority of these health care workers – all of whom will have received both doses of the vaccine – will come from hospitals and health care systems in the Tampa and central Florida area. They will receive free Super Bowl tickets and gameday experiences directly from the NFL. All 32 NFL clubs will select vaccinated health care workers from their communities to attend the Super Bowl in Tampa Bay on Sunday, Feb 7. The NFL will also recognize health care heroes around the country through a variety of special moments both in the stadium and during the CBS broadcast. "These dedicated health care workers continue to put their own lives at risk to serve others, and we owe them our ongoing gratitude," said Goodell. "We hope in a small way that this initiative will inspire our country and recognize these true American heroes. This is also an opportunity to promote the importance of vaccination and appropriate health practices, including wearing masks in public settings." There will also be 14,500 additional fans in attendance at Raymond James Stadium. Today's announcement follows discussions with public health officials, including the CDC, the Florida Department of Health, and area hospitals and health care systems. These officials reviewed and provided feedback on the NFL's comprehensive plans that will enable the league to host fans and the vaccinated health care workers in a safe and responsible way. Super Bowl plans enhance the already rigorous COVID-19 protocols implemented by NFL clubs that hosted more than 1.2 million fans at 116 games throughout the regular season and playoffs. These protocols include mandatory mask-wearing, social-distancing, and other measures to prevent the spread of the virus. This includes podded seating, touchless in-stadium experiences at concessions, restrooms, and security checkpoints, as well as controlled entry and egress. "Florida is proud to host Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa to crown the champion of an unprecedented NFL season. On behalf of Floridians and football fans across the nation, I'd like to thank the many men and women who worked hard to make this game a reality, especially our frontline health care workers who have worked tirelessly over the past year to keep people safe. I look forward to the positive impact this game will have on the Tampa Bay area, and my family and I can't wait for the big game!" – Florida Governor RON DESANTIS "We are grateful for the leadership the NFL has shown in thanking our health care workers and promoting vaccine acceptance around Super Bowl LV. I applaud them for making safety their top priority, and for taking a thoughtful approach to make sure that the Super Bowl will be a safe and meaningful experience for fans and the Tampa Bay community." – State Surgeon General DR. SCOTT RIVKEES "I cannot think of a greater stage than Super Bowl LV to honor our healthcare professionals. On behalf of Tampa Bay, I thank the NFL for their commitment to recognize our local heroes for their tireless efforts and dedication to help us get through this pandemic." – KEN HAGAN, Hillsborough County Commissioner "Our local healthcare workers have worked around the clock to ensure the health and safety of our community and I cannot think of a better way to honor them than with the eyes of the world on our hometown for Super Bowl LV. Our country has endured so much over the last year and we can't lose sight of those who worked day in and day out to keep us safe. Thank you to the NFL for helping make this happen." – Mayor JANE CASTOR, City of Tampa "While this was already shaping up to be the most meaningful Super Bowl in our hometown's history, the NFL deciding to welcome and honor our local vaccinated healthcare workers to Super Bowl LV takes the importance of the event to an all new level. The unsolicited outpouring of appreciation that we've received in support of this initiative from our local healthcare workers across the community has been truly amazing. These heroes inspire us every day, so we couldn't be more thankful to the NFL for working to safely create this monumental effort to celebrate them." – DERRICK BROOKS and WILL WEATHERFORD, Co-Chairs, Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee "We applaud the NFL for honoring health care workers and promoting vaccine acceptance around Super Bowl LV.  