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Football season is officially back! FOX Sports’ college football coverage is the talk of the weekend, and the NFL regular season kicks off next week. To celebrate the return of America’s game, we’ve curated the best new football shows, revealing memoirs from football’s biggest names, and the greatest football movies ever made.
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The Best Football Shows to Stream Between Kickoffs
While you wait for your favorite team to take the field, keep the football fix going with these fan-favorite series—some new, some old, and all worth watching.
Chad Powers
Season 2 streaming on Hulu
When bad behavior torches his college career, superstar quarterback Russ Holliday (Glen Powell) reinvents himself as walk-on Chad Powers at a struggling southern football program. In Season 2, his disguise starts to crack as his coach and peers become suspicious of his oddities. Inspired by ESPN’s viral 2021 skit, this sports comedy has lived up to the hype.
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Behind the Facemask: The Best Football Memoirs
From a Hall of Fame coach's playbook for winning to a receiver's Super Bowl comeback story, these revealing memoirs depict the highs and lows of life as an NFL star.
Slow Getting Up
by Nate Jackson
Former Denver Broncos tight end Nate Jackson pulls back the curtain on six punishing seasons in the NFL, revealing what life is really like for the players who aren’t household names. Candid, darkly funny, and brutally honest, Slow Getting Up captures the injuries, uncertainty, and sacrifices behind professional football.
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Hail Mary: The Greatest Football Movies of All Time
From gridiron classics to newer hits, these are the films that deserve a rewatch every season, whether it be for the inspirational underdog stories or the iconic speeches everyone still quotes.
Remember the Titans
In 1971 Virginia, a newly integrated high school football team must overcome racial tensions to find success on and off the field. Led by Denzel Washington and Will Patton, this inspiring true story remains the gold standard for football movies, with rousing speeches and unforgettable moments that still hit hard 26 years later.
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