Talk:American football

Wrong Wrong Wrong
American football is NOT referred to as "Gridiron" -- not anywhere in the U.S., anyway. Whoever entered that reference in the main article either must not be from this country or has no interest in or knowledge of the game. The gridiron is another name for the FIELD on which the game is played, a holdover from the early days when, in addition to the 5 or 10 yard stripes, lines were also laid down from end zone to endzone, running perpendicular to the yard stripes, thus forming a grid. References are sometimes made to play "on the gridiron," yes, but is the sport ever referred to as Gridiron? That is a distinct and hearty "no way." 138.207.186.136 (talk) 13:26, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
 * In the U.K. it is routinely called gridiron football.Jeff in CA (talk) 21:50, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
 * A few people in the UK may refer to it as this but not routinely. This because in the UK American football doesn't even rank as a minor sport. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.204.186.108 (talk) 16:30, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This term is not used in the U.S. when referring to the game. However, it is correct in its use as a differentiator from other firms of football (Association-, Australian Rules-, Rugby-, etc.), even if it IS only derivative. For that purpose, it's important that it be left unchanged.
 * More to the point, any semi-knowledgeable fan of the sport understands exactly what you mean when you say gridiron football. Ploobus (talk) 13:28, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Authorized player numbers now include the number 0
On March 28, 2023, NFL owners approved the use of the number zero for all non-linemen beginning in the 2023-2024 NFL season.

The article currently States that the NFL only allows the use of numbers 1-99. This needs to be changed to 0-99

https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-owners-approve-proposal-to-allow-players-to-wear-no-0 Ploobus (talk) 13:21, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2024
Reference 160 is not a relevant reference for the said article but purely a backlink attempt. Nothing about the reference provides value to the article. Should be removed as it purely for advertisement purposes. Alphape1 (talk) 19:39, 1 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: If you are talking about this reference, then I think it's pretty relevant here and I don't see any good reason to remove it.  Delta  space 42 (talk • contribs) 16:38, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Decimals over fractions?
In the field and equipment section I see a TON of fractions that make it a bit harsh on the eyes. I know in general Wiki prefers to use of decimals to fractions and I'm think that this is a section that would benefit from that change. Lindsey40186 (talk) 19:45, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * The rules define them by fractions, not decimals, and since American units don't really use decimals it's the most natural way to use them, imo. AFAIK, only SI units are supposed to 100% use decimals here. Toa Nidhiki05 19:48, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Fair enough :) Lindsey40186 (talk) 18:28, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 May 2024
BennettDT (talk) 15:17, 13 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone may add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. Myrealnamm-alt (talk) 15:27, 13 May 2024 (UTC)

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