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In Ohio, workers put up big numbers for the NFL
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The factory produces 700,000 footballs a year, averaging about 4,000 a day. In northwestern Ohio, about 120 full-time workers are busy softening, steaming and sewing up the cowhide creations that will fly around every National Football League stadium in the country. Every game — from Thursday’s Ravens-Broncos opener in Denver to the Feb. 4 Super Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J. — will be played with handcrafted balls from the Wilson Football Factory in Ada, Ohio.
PHOTOS BY TY WRIGHT FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
TOP: Tyler Gibson carries a bin full of uninflated footballs to the quality control area for inspection on Aug. 28 in Ada, Ohio.
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The factory produces 700,000 footballs a year, averaging about 4,000 a day. In northwestern Ohio, about 120 full-time workers are busy softening, steaming and sewing up the cowhide creations that will fly around every National Football League stadium in the country. Every game — from Thursday’s Ravens-Broncos opener in Denver to the Feb. 4 Super Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J. — will be played with handcrafted balls from the Wilson Football Factory in Ada, Ohio.
PHOTOS BY TY WRIGHT FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
TOP: Tyler Gibson carries a bin full of uninflated footballs to the quality control area for inspection on Aug. 28 in Ada, Ohio.
