"I think they've got some players that can really play," Brady said. "I played Dwight Freeney a bunch, I wish he was out this week, but he's in there again, he's a phenomenal player. If I could be a defensive end, I'd be like him."You always have a lot of fans that come to games and that you talk with or sign autographs for, but you never really develop some sort of relationship with one of them during the season," said Carlson, who hit the foul ball that injured Luke. "When you go home or switch teams, you kind of lose contact with all those people. I never thought I'd have a lasting relationship like I have with Luke and his family.

Ultimately called Gridiron Australia in 1994, the league changed its name three times in ten years. The late nineties saw a large jump in popularity, as the NFL tried to reach out, expanding the sport's global appeal. In 1996, 24 NFL teams toured Australia and New Zealand as part of the Down Under Bowl VIII.They