Tom Brady is yet again the star attraction as the NFL returns for another season on Thursday night.
The age-defying quarterback has his sights on a record eighth Super Bowl ring as reigning champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers open their latest campaign at home to the Dallas Cowboys.
Brady, 44, rolled back the years in 2020, his first year with the Buccaneers after two success-filled decades at the New England Patriots.
The veteran threw for 4,633 regular-season yards and 40 touchdowns and a further 1,061 and 10 in the play-offs as he led the Florida team to their first Super Bowl win since 2002.