Study Notes: The Rules of American Football

About this episode

This episode provides a quickfire explainer on the rules and history of American football.

America: Study Notes are quickfire explainers for all the things you want to know about the USA, but don't want to ask. This week, The Rules of American Football - a brief history of the game, and everything you need to know, to understand what the heck is going on! . Contact us: america@podcastsbyliam.com Join the community: https://www.patreon.com/cw/americathestoryoftheusa - use code USA26 for 50% off your first month Get the newsletter: https://america-the-story-of-the-usa.beehiiv.com/ Brand & advertising enquiries : liam@mercurypodcasts.com

People in this episode

Host: Liam Heffernan

Topics covered

• American football
• sports history
• rules of the game
• understanding football
• USA culture

Keywords

• American football
• rules
• history
• sports
• USA

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Organizations: America: The Story of the USA, Patreon, Beehiiv, Mercury Podcasts

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