NFL Icons (2021)

Season 1

This documentary series celebrates the biggest names in the history of pro football. Each episode focuses on a single subject, whose career comes to life through a deep dive into the NFL Films archive.

Released Oct. 2, 2021 Episode 48 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.american-football, tmdb.profile, tmdb.sports-documentary, tmdb.nfl-national-football-league, tmdb.american-football-player

Watch Providers: MGM Plus, fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel Philo

Network: MGM+

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

8.0

/59/

Trakt

/2/

TMDb

S1E1 - Brett Favre

Making reality out of what only sounds possible in myth was Brett Favre’s calling card, the way Football’s Iron Man became an icon. With the Packers, Jets, Vikings and beyond, he was part country boy, part gunslinger and always part kid.

Oct. 2, 2021, midnight

S1E2 - Emmitt Smith

The NFL’s All-Time Leading Rusher in his own words, from his standout high school career to starring for the Dallas Cowboys. With never before seen footage from NFL Films’ unprecedented coverage of the day Smith broke Walter Payton’s rushing record.

Oct. 9, 2021, midnight

S1E3 - Vince Lombardi

The 5-time NFL championship head coach of the Green Bay Packers is examined through his own legendary voice as well as fresh perspectives on his words, his vaunted Power Sweep play and the iconic silver Super Bowl trophy that bears his name.

Oct. 16, 2021, midnight

S1E4 - Jerome Bettis

The story of the Hall of Fame running back with one of NFL history’s most famous nicknames. How “The Bus” starred as a childhood bowler, Notre Dame tailback, Los Angeles Ram, and Pittsburgh Steeler Super Bowl champion.

Oct. 23, 2021, midnight

S1E5 - Jerry Rice

Reflections from the 3-time Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49er on how he transformed fear of failure and the pursuit of perfection into unparalleled success. New and classic mic’d up sound and archival interviews capture Rice’s joys and struggles.

Oct. 30, 2021, midnight

S1E6 - Steve Sabol

The man whose love of football and movies transformed the way sports stories are told. With new reflections on Sabol the man, boss, and filmmaker from fellow Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Andrea Kremer, whose own life journeys Sabol influenced.

Nov. 6, 2021, midnight

S1E7 - Marcus Allen

From a Heisman winning career as a USC Trojan, to his Super Bowl and NFL MVP years as an LA Raider, to his complicated relationship with Al Davis, one of the most decorated running backs in football history reflects on a journey filled with iconic stops.

Nov. 13, 2021, midnight

S1E8 - Joe Namath

The Icon’s Icon “Broadway” Joe Namath, who inspired a legion of Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Explores the personal challenges Namath faced during and after his time as a Super Bowl winning New York Jet, and the games that made him an NFL legend.

Nov. 20, 2021, midnight

Network: MGM+

Episode Runtime: 48 min.

Season Runtime: 1173 min.

Released: Oct. 2, 2021

Last Air Date: Feb. 7, 2025, midnight

Status: Returning Series

Certification: NR

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