Kenny Chesney’s “The Boys of Fall” hour-long documentary debuted on Sunday to critical acclaim from most of you that watched it. E-mails received and comments left showed that the show really touched a lot of you. From parents that have kids playing to former players and coaches, everyone was talking about what an inspiration the film was.

Great job by Kenny Chesney, director Shaun Silva, and the rest of the crew that worked on the project!

According to Kenny’s twitter feed, the show will re-air Thursday, September 16th at 1 am ET on ESPN2, and again on Monday, September 27th at 7 pm ET on ESPN2.

Many of you have asked whether the documentary will be available for purchase. We don’t yet know, but if and when we find out we’ll be sure to pass it along.

Keep your afternoon free today! Kenny Chesney’s football documentary “The Boys of Fall” debuts today on ESPN at 2 pm ET.

Chesney’s journey took him to places like Hattiesburg, Miss., where he had barbecue at Brett Favre’s house, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Austin, Texas. He met with the giants of the game — Bill Parcells, Peyton Manning, Nick Saban, Bobby Bowden, John Madden — but also spent time filming peewee players in Nashville.

There were fun moments: “John Madden cooked what is the equivalent of Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner together for us. He told me when I walked in there, ‘When it comes to cooking I can take Brett Favre to the woodshed.’”

But he also came away with experiences that had a larger impact on him than he could ever imagine.

“Listening to those guys talk about the heart of and the emotions and everything that goes into loving people and living life and trying to get the most out of it and how it all relates to football, it stops and makes you think and look at your own life,” Chesney said. “And sometimes I’m too busy. I don’t do that.”

After it airs, come back and tell us what you thought of it!

On Wednesday night, Kenny Chesney went back where he came from… to Gibbs High School in Corryton, Tennessee. Kenny surprised the football team, visiting with them and then screened “The Boys of Fall” documentary.

His secret visit to the Corryton school on Wednesday was all because he wanted to give the current group of players a sneak peak of something very special.

“You all grew up just like us,” Chesney said. “You drive the same road we drove, you obviously played on the same football field we played on and walked through the same halls, so it’s really a special time for me to come here and play you guys this. A game we all love.”

Watch WVLT’s report below:

The Tennessean has an interview with Kenny Chesney where they talk about “The Boys of Fall” documentary. Here are a couple excerpts:

Q. In some ways, athletes die twice. And they have the second half of one life, and sometimes more, to mourn the death of their athletic life. So much of what you have in the video is people looking back?

A: Interviewing (two-time Super Bowl winning coach) Bill Parcells, he said something like, “Look, we’re all just riding the train. One day they’re going to ask us all to get off. And we shouldn’t be bitter about that because the experience of being on the train is so great.” And that’s life, too. No matter what level you make it to, enjoy it.

Q: Were you ever star struck, talking to these people?

A: When I sat down with Joe Namath at his home in Florida, I was like, “What am I doing here?” But, man, he was such a great guy to talk to, with so much passion and energy about the game of football. All these guys have different paths, every one. But they’re all incredibly passionate about what they believe to be true, and what their life is like because of the game of football. I walked out of the Namath interview going, “How can I apply what he said to my life?”

Read the full interview here.

And be sure to watch “The Boys of Fall” when it premieres on ESPN this Sunday at 2 pm ET.

The much anticipated football documentary, “The Boys of Fall,” put together by Kenny Chesney over the last year, will debut this Sunday, August 29th on ESPN.

Chesney’s journey took him to places like Hattiesburg, Miss., where he had barbecue at Brett Favre’s house, Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Austin, Texas. He met with the giants of the game — Bill Parcells, Peyton Manning, Nick Saban, Bobby Bowden, John Madden — but also spent time filming peewee players in Nashville.

There were fun moments: “John Madden cooked what is the equivalent of Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner together for us. He told me when I walked in there, ‘When it comes to cooking I can take Brett Favre to the woodshed.’”

But he also came away with experiences that had a larger impact on him than he could ever imagine.

“Listening to those guys talk about the heart of and the emotions and everything that goes into loving people and living life and trying to get the most out of it and how it all relates to football, it stops and makes you think and look at your own life,” Chesney said. “And sometimes I’m too busy. I don’t do that.”

Tune in to ESPN on Sunday, August 29th at 2 pm ET to watch the film.

(hat tip Rebecca)

US Magazine has an interview with Kenny Chesney that is exclusively about football and his documentary The Boys of Fall:

Us: What was it like sitting down with your football heroes?

KC: Some of these people I knew, some of them I didn’t. I had never met Brett Favre in my life. But Brett and me will be friends forever now. He was just like the guys in my family, the guys I grew up with. When I landed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, I’d never met him. I had his number and we were texting back and forth getting this interview set up. When I landed, I said ‘What’s for dinner?’ just joking with him. I got nothing back. I was like ‘Uh-oh, I pissed Brett Favre off.’ I got home and I sent him a message that said I was just kidding, just joking and still got nothing back. So we made it to his house, we did the interview, and after we got done with the interview, he said ‘I want you guys to come in here.’ And there were about 30 of us in this film crew. We go into his house and the reason he didn’t text me back was because he had gone and gotten a barbecue dinner for all of us. It was a crazy twist where all of a sudden we’re in Brett Favre’s house eating.

Check out the full interview here.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton stars in the latest music video from Kenny Chesney: “The Boys of Fall”. He’s shown giving the pre-game pep talk to a high school football team, and in an interview with NOLA.com he discusses his appearance:

The New Orleans Saints’ coach allowed pal Kenny Chesney’s documentary crew inside the locker room last September when he provided a stirring motivational speech to his former high school football team, Naperville Central, in the western Chicago suburbs.

In real life, Payton’s alma mater fell behind 17-0 before rallying for a dramatic 21-17 victory over crosstown rival Neuqua Valley. And according to local newspaper accounts, the players credited Payton’s speech for inspiring their comeback.

“I did so well, at halftime they were down (17)-0, and I was looking for the town car to head back to the airport,” joked Payton, who said he had never given a speech like that to anyone other than his own teams.

“When I was flying there, I just listed four or five things that I thought were pertinent to these guys. It was something that was thought out, and spontaneous at the same time,” Payton said of the speech, which also will be featured on ESPN in a longer upcoming documentary produced by Chesney.

“A lot of people from Naperville are excited, and from the high school, because they’re prominently featured in it, and I think it’s kind of cool for a town and those players in it, ” Payton said. “That’s something that will be there forever. I was really excited to see the final product.”

It was also “cool” for Saints fans to get a glimpse of Payton behind closed doors, where he has done some of his best work over the past four years in New Orleans.

The brand new music video for Kenny Chesney’s latest single “The Boys of Fall” will debut today on ESPN Sportscenter.

You’ll have two chances to catch it on TV: just before 12:00 Noon ET and also at the conclusion of the 2:00 pm ET hour. An 8-minute version of the video will also be online at ESPN.com and ESPNRise.com.

“Every day we see the world of sports come to life on ESPN, and I’m thrilled that ‘The Boys of Fall’ has found a home there,” said Chesney.

The on Tuesday, the video will be available at all outlets including VEVO, CMT and GAC.

Chesney explains, “I have friends in this video…a lot of my heroes are in this video…so many players and coaches that have shaped the lives of generations are a part of this and it has been one of the highlights of my life to film it with Shaun Silva and Don Lepore.”

Leave us a comment and tell us what you think of the video once you see it.

CMT has posted some photos of Kenny at the ESPY Awards: