For many people in and outside of the US, American football is more than just a sport; it's a passion. For 2022–23 Fulbright-Botstiber Visiting Professor of Austrian-American Studies in the United States Bernhard Weidinger, it's a sport he has loved and followed for many years. After he returned to Austria from his Fulbright stay at Northwestern University, we sat down to talk to him about the sport that’s so near and dear to his heart.