We are pleased to support their planning efforts to create a safe and enjoyable event for all attendees, and we look forward to a successful Super Bowl in Tampa Bay." – JOHN COURIS, President and CEO, Tampa General Hospital "This is not only an exciting opportunity for AdventHealth team members, but a well-deserved one. We are honored to have a group of dedicated health care teams who have remained steadfast in delivering lifesaving care to our communities, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. They have also put their hearts into providing emotional support to our patients, in many cases being the last hand a patient holds. It has been an emotional year for our caregivers and we are so grateful to the NFL for recognizing the sacrifice and commitment of all health care frontline teams." – Mike Schultz, AdventHealth West Florida Division President and CEO   AMAYA BRANNON OF AUBURNDALE, FL NAMED NFL PLAY 60 SUPER KID, WINNER OF NFL PLAY 60 SUPER BOWL CONTEST PRESENTED BY DANIMALS Amaya Will Serve as the Official NFL PLAY 60 Ambassador and Participate in Virtual Events Throughout the Week Leading up to Super Bowl LV The NFL today announced AMAYA BRANNON, 10, as this year's NFL PLAY 60 Super Kid. Amaya, who is from Auburndale, Florida, will act as the official NFL PLAY 60 Ambassador during Super Bowl Week and will be recognized at the second half of Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 7 on CBS. The NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest Presented by Danimals® is part of NFL PLAY 60, the league's youth health and wellness initiative encouraging kids to get physically active for 60 minutes a day. ABC's Good Morning America host, T.J. HOLMES, surprised Amaya with the help of Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE ROB GRONKOWSKI. Amaya, an avid Buccaneers fan, will serve as Good Morning America's Kid Correspondent throughout Super Bowl Week.   Hundreds of young fans nationwide entered this year's NFL PLAY 60 Super Bowl Contest Presented by Danimals® online at NFL.com/PLAY60Contest.To be eligible, Amaya submitted a video explaining why she should be the next NFL PLAY 60 Super Kid. Following interviews with the finalists, Amaya was named the winner of this year's contest for her dedication to a healthy lifestyle, and passion and excitement for helping her peers to stay physically active and eat healthy. Despite limitations and challenges due to COVID, Amaya has remained dedicated to getting active for at least 60 minutes every day. She enjoys riding her bike and scooter around the neighborhood, playing mid-field on her soccer team and practicing jujitsu. Amaya also recognizes the importance of eating nutritious food to fuel her body – and loves learning how to make nutritious meals in the kitchen alongside her family. When she is not getting in her 60 minutes of physical activity, Amaya enjoys reading, painting, and writing stories of her own. Amaya empowers her peers to stay active through her role as a Fuel Up to Play 60! Ambassador for her school and believes the opportunity to be this year's Super Kid will give her the platform to encourage even more kids across the country to be healthy and strong. During the week leading up to Super Bowl LV, Amaya will virtually interview members of the Super Bowl teams at Super Bowl Opening Night Powered by BOLT24 and virtually interview additional players and celebrities throughout the week; amongst other events. Watch Amaya's surprise here: https://tinyurl.com/y4m3kzan The New England Patriots Have The Most Passionate Fans in the NFL, New Study by MaxTour Finds The Carolina Panthers fans are the most loyal, and the Washington Football Team has the least passionate fans, according to this 2021 MaxTour study that looked at hundreds of thousands of data points. Las Vegas, Nevada -- January 28, 2021 -- The NFL’s most passionate fans are in New England in this new data-based study by MaxTour (https://www.maxtour.co/passionate-nfl-fans/) This study, which ranked NFL fan bases on their web presence, attendance, loyalty, sellout price, and expert score, ranked the fan bases from 1 to 32. “Our staff was super excited for the start of NFL football in Las Vegas this year," said Matthew Meier, MaxTour’s Founder & Director. "There was a lot of back and forth between our employees on which team had the most passionate and loyal fans led us to end the discussion once and for all. This study is the result.”  Analyzing thousands of data points from the teams' social media accounts, attendance figures, correlation between attendance and standings, and two already completed studies, this comprehensive study discovered passionate fan bases in non-major markets like Minnesota, Carolina, and Indianapolis. Altogether the study lists the most passionate fans in five Categories Web Presence:  New England Patriots Attendance: Indianapolis Colts Loyalty: Carolina Panthers Sellout Score: LA Chargers Expert Score: Kansas City Chiefs The study is the first to include the important loyalty category into the final rankings. This helps separate the fans who support their team, no matter how they are faring in the standings. Poor scores all around hurt the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Football Team. Note that all data was collected prior to the 2020 season. To download the infographic in high resolution: https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0yxsenyu9u1imw/MostPassionateFansintheNFL.jpg?dl=0 ABOUT MaxTour is a Las Vegas-based tour company that helps travelers visit world-class destinations like the Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon.For more information, visit: www.maxtour.co CONTACT For questions about the report or a comment on the findings, contact Matthew Meier at matthew@maxtour.co 702-907-1886. 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