In the 2016 National Football League (NFL) Draft, Moritz Böhringer became the first international player ever selected without having previously played in North America. The current study examined media coverage of Böhringer during the process of him being identified as an NFL prospect, working out for NFL scouts, being drafted, and trying to make an NFL roster. Ultimately, Böhringer was framed as an international experiment that produced serious interest from NFL teams and created a “feel good” story for fans. The study contributes to the broader understanding of sport, media, race, and nationality, illustrating how Böhringer—despite being a foreign athlete in a quintessentially American sport—was presented as a “breath of fresh air” that provided welcome relief from the “bad apples” in the league.

在2016年国家橄榄球联盟（NFL）选秀大会上，莫里茨·伯林格（MoritzBöhringer）成为有史以来第一位被选为从未在北美踢球的国际球员。当前的研究检查了伯林格在被确定为NFL球员，为NFL球探工作，起草并试图建立NFL名册的过程中的媒体报道。最终，伯林格被设计为一项国际实验，引起了NFL球队的极大兴趣，并为球迷创造了一个“感觉很好”的故事。这项研究有助于人们对体育，媒体，种族和国籍的更广泛了解，说明尽管伯林格（尽管是典型的美国体育运动中的外国运动员）如何被形容为“新鲜空气”，从而为“恶劣环境”提供了令人欣慰的缓解。苹果”。