Point After
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Point After is a program
Television program
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 that aired on the NFL Network
NFL Network
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. This program contained press conferences and interviews
Interviews
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 given by National Football League
National Football League
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 and college football
College football
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 players and coaches. Most material was pre-recorded, but occasionally the network goes live to the press briefings.

The show aired Monday through Friday during the football season. The starting time is 4 p.m. Eastern time
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, for Tuesday-Friday and for Monday at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time
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. The hosts were Fran Charles
Fran Charles
Fran Charles is an American television presenter at the NFL Network.- Career :Charles received his Master's degree from the Columbia School of Journalism after completing his Bachelor's degree in Communication at Stanford University....

, Derrin Horton
Derrin Horton
Derrin Horton is an American sportscaster based in Los Angeles, California.Horton joined NFL Network at the start of the 2004 NFL season where he currently serves as an anchor, reporter and host. Horton provides in-depth interviews, post-game reports, and sideline reports for the Network.Before...

 and Alex Flanagan
Alex Flanagan
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. Jim E. Mora
Jim E. Mora
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, Jamie Dukes
Jamie Dukes
Jamie Donnell Dukes is a former offensive lineman who played 10 seasons for the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, and Arizona Cardinals, of the National Football League. He played college football at Florida State...

 and Adam Schefter provided analysis.

Show history

Point After has been on NFL Network from its beginning during the 2003 season
2003 NFL season
-Milestones:The following teams and players set all-time NFL records during the season:-Team:-Individual:-Awards:-External Links:**-References:*NFL Record and Fact Book *...

. The original version was basically an automated program that aired on Sunday nights. A voice-over
Voice-over
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 announcer briefly described the games of that NFL Sunday, then the comments of the players and coaches in that game aired.

When NFLN revamped for 2006, mainly to mark the start of live regular-season play-by-play
Run to the Playoffs
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, this program became NFL Scoreboard
NFL Scoreboard
NFL Scoreboard is a weekly in-season program on the NFL Network. It is a studio show hosted by Fran Charles, with analysis from former National Football League center Jamie Dukes....

and Point After became a more polished five-day-a-week show. Also, college soundbites were added as part of an additional emphasis on collegiate football.

Successor

In 2008
2008 NFL season
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, NFL Network cancelled this program and replaced it with Team Cam, which has a similar format but which also includes contributions from beat writers and blog
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gers. The host is Randy Moss
Randy Moss (sports reporter)
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 (the former ESPN
ESPN
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 sportscaster, not the New England Patriots wide receiver of the same name
Randy Moss
Randy Gene Moss is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 1998 NFL Draft...

). It airs weekdays at 4 p.m. Eastern time for two hours an episode.
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