Miami Dolphins press box a great place to watch a football game

Inside the press box there is no cheering. There is no clapping and there are only occasional grunts after a bad play. It’s a business arena. My first impression was it reminded of a news room but news rooms are loud and this was not.

Business was being conducted and from time to time you would hear multiple keys on a laptop clicking away as someone is taking notes, tweeting, or writing a quick article. I didn’t find the need to cheer. Not that there wasn’t a few opportunities in the game but it was different up there. It was indeed a working environment.

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For most fans this wouldn’t be the best place to watch a game. Donning their jerseys and team colors makes a lot of sense and screaming in the stands is every fans dream. I have done that but this was becoming something I wanted to do again and again.

It is hard to put into words what that feeling is like when you can’t yell and scream your head off and are perfectly o.k. with doing so. A soft unnoticeable hum of an air conditioner the up and down movements of reporters hands as they raise and lower binoculars, scratching led on a piece of paper. The game in front of you but also in an odd sense around you.

For years I have been reading post game articles from guys like Dave Hyde and Omar Kelly who happened to be sitting in front of me in the box. Andy Cohen sat next to him and my friend Scott Stone who made all of this possible next to him. Seats that don’t change week to week. To my left was Luis Sung of PhinsManiacs and next to him was Lisa Johnson of Our Turf Football. Dave was to her right.

Further down sat the Miami Dolphins social media team and beyond them the NFL’s stat guys taking every note of every play. Clearly identified by their NFL vests. Only the staff of the Dolphins had team identification on their clothes.

It is an interesting life that the media live and to see it more clearly gives a better understanding of what they go through each weekend to bring us all news, clips, and interpretations from the game. It is easier to watch from that view and you absorb so much more than you would simply by watching it at home.

The overall experience was incredible and when the game was over most simply got up and headed out. Some to the locker room some to the media podium and others simply got in their cars and left. Others remained to finish work.

For me, it was a trip to the locker room for post-game reporting but that is a story that will wait until another day. Overall the press box experience was exceptional and as a fan as well, it was great to hear the other fans cheering outside. I’m not much of an artist but I hope this paints at least a small picture of what life is like in the press box at an NFL footall game.