ISSN 0015-6760 | Final issue November 2005 Language English | |
Football Digest was a sports magazine for fans interested in professional American football, with in-depth coverage of the National Football League. The magazine modeled the Reader's Digest idea, bring the best in football journalism from newspapers and magazines that the fans would otherwise not had an opportunity to read.
Contents
- NFL Player of the Year
- NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- NFL Defensive Back of the Year
- NFL Defensive Linemen of the Year
- NFL Linebacker of the Year
- NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year
- NFL Running Back of the Year
- NFL Receiver of the Year
- NFL Quarterback of the Year
- NFL Specialists of the Year
- NFL Kicker of the Year
- NFL Coach of the Year
- References
The final issue was published in November 2005.
It also had its own independent All-Rookie team which began in 1971 and its own All-pro team which began in the 1980s. The All-Pro team was chosen by the editorial staff which gave them the freedom to choose otherwise less-publicized players on the second-team selections. By interviewing coaches and players the editors felt they got the inside "scoop" on who the "sleepers" were for an All-Pro Team.