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height: 0px;"></div> </td> <td> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; z-index: 15;">Here are some tasks awaiting attention: <ul style="font-size: 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0.3em 0px 0.3em 25px;"> <li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles" title="Wikipedia:Requested articles">Article requests</a></i> :</b> <br/> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Sports" title="Wikipedia:Requested articles/Sports">Requested articles (Sports)</a> <br/> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Sports/Association_football_(soccer)" title="Wikipedia:Requested articles/Sports/Association football (soccer)">Requested articles (Association football)</a> <br/> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Football/Women%27s_football_task_force/Open_tasks#Requested_Articles" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Women's football task force/Open tasks">Requested articles (Association football women)</a> <br/> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Sports/Motor_sports" title="Wikipedia:Requested articles/Sports/Motor sports">Requested articles (Motor sports)</a> <br/> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Sports/Estonian_sportspeople" title="Wikipedia:Requested articles/Sports/Estonian sportspeople">Requested articles (Estonian sportspeople)</a></li><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_assessment" title="Wikipedia:Content assessment">Assess</a></i> :</b> newly added and existing articles, maybe nominate some good B-class articles for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GA">GA</a>; independently assess some as A-class, regardless of GA status.</li><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup">Cleanup</a></i> :</b> <br/> * <a href="/wiki/Sport_governing_body" class="mw-redirect" title="Sport governing body">Sport governing body</a> (this should-be-major article is in a <i>shameful</i> state) <br/> * <a href="/wiki/Field_hockey" title="Field hockey">Field hockey</a> (History section needs sources and accurate information - very vague at the moment.) <br/> * Standardize <a href="/wiki/Category:American_college_sports_infobox_templates" title="Category:American college sports infobox templates">Category:American college sports infobox templates</a> to use same font size and spacing. <br/> * <a href="/wiki/Sport_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Sport in the United Kingdom">Sport in the United Kingdom</a> - the <a href="/wiki/Sport_in_the_United_Kingdom#Popularity" title="Sport in the United Kingdom">Popularity</a> section is incorrect and unsourced. Reliable data is required. <br/> * Fix project template and/or "to do list" Current version causes tables of content to be hidden unless/until reader chooses "show."</li><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles" title="Wikipedia:Writing better articles">Expand</a></i> :</b> <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports" title="Professional sports">Professional sports</a> (crucial article explaining the salaried undertaking of sports) <br/> * <a href="/wiki/Sport_industry" title="Sport industry">Sport industry</a> (currently a sub-stub)</li><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_pictures" title="Wikipedia:Requested pictures">Photo</a></i> :</b> for pages listed in <a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_requested_images_of_sports_and_games" title="Category:Wikipedia requested images of sports and games">Category:Wikipedia requested images of sports and games</a> and sub-categories.</li><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">Stubs</a></i> :</b> work on articles in <a href="/wiki/Category:Sports_stubs" title="Category:Sports stubs">Category:Sports stubs</a></li><li><b><i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:As_of" title="Wikipedia:As of">Update</a></i> :</b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_world_sports_championships" title="List of world sports championships">List of world sports championships</a></li><li><b><i>Other</i> :</b> <br/> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Translate" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Translate">Translate</a></b> the page of sport in each country from corresponding article in other language Wikipedia to English Wikipedia which was marked in red.</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CATEGORY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CATEGORY">Categorize</a></b>: Gather all (major/<a href="/wiki/Olympic_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic games">olympic</a>) sports to be part of this project</li> <li><b>RfCs</b>: answer <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Society,_sports,_and_culture" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Society, sports, and culture">requests for comment</a></li></ul> </li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237879475"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256394742"><table class="tmbox tmbox-notice mw-collapsible innercollapse wpb wpb-table"><tbody><tr class="wpb-header"><td class="wpb-header-icon"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AmericanFootball.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="WikiProject icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/AmericanFootball.svg/35px-AmericanFootball.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/AmericanFootball.svg/53px-AmericanFootball.svg.png 1.5x, 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If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_American_football" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject American football">the discussion</a> and see a list of open tasks.<span class="metadata wpb-metadata"><span class="wpb-project">American football</span><span class="wpb-project_link">Wikipedia:WikiProject American football</span><span class="wpb-banner_name">Template:WikiProject American football</span><span class="wpb-assessment_cat">American football articles</span></span></td><td class="mbox-empty-cell"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237879475"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256394742"><table class="tmbox tmbox-notice mw-collapsible innercollapse wpb wpb-table"><tbody><tr class="wpb-header"><td class="wpb-header-icon"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CFL_football.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="WikiProject icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/CFL_football.jpg/35px-CFL_football.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/CFL_football.jpg/53px-CFL_football.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/CFL_football.jpg/70px-CFL_football.