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Sometimes it’s just too easy to forget that the NFL is made up of so many passionate athletes and coaches. After all, the professional football industry has many of the qualities of Hollywood, and the entertainment industry as a whole is more about what they want you to see than the real-life day-to-day struggles of modern life. But part of the magic of football is the simplicity too. This isn’t acting at all, the words are not scripted, and the risks of failure and injury are very real. These are real lives.