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Hi, I'm Richard Sherman, former all pro and Super Bowl champion.

You probably already know that my friend Taylor Rooks and I work together on Amazon

Franz Thursday night football broadcasts.

And I'm here to announce that Taylor and I are also co-hosting an audible original called The Lead.

An audio series about some of the most incredible, inspirational, and unlikely stories

in a history of America's favorite sport pro football.

We are excited to give you a sneak peek into the first episode with exclusive early release

on Amazon Alexa.

And with that, I will hand it over to Taylor for episode one.

This is the League. By the mid-197, By the mid-1970s, NFL defenses were at a crossroads.

Having gotten away with just about anything for the better part of 50 years,

the league was finally evolving.

And with a growing television audience that loved high-scoring games, the league would begin

to add rules to favor this. In 1972, they widened the hash marks, creating more space for the

offense. In the years that followed, not only would they reduce penalties for offensive linemen,

but they took away some of the defense's favorite tactics.

Outlawing face mask tackles, headbutting, and spearing.

They abolished the downfield chuck so defensive backs could no longer touch a receiver

further than five yards off the line of scrimmage.

And they outlawed the head slap.

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