With the 12th season of the critically-acclaimed documentary series premiering tonight, Onion Sports looks back on some of the show’s most memorable moments.
2001
Series premiere episode introduces fans to little known insider terms like “pigskin” and “playbook”
2001-2016
Fight breaks out during joint practice episode
2002
Cowboys veterans give the rookies a taste of NFL life by demonstrating early signs of CTE at practice, in the film room, and at home
2007
Rookie Paul Rudd beats out incumbent Liev Schreiber to become starting narrator
2008
A position battle between punters Mat McBriar and Sam Paulescu splits the Cowboys’ locker room in half
2010
During team retreat to the Berkshires, the entire Jets’ defensive line finds themselves trapped in their ski lodge
2012
Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis is informed he’s been traded to a pilot episode of a new Showtime series
2016
The competition between the Rams potential starting tight ends Lance Kendricks and Tyler Higbee is won by one of these two