A few teams nailed it with how they announced their schedules on Twitter
The 11 Best NFL schedule release videos
Apr 18, 2019, 7:24 am
A few teams nailed it with how they announced their schedules on Twitter
Here are the best schedule release announcements from around the NFL. We looked at them all and these were the 11 best.
Game of Thrones - Texans
The Texans were one of three teams to try Game of Thrones. They nailed it. As did the Falcons. Washington stunk.
Schedule is here.#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/QV2yNNKyBQ
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) April 18, 2019
Game of Thrones - Falcons
Another Game of Thrones inspired one. Watch for the digs at the various teams, especially the Saints.
Football is coming.
Full Schedule ➡️https://t.co/vNuHMKwxTs pic.twitter.com/Xb91bWV7dB
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) April 17, 2019
Video Games - Panthers
Just incredible by Carolina to use so many different video games. Their bye week, 49ers game, and Texans game were my favorites.
Wanna play a game? pic.twitter.com/mF5CeYnGUE
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) April 18, 2019
Stock Footage - Chargers
There is so much stock footage out there I am not sure how they chose these exactly.
Should we REALLY make our schedule release video with stock footage?
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— Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) April 18, 2019
City Facts with Andrew Luck - Colts
Perhaps the most on brand move of any team. Luck actually drops some good trivia here.
Who needs a fancy schedule release video when you can have THIS? 🤓 pic.twitter.com/47Bub45Big
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) April 18, 2019
Swipe Right - Bills
The bios for the teams are great. Cleveland and Washington were the best in my opinion.
Hey 2019 opponents…
Sup? 😏 pic.twitter.com/JPpU3Wu4FH
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) April 18, 2019
Tracy Morgan TV Show Puns - Giants
He yells and makes puns. I loved it.
.@RealTracyMorgan drops Big Blue's Fall Lineup, coming this September! 📺 pic.twitter.com/e26umIL719
— New York Giants (@Giants) April 18, 2019
Poetry and Haiku - Vikings
Just the right level of creative but ridiculous.
Two Thousand Nineteen
Vikings schedule is here
Poetry stylehttps://t.co/m0jfJIfmem pic.twitter.com/VApm2oWkP4
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) April 18, 2019
Group Chat Blowing Up - Lions
I knocked it at first because it was initially hard to see but make it big and there are so many little things in here that are perfect.
What goes down in the #Lions' group thread? pic.twitter.com/neA5v1deZ9
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) April 18, 2019
Famous Fans - Eagles
I was wondering if any team would solicit famous fans. Philly has some stars, and has-beens, in here.
Announcing the schedule proved tougher than we thought, so we enlisted the help of some of our friends.#FlyEaglesFly | #EaglesEverywhere pic.twitter.com/fQvlX0PdEd
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) April 18, 2019
Bad Lip Reading - Patriots
I laugh at these videos every year and I laughed at this one.
Football is a very fun game.
Schedule 2019: Bad #Patriots lip reading edition. pic.twitter.com/qVcil6ALLg
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 18, 2019
WORST VIDEO OF THE BUNCH - Infomercial - Jaguars
It is five minutes and not funny once.
Get your teal out because today your lives are about to change.
It's the 2019 Jaguars Schedule, presented by @McGowansHVAC!
Full schedule: https://t.co/XpUXP46BKF pic.twitter.com/LW4Drq5tMX
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) April 18, 2019
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will make his season debut Friday night at the Washington Nationals.
Houston manager Joe Espada made the announcement Wednesday.
“Getting him back is huge because it brings a level of confidence to our team, a boost of confidence that we’re going to get someone who’s been an MVP, a Cy Young (winner) on the mound,” Espada said. “It's (good) for the morale and to get stuff started and moving in the right direction.”
The three-time Cy Young Award winner opened the season on the injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder. He made two rehabilitation starts, the first for Triple-A Sugar Land on April 7 before Saturday’s start for Double-A Corpus Christi.
Espada wouldn't say how many pitches the 41-year-old would be limited to but said they'll keep an eye on his workload.
“We've got to be careful how hard we push him early,” Espada said. “I know he’s going to want to go and stay out there and give us an opportunity to win, but we've got to be cautious of how hard we push him early in the season.”
Verlander wasn’t thrilled with the results in his rehabilitation starts, but he said Monday that those games were valuable in getting him prepared to come off the IL.
He allowed seven hits and six runs — five earned — in four innings against Frisco on Saturday. He struck out three, walked one and threw 51 of 77 pitches for strikes.
Verlander allowed six earned runs and struck out six while pitching into the fourth inning for Sugar Land on April 7.
The Astros have gotten off to a tough start with Verlander and fellow starters Framber Valdez and José Urquidy on the injured list. They enter Wednesday's games last in the AL West with a 6-13 record.
Espada hopes Verlander can be the boost the team needs to get on track.
“It’s good to get him back in the rotation,” Espada said. “With what he means to this club just to get him back on track, getting some innings from him (to) build our rotation with the pieces that we need to move forward is exciting.”