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1067" data-file-height="696"/></a></span></td><td class="wpb-header-combined"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Canadian_football" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Canadian football">Canadian football</a> </td></tr><tr><td class="mbox-text wpb-main" colspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image wpb-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CFL_football.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="WikiProject icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/CFL_football.jpg/75px-CFL_football.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/CFL_football.jpg/113px-CFL_football.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/CFL_football.jpg/150px-CFL_football.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1067" data-file-height="696"/></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text">This template is within the scope of <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Canadian_football" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Canadian football">WikiProject Canadian football</a></b>, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of <b><a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Canadian football</a></b> and the <b><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a></b> on Wikipedia. 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If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist" style="font-size:small; border:1px solid silver; padding:4px; text-align:center; border-radius:10px;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:WikiProject_United_States#Usage" title="Template:WikiProject United States">Template Usage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States/Requested_Articles" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Requested Articles"><b>Articles Requested!</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States/Members" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Members">Become a Member</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_United_States" title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject United States">Project Talk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States/Article_alerts" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Article alerts">Alerts</a></li></ul> </div><span class="metadata wpb-metadata"><span class="wpb-project">United States</span><span class="wpb-project_link">Wikipedia:WikiProject United States</span><span class="wpb-banner_name">Template:WikiProject United States</span><span class="wpb-assessment_cat">United States articles</span></span></td><td class="mbox-empty-cell"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Removed_"Winged_Helmets"" data-mw-thread-id="h-Removed_"Winged_Helmets""><span id="Removed_.22Winged_Helmets.22"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Removed_"Winged_Helmets""></span>Removed "Winged Helmets"<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Removed_"Winged_Helmets""></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Removed "Winged Helmets""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Removed "winged helmets" as part of the equipment since they do not differ from regular helmets in any way but the paint. Violates neutrality by promoting one (major) teams helmet over others. <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/75.185.5.127" title="Special:Contributions/75.185.5.127">75.185.5.127</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:75.185.5.127&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:75.185.5.127 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Nose_guard_or_Nose_tackle" data-mw-thread-id="h-Nose_guard_or_Nose_tackle-2010-08-21T07:01:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Nose_guard_or_Nose_tackle-2010-08-21T07:01:00.000Z"></span>Nose guard or Nose tackle<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Nose_guard_or_Nose_tackle-2010-08-21T07:01:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Nose guard or Nose tackle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Aircorn-2010-08-21T07:01:00.000Z-Nose_guard_or_Nose_tackle"></span>I just merged Nose tackle into <a href="/wiki/Nose_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Nose guard">Nose guard</a> while cleaning up the <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_to_be_merged">merge backlog</a>. This template links to Nose Tackle, which is now a redirect to Nose guard. Not sure if it would be best to change the template or the name of the Nose Guard article. <a href="/wiki/User:Aircorn" title="User:Aircorn">AIR<span style="color:green;"><i><b>corn</b></i></span></a> <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Aircorn" title="User talk:Aircorn">(talk)</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts#c-Aircorn-2010-08-21T07:01:00.000Z-Nose_guard_or_Nose_tackle" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">07:01, 21 August 2010 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Aircorn-2010-08-21T07:01:00.000Z-Nose_guard_or_Nose_tackle"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Aircorn-2010-08-21T07:01:00.000Z-Nose_guard_or_Nose_tackle"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Plans_for_American_Football_Articles" data-mw-thread-id="h-Plans_for_American_Football_Articles-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Plans_for_American_Football_Articles-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z"></span>Plans for American Football Articles<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Plans_for_American_Football_Articles-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Plans for American Football Articles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z-Plans_for_American_Football_Articles"></span>I am working on the templates for American football, please be patient while I try to streamline the football article organization. Thanks <a href="/wiki/User:VictorianMutant" title="User:VictorianMutant">VictorianMutant</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:VictorianMutant" title="User talk:VictorianMutant">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts#c-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z-Plans_for_American_Football_Articles" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">04:49, 23 September 2010 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z-Plans_for_American_Football_Articles"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z-Plans_for_American_Football_Articles"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-BilCat-2010-09-23T04:56:00.000Z-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z"></span>It's probably better to discuss your changes first. You can work on the template in your userspace, then present it for discussion as a finished work. Thanks. - <a href="/wiki/User:BilCat" title="User:BilCat">BilCat</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:BilCat" title="User talk:BilCat">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts#c-BilCat-2010-09-23T04:56:00.000Z-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">04:56, 23 September 2010 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-BilCat-2010-09-23T04:56:00.000Z-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-BilCat-2010-09-23T04:56:00.000Z-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T04:49:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T07:01:00.000Z-BilCat-2010-09-23T04:56:00.000Z"></span>Okay, started the discussion <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_American_football#American_football_articles..." title="Wikipedia talk:WikiProject American football"><b>here</b>.</a> <a href="/wiki/User:VictorianMutant" title="User:VictorianMutant">VictorianMutant</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:VictorianMutant" title="User talk:VictorianMutant">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts#c-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T07:01:00.000Z-BilCat-2010-09-23T04:56:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">07:01, 23 September 2010 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-VictorianMutant-2010-09-23T07:01:00.000Z-BilCat-2010-09-23T04:56:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" 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class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-DandyDan2007-2011-01-04T12:53:00.000Z-Formation_types"></span>Just curious how many different articles are there on formation types, because that could be a separate section unto itself. <a href="/wiki/User:DandyDan2007" title="User:DandyDan2007">DandyDan2007</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:DandyDan2007" title="User talk:DandyDan2007">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts#c-DandyDan2007-2011-01-04T12:53:00.000Z-Formation_types" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">12:53, 4 January 2011 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-DandyDan2007-2011-01-04T12:53:00.000Z-Formation_types"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-DandyDan2007-2011-01-04T12:53:00.000Z-Formation_types"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Getting_lengthy" data-mw-thread-id="h-Getting_lengthy-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Getting_lengthy-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z"></span>Getting lengthy<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Getting_lengthy-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Getting lengthy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span class="template-ping"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Lizard_the_Wizard-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z-Getting_lengthy"></span>@<a href="/wiki/User:MisterCake" title="User:MisterCake">MisterCake</a>:</span> I think this is one of the largest navboxes I've ever seen. Maybe we should make penalties into a separate navbox, since that section seems to be eating up the most real estate. Then it can be subdivided into 5-, 10-, and 15- yard penalties. Or personal/team fouls etc. <a href="/wiki/User:Lizard_the_Wizard" title="User:Lizard the Wizard"><span style="color:#008000;">Lizard</span></a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Lizard_the_Wizard" title="User talk:Lizard the Wizard">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts#c-Lizard_the_Wizard-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z-Getting_lengthy" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">02:46, 3 December 2016 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Lizard_the_Wizard-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z-Getting_lengthy"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Lizard_the_Wizard-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z-Getting_lengthy"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-MisterCake-2016-12-03T03:45:00.000Z-Lizard_the_Wizard-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z"></span>It's at that stage between many useful ones and one gigantic one. Would be fine with that. <a href="/wiki/User:MisterCake" title="User:MisterCake">Cake</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:MisterCake" title="User talk:MisterCake">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts#c-MisterCake-2016-12-03T03:45:00.000Z-Lizard_the_Wizard-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">03:45, 3 December 2016 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-MisterCake-2016-12-03T03:45:00.000Z-Lizard_the_Wizard-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-MisterCake-2016-12-03T03:45:00.000Z-Lizard_the_Wizard-2016-12-03T02:46:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts&oldid=1232301219">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Gridiron_football_concepts&oldid=1232301219</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Template-Class_sports_articles" title="Category:Template-Class sports articles">Template-Class sports articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:WikiProject_Sports_articles" title="Category:WikiProject Sports articles">WikiProject Sports articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Template-Class_American_football_articles" title="Category:Template-Class American football articles">Template-Class American football articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:NA-importance_American_football_articles" title="Category:NA-importance American football articles">NA-importance American football articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:WikiProject_American_football_articles" title="Category:WikiProject American football articles">WikiProject American football articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Template-Class_Canadian_football_articles" title="Category:Template-Class Canadian football articles">Template-Class Canadian football articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:NA-importance_Canadian_football_articles" title="Category:NA-importance Canadian football articles">NA-importance Canadian football articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:WikiProject_Canadian_football_articles" title="Category:WikiProject Canadian football articles">WikiProject Canadian football articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Template-Class_United_States_articles" title="Category:Template-Class United States articles">Template-Class United States articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:NA-importance_United_States_articles" title="Category:NA-importance United States articles">NA-importance United States articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Template-Class_United_States_articles_of_NA-importance" title="Category:Template-Class United States articles of NA-importance">Template-Class United States articles of NA-importance</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:WikiProject_United_States_articles" title="Category:WikiProject United States articles">WikiProject United States articles</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 3 July 2024, at 01:31<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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