The Trials: Inside London's NFL Academy - BBC London
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- A new NFL American football academy has opened in London. But only 80 youngsters can qualify to join. We follow one of the teenagers training as they compete in the final trials.
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I hope this kid gets in next year, keep working!
His attitude ain't right and he clearly doesn't hit enough weights
Hope he learns for next year
"Hope springs eternal."
NFL needs to go international....then galactical.
There's actually a book series that's based around that by an author name Scott Sigler. Audio books are available for free to try before you buy.
I might need to. But I don’t expect it will.
Facts
Dreamers
NFL would become INFL
All it takes is a very good athlete who's willing to go through the process of developing their skills to make it in any sport. The only problem is the later in life you start to learn the more of a freak of an athlete you have to be to compensate for it.
Big shout-out to each and everyone of those kids putting in the effort to make it into the camp! I don't think they know just how much we're cheering for them over here in America. Much respect to all of the fans in England, and all of the young Brits hoping to someday join an NFL team!
The XFL and CFL recruit more international players than the NFL. The process of getting and staying in the NFL without playing in college is very difficult.
Alex Caruso Nah, the rock owns the XFL now so it's going to be really good
well the cfl get a lot of players from American colleges so that might be a reason why they recruit heavily internationally
If they don't get drafted in the NFL, they could make it through the XFL or the USFL. Hey, you never know.
Wow this was cool. I would love to see players from different parts of the world make it in the NFL long term. That would be Diversity at its finest. Who cares where you are from, if you can help the team win and do well in the try outs/ workouts you belong on the team!!!!! Good luck to these guys.
Emil Koch Sadly I don’t think this will ever happen. Here in the states, most boys are attached to football from birth. The main way to make it to the nfl is through playing in college, and most colleges only recruit domestic kids, and it would be very tough for their scouts to find talent overseas.
@@LM-dv8pv Ridiculous thing to say. Look how much talent the MLB and NBA have managed to find overseas. Hell, the NFL already has international players. Football is also a game that can be picked up later in life, even at the NFL level teams will draft players based on pure athleticism. CFB and NFL teams are constantly looking for an edge and have ample resources to scout overseas.
Rest of world more focused on rugby if your talking about a physical sport like this
@@Max-kq2jp the best rugby player of all time wouldn’t even make an NFL team lol
@@BlaZnHaZe1 the level of athletes in rugby are to strong nfl players wouldn’t be able to cope in any of the rugby leagues
What a great mom you have! Very glad the NFL is growing overseas
Thank you for choosing Jackson State as your final destination. JSU fans are elated of having you join a family atmosphere and our players striving for excellence each day.
American here. I love our football but the injuries our players suffer are severe. Know what you are getting yourself into. Hope to see you on the Bills team. That’s Buffalo NY. Enjoy the snow. ;). Good luck.
go bills!
Yessir
The dudes at this academy are smaller than most D1 commits going into freshman year of college. Tiny boys.
They’re 16-18 years old...
@@thelambsauce490 So are high schoolers in America.
Hell yeah!! If you look to Penei Sowell, and look to their O-line😂😂 you realize. It’s so sad because they have good expectations, it’s really good to have goals in life, but, if you claim to be a RB and you seem to be 170 lbs, some dudes in high school or even freshman are 240 lbs😂.
@@adrienloisel8817 to be fair penei sewell os not your avarage lineman prospect lol dudes massive
D1 level athletes would be professional if it was the same structure as UK sports .
I always come back and watch this video every few months
Need to have this for basketball
They’re plenty of Europeans in the NBA already tho
@@julianshu3630 true but UK has no basketball scene whatsoever, also its hard to get a D1 scholarship in europe or asia as highschool basketball isnt a thing so they have to go play in local leages and hope to get found through chance.
I know Europeans are extremely talented athletically. But just as Americans in your football we've been playing the game since we were seven years old lifting weights running hitting. You can still make the NFL but it would be better to focus on athleticism early in life lifting weights sprinting hitting rugby seems to be the best path. There are nuances to the game that you can't learn in the classroom.
These kids don't have the size.... and without a proper league they wont even crack the CFL.... there body structures are made for WR,corners and safeties...but even then there still to small
this was my exact thought, like i swear the tallest guy there was like 6'3 or something, college football players are very strong even the recievers and backs
Ye, height isn’t too much of an issue because you see 5’9 running backs or even shorter but they need to put on a lot more weight.
that's what happens when u go to London go further north and u will find size and power
Even if they are not good enough for the NFL. There is always the CFL. Canadian Football League. Players who are not good enough for the NFL play in the CFL. You get paid, but not as much. In addition, the XFL will return in 2020. The Extreme Football League may also attract players overseas.
Also Japan has American Football it's called X League and the championship is called the X Bowl.
I'm rooting for you!!!
So cool to see! Great work and much love from The States ❤️🇺🇸
This and the new MLR in America is awesome to see. Is it crazy to think that a greater presence of competitive contact sports in the world could help reduce a good number of the violence in the world.
That's the great thing about the USA - it's actually open to other sports unlike, say, the UK and other Western European countries. If the MLR becomes the next MLS in terms of popularity then that's a very good thing for the sport overall and the national team.
Carolina Panthers fan here from hometown of Charlotte, NC. The team has a motto, it’s everywhere, KEEP POUNDING! Don’t give up, good luck next time.
None of these guys look like they've been playing sports consistently from young
Hopefully I can give it my all in two years. Good Luck To Everyone trying to achieve their goals
That man will never make it as a RB
I agree but you have to respect the grind and passion
How come ? Haven’t watched the full vid but is it his attitude or skill?
@@DD-ru6nv neither it’s his build he doesn’t fit as a RB. He can possibly make it as a CB or WR but don’t see anything else
@@DD-ru6nv look at nfl and college, even high school rb’s. Most running backs are 5-9 to 6’2 and always over 205 lbs. He’s a hospital patient in the making at rb in an American League
Nfl franchise in London?
Just so you understand how big American football is
Michigan college football is the second biggest stadium in the world
In Texas there is a high school stadium that Cost 40 million to build
Watch Valdosta Georgia high school football
It’s amazing I wish they would play football in college in the UK so they could compete with the colleges here
They do, I would know. Unfortunately, sports at college level are not taking seriously enough.
They have BAFA
In england they only take pro sports seriously
3rd biggest*
@@ImNinjaSquirtles there are loads of sports taken seriously at university level but NFL isn't one.
What a beautiful story, i take so much for granted being born an American
shouldn't they just actively recruit from rugby teams?
Sounds horrible to say, but none of these kids look anywhere near as big or athletic to become NFL players. The only players that do legitimately have a chance would be punters or kickers, and let's face it, anyone with a decent boot can do that.
Sad to say your right I kinda want to see the NFL go International lol
A lot of NFL players trained to be NFL players for practically their entire lives. That’s what the UK would have to start doing for something like this to be successful.
I’m a young English American football 🏈 player
Same I'm a wide receiver, just entering high school this year
How do you do American football in the uk if you under 13
@@xxk1llinqxxyt157 I'm not under 13
Greaze oh ok
I'm a lineman.
the blonde dude looks like vitaly
My application was denied cos it's for 16-19 year olds. I turned 20 a few months prior
@Zedic Black my main sport is football but I play semi pro rugby, and I've got great knowledge of NFL
Find a university that has a program. 20 years old is no where near too old to make it in the nfl in the states you arent even eligible for the nfl draft until youre three years removed from highschool (which is roughly 20-21 years old).
only if they did this further down the country guaranteed u would get so much more out of it a lot of people cant travel 7hrs to London especially with the main rugby talent coming from the north
how long does it take for a city to build the skillset necessary to match american teams at a national level? im assuming this is going to be a decades long endeavour before we are at the level of American teams, or am i being pessimistic?
No, decades sounds about right. There are high school teams in America that are playing faster and better than these guys. As an American though, I can say that we're genuinely interested in seeing the UK get involved in the sport.
@@Horible4 I agree. American NFL players are probably as good as they ever been. These kids are bred to either play basketball or football. You may just be naturally athletic enough to compete in college, but you don't simply stumble into the NFL. The talent that trickles down to that level is truly fierce.
Very likely would take that long but you have to start somewhere and as an American, I would love to see players from overseas in the NFL. I know many NFL fans and they all think it's awesome you guys are getting into American football.
@@paulinotou If you put a world class professional soccer player in an nfl training camp starting with spring work outs i have zero doubt that theyd be capable of being physically able to play by the time the season roles around. They probably wouldnt be mentally ready but im just saying its not like they dont have professional athletes over there i mean its a population of over 50 million people in the UK theres bound to be a few 6'2" 240 lbs 4.6 40s over there.
There are professional athletes in Europe obviously they arent training to be nfl players so they dont need the size that nfl players do but that doesnt mean they arent capable of it. Id bet it only take one generation of players given the infrastructure and support to prepare for the sport and theyd be competitive. obviously they wouldnt win in a UK vs US international match but theyd definitely be able to start putting a decent amount of pros into the league
good clip needed cc to figure out what they were saying
2:27 This guy ain't a RB, maybe a WR...or a DB. Good DB's will play in the NFL.
Keep rolling baby.
GOD BLESS((:)
Wow, this is awesome. Don’t give up, you will get there. 🙌🏻. Btw go Dallas cowboys..
Just wondering is 23 too old to play football and what would be the right steps to start.
This is fantastic. I love that the NFL is getting more international. Love to see more English players. Phillys own Jay Ajayi was born in London. I want teams in England, Canada, etc. love it. Go birds. Dallas sucks.
How do you even apply or how old do you have to be
Another great success story. How long before we see American Football in Berlin, Paris, Krakow, Rome, & Moscow?
I hope soon because i'm tyred of soccer fans
@@nandochavez4546 Ah but this fellow fan can testify to seeing football fans here in America behaving like Jack-Holes.
Really? Good luck with getting drafted to the NFL. CANADIAN or XL league maybe. If you want to see if you have what it takes, you really have fly to USA and train at House of Athlete with Brandon Marsh. Get picked to showcase yourself in the Combine he puts on. The Academy you're at is a business and money maker for the owners. As far as USA Colleges and Universities, that's even competitive D level. Maybe, JUCO. Rethink your strategy.
Watch out for cte
You can say that about association football also
I love America, but I hate American football. It is too hard on the body.
Many former player regret playing because their injuries stay with them forever.
Don't start the sport in the first place. I'm telling you from New Jersey: UK stay clean.
So Which Football are they playing???
American
Come to training camps here in the USA quid is worth more here you pounds will go further here.
NFL is great if you love to see people singing, dancing, commercials, and fireworks
Tim Tom if you like singing and dancing, watch the Halftime shows, if you like fireworks watch An NFL game, it’s full of them. If you like sports watch soccer, rugby, basketball instead
@@rhianc7347 You watch halftime shows? Lol, loser.
Tim Tom shouldn’t be any need for that. The entertainment should be the sport. There is more entertainment cramped into 90 minutes football, 80 minutes of rugby than a 4 hour NFL show
@@rhianc7347 No, there isn't.
I hear louder cheers during halftime trailer for a film than a touchdown
Fat chance any of them will get drafted. They will never get good enough as the kids in America, that started from grade school, then high school, and then most importantly, College. This is all just a promotion.
Yeah that’s exactly why some of these lads are already picking up offers from universities in America, this academy has ex nfl players, current nfl players and the best coaches to coach the, and on top of that they putting in he work, I wanna see this same energy when they get drafted
Some Nerdy Gamer frfr
Ultradude most likely but they are getting better training than any sports program in the United States and that includes most colleges.
@@somenerdygamer unless they're getting into a D1 university theres still pretty much 0 chance of becoming pro
not exactly true since u dont have to play rugby from an age of 7 to become pro majority of the best rugby players didn't start until they where 16 or 17
I’m a spurs fan
G K Kane this is American football
Eat your vegetables, lol!
Wish more and more countries play American Football. More opportunities for bigger guys and stronger athletes.
Just seen this. This guy's need to eat and lift weights. High schooler in the States would wiped the floor. They're too skinny. RB? Yea he'll get crushed for that skinny
No thank you, keep this sport in America only…
Recruit rugby players, these guys are tiny. If that dude tries to play running back in the US at any level he will get absolutely destroyed.
Lol he threw shade at Jason Bell. Calling him just a pundit pundit though he was a former player like Osi
Ight he's not big enough to be a running back but good luck
sir_capsalot lmao u dont have to be big to be a running back
@@sebct2093 u gotta have some build my guy. running backs have to have a great amount of strength to do what they do
he is 17
@@sebct2093 erm look up a player called Derek Henry and we'll if u have the same mindset after that
My 1A High School in Texas would slap these guys up.
jett rodgers maybe, but prepa tech from Monterrey would beat y'all.
London shameful
I think you stick to football i know you man city fan so try man city. NFL is about lot of money, booze and drugs...
These washed yutes 😂😂😂😂please stop get the bruduhs real street talent
Sorry, but this is a joke you guys have no idea what it's like to face off against an nfler. The strength, the athleticism and the intensity
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