NFL Films is nominated for 8 Sports Emmy Awards!

Reblogged from NFL Films Blog:

NFL Media has just been nominated for 14 Sports Emmy Awards and 8 of those nominations are for productions done by us at NFL Films!  We premiered two new series' this past football season--"A Football Life" (on NFL Network) and "NFL Turning Point" (on NBC Sports Network).  Both have been nominated for Outstanding Edited Sports Series!

To celebrate, here's the trailer for "Bill Belichick: A Football Life" which was nominated for Outstanding Promotion Announcement - Episodic.

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NFL Films did very well this year and I must say I enjoyed every episode of "A Football Life".

Trying to explain the booing of Joe Lacob during Chris Mullin’s jersey retirement

** If you don’t know what I am talking about, watch the video first. To preface this, I am writing this entry as a longtime fan of the Golden State Warriors. Basketball was my first love and this team was all I ever cared about when I was a little kid. All the years of frustration the fans have gone through, I understand it because I lived it with them.

The night was supposed to be a night of celebration. The Golden State Warriors were going to honor Chris Mullin by retiring his #17 jersey. It was set up to be a great event and it ended up being a fantastic celebration.

Warriors legends of the past, including teammates and coaches of Mullin, were all in attendance. Mullin’s speech was more of a tribute to the organization, his teammates and the “greatest fans” for being with him throughout his career. It was a great night until after the speech when co-owner Joe Lacob decided to speak.

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