American Football

Impact Sport spoke to Gafar Kuku, President of the University of Nottingham American Football Club about the sport’s popularity, social side and how you can get involved. Hi Gafar. Football  rugby and hockey all seem to be much more common in schools and colleges, so not many people have probably...

The University of Nottingham’s American Football team lost 14-6 to Nottingham Trent University, which closed UoN’s Varsity Series lead to 9-7. The game that was much closer than expected, but it was easy to see that the gap continues to narrow between these two teams. UoN’s defence led the way, but...

Quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick formed the last dynasty in the NFL when the New England Patriots won three championships in four years from 2001. They are the only ones left to stand a chance against a new dynasty forming in Seattle. The Seattle Seahawks have proved that last...

America’s National Football League (NFL) to many a Brit, including me, is an unfamiliar, unexplored and misunderstood phenomenon. So when the Jacksonville Jaguars decided to travel across the pond, make London’s Wembley Stadium their honorary home and play host to the Dallas Cowboys, the opportunity to delve into this world...

I’ll make you a deal this week – we don’t have to talk about Peyton Manning. Not that the newly-crowned all-time touchdown leader didn’t have another strong week – throwing for just under 300 yards completing 25 of 35 attempted passes, but this time Peyton isn’t the star. Even if...

That’s another week in the books for the National Football League, except for the Monday night match-up when Houston travel to the banks of the three rivers to face Ben Roethlisberger’s Pittsburgh Steelers, of course. That game will get a mention later, but first we’re going to take a...

This week, Impact Sport takes a look at some of the big talking points from our cousins across the pond in the National Football League. Whether you’re a committed fan being regularly let down by your adopted franchise or a sceptical newcomer to this version of football, why not...