Join The PFWA

Membership in the Professional Football Writers of America is open to those who fit the following criteria (PFWA membership application is at bottom of this page):

1. Individuals employed by media organizations of general circulation, which regularly assign reporters to cover professional football, including the following: a reporter assigned regularly to cover professional football; a sports editor, assistant sports editor, or head of a sports desk; a regular sports columnist; or anyone certified by his or her sports editor as a football specialist who is not otherwise specified in this Section.
2. Any individual who does not qualify under Section 3.01.A. may be granted membership on a case-by-case basis by the Board, but only if the applicant meets one of the following:
3. He or she is an employee of a weekly newspaper or news magazine which covers professional football on a regular basis and the applicant is assigned to such coverage;
4. He or she is an employee of a daily newspaper of specialized circulation (e.g. a foreign language or neighborhood newspaper) which regularly assigns reporters to cover professional football;
5. He or she is a sports editor or regular columnist of a daily newspaper of general circulation that does not regularly assign reporters to cover professional football;
6. He or she is an employee, editor, or owner of a website which specializes in professional football; or
7. He or she is a writer for a media enterprise and the applicant is primarily responsible for covering professional football or related subjects such as college football as it pertains to the NFL draft.

Any individual who is employed by a professional football league, any of its teams, or any media entity owned by said league or any of its teams is not eligible to be a Member.

PFWA Membership Application

Prospective PFWA members should fill out the form below and submit. The PFWA Membership Committee will review the application and decide on acceptance. If accepted, information will be forwarded about payment of dues. If the application is not accepted, you will receive an email from the committee.

Please submit only one application to the PFWA. While we try to look at applications as quickly as possible, please allow up to two weeks for a decision on membership.

Sincerely, The PFWA

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Name*

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Last

Address*

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Country (*for non-US applicants ONLY*)

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Email (personal email STRONGLY recommended in case of job changes, etc. This will be where all PFWA emails will be sent to)*

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Twitter Handle (example @PFWAWriters)

Primary Beat (Team or National NFL)*

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First Year Covering NFL*

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Media Affiliation*

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Other Job Description

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Number of years of professional writing experience and publications you've worked for*

Do you earn income by covering professional football for a media outlet?*

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Give a brief description of your duties as a writer or editor (full-time/part-time status and your role)*

Do you currently receive financial compensation (freelance or otherwise) doing work for the NFL (league office, NFL Network, NFL.com, NFL Media, etc.) or for one of the clubs (club website)? If YES, please provide details below under other PFWA qualifications)*

Yes

No

Which NFL events -- specifically games, training camp, in-season practice/interview sessions, Super Bowl, NFL Combine and NFL Draft -- have you been credentialed for from an NFL club (games, training camp, in-season practice/interview sessions) or the NFL Communications Department (Super Bowl, NFL Combine, NFL Draft) to provide coverage? Check ALL that apply (NOTE: The PFWA will do a credential check with clubs/league office prior to acceptance/denial of a membership application)*

Games

Training Camp

In-Season Practices

In-Season Interviews

Super Bowl

NFL Combine

NFL Draft

NONE of the above

List any other qualifications the PFWA should consider for your membership

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