Gridiron

Gridiron is a UK-based magazine that takes its readers inside America’s game. We bring you exclusive interviews with players and coaches, sharing the thoughts and opinions from all of your favourite pundits and keeping you up-to-date with all the latest news from the NFL, college football and Britain’s domestic American football scene.

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PICK SIX • Liam Blackburn reveals what readers can expect to find inside the latest issue of Gridiron.

IN FOCUS

Five Stories of the Month

THE LONDON GAMES RECAP

MAN-TO-MAN • Neil Reynolds’ latest chat is with Brett Gosper, the Head of Europe & UK for the National Football League. The two discuss the future of the London Games and the market in Germany.

THE PLAYBOOK

MONEYBALL • BREAKING DOWN BRADY: TB12’S REMARKABLE CONSISTENCY

DIGGING INTO THE DALLAS COWBOYS • The Dallas Cowboys had the NFL’s number-one offense for yards and points scored through the first seven weeks of the season. Given the defense has taken a step forward under Dan Quinn too, the Cowboys look like being serious contenders in a stacked NFC. Jeff Reinebold breaks down Dallas’ big improvement on both sides of the ball in 2021.

DEFOREST BUCKNER FLIPPING THE SWITCH • DeForest Buckner chats to Gridiron about swapping San Francisco for Indy, H.I.T.s, loafs and an image of Patrick Mahomes which still haunts him today.

TOP DEFENSIVE TACKLES

THE WALKING MIRACLE • Ryan Shazier had dreams of making the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but when he suffered a career-ending injury in 2017, he ended up finding a new purpose in life. Liam Blackburn chats to the former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker about that night in Cincinnati, his long road of rehabilitation and his upcoming book.

WALKING MIRACLE: THE BOOK

THE 2014 LB CLASS • Ryan Shazier was one of five linebackers taken in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. We look at the quintet’s careers.

THE MAN WHO MADE BILL BELICHICK SMILE • Considered by many to be too short for the NFL, quarterback Doug Flutie went north to prove his doubters wrong before literally saving his best for last.

THE POCKET DYNAMOS • They may not have the ‘prototypical build’, but these passers have hit highs despite their height.

CARLSON’S GOATs TOP 10 THANKSGIVING GAMES • The Thanksgiving holiday is all about family, food and a feast of football. With this year’s traditional trio of Thursday games rapidly approaching, we asked our football history buff to run through his favourite Turkey Day tussles.

THANKSGIVING IN NUMBERS

THE BOWDEN LETTERS • Tributes poured in for Bobby Bowden when the legendary former Florida State head coach died in August. And, though he lived over 4,000 miles away from Tallahassee, Gridiron Lead Feature Writer Simon Clancy was one of those whose lives Bowden touched through the letters the two shared.

STAR SEMINOLES • Bobby Bowden coached some of college football’s finest players during his time at Florida State.

NEW YORK JETS • David Wyatt-Hupton, co-host of the @JetsUKPod and writer for @GangGreenNation, gives Gridiron the lowdown on his love of the J-E-T-S.