Fans of American-style football are looking forward to the opening of the National Football League season on September 8. The sports league includes 32 professional teams from around the U.S. They will play against each other for the next four months. All are seeking the chance to play in the championship, known as the Super Bowl, in February. The NFL championship is the most-watched sporting event on television in the U.S. It is also popular in other countries. The 2016-2017 season begins with a night game between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. It will be the first time the season has started without quarterback Peyton Manning since 1998. Manning retired after winning the Super Bowl in February. The 40-year-old former player for the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts now jokes about all his free time in television commercials. The last time a season started without Tom Brady as the quarterback of the New England Patriots was in 2001. He became the team’s quarterback in the third game of that year. This year the 39-year-old athlete is suspended from play.
Title: NFL Season Opens Without Quarterbacks Brady, Manning
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1367/NFL_Season.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='NFL Season Opens Without Quarterbacks Brady, Manning' data-article-id='1855'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10813'>Fans of American-style football are looking forward to the opening of the National Football League season on September 8.</span> <span data-start-time='10813' data-end-time='24542'>The sports league includes 32 professional teams from around the U.S. They will play against each other for the next four months.</span> <span data-start-time='24542' data-end-time='33500'>All are seeking the chance to play in the championship, known as the Super Bowl, in February.</span> <span data-start-time='33500' data-end-time='41917'>The NFL championship is the most-watched sporting event on television in the U.S.</span> <span data-start-time='41917' data-end-time='45729'>It is also popular in other countries.</span> <span data-start-time='45729' data-end-time='56625'>The 2016-2017 season begins with a night game between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers.</span> <span data-start-time='56625' data-end-time='65542'>It will be the first time the season has started without quarterback Peyton Manning since 1998.</span> <span data-start-time='65542' data-end-time='70750'>Manning retired after winning the Super Bowl in February.</span> <span data-start-time='70750' data-end-time='84542'>The 40-year-old former player for the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts now jokes about all his free time in television commercials.</span> <span data-start-time='84542' data-end-time='95125'>The last time a season started without Tom Brady as the quarterback of the New England Patriots was in 2001.</span> <span data-start-time='95125' data-end-time='100729'>He became the team’s quarterback in the third game of that year.</span> <span data-start-time='100729' data-end-time='106792'>This year the 39-year-old athlete is suspended from play.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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