The NFL in Germany, an oral history: 'Beer and brats. It's like being in Wisconsin'
"London's fine, it sells out, it's real popular, but Germany was where the fan base was for American football."
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"London's fine, it sells out, it's real popular, but Germany was where the fan base was for American football."
The first NFL regular-season game in Germany is building on a growing interest in American football, creating a high demand for tickets.
Kevin Warren, Greg Sankey, Jack Swarbrick and more powerbrokers who will influence the sport this season.
Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It has been 496 days since Brian Lewerke last took a snap under center for the Michigan State Spartans. It has been even longer, 2,099 days, since he started his first fall camp as a freshman in East Lansing, though he would redshirt that season and play on the scout team while the Spartans went on to their third Big Ten title under then head coach Mark Dantonio, and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff. In between those dates, when he was in East Lansing, Lewerke had a five-year career that saw him become the program’s all-time...