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Go to summer camp: as in training camp, NFL-style. Football. You. Now!

Sporting News, The, July 21, 2006

About half the NFL's teams do the training camp thing at home nowadays, which leaves ... a whole lot of teams out there that still go away and invite their rabid, fun-loving fans to head on down the highways after them. The glass is half-full (with a couple of exceptions, but more on that in a minute)--so why not top it off at some small-town tavern where you just might get to clink mugs with a couple of barstool-bending behemoths?

Go to training camp--at home or away--for the kind of up-close view of your team you simply can't get during the season; you'll be amazed at how much you will learn. Go to rub elbows with folks just like you--who love their team and aren't ashamed to burn some vacation days getting their football freak on. Go to watch the real national pastime in the sun, make a few friends, chat up players, get their autographs, eat where they eat, drink where they drink, and, ya know, be merry.

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And while you're at it, don't forget to give thanks you're not a Lions or Raiders fan. Those soulless teams operate closed camps. Say it with us: Booooo!

Go to summer camp: as in training camp, NFL-style. Football. You. Now!

Sporting News, The, July 21, 2006

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