After initially naming Cam Newton the cover athlete for the premiere issue of NFL Magazine, The National Football League will launch its official monthly publication, NFL Magazine, on December 13, 2011, with Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow on the cover.

The collectors' edition, in print just in time for holiday gift subscriptions, will be the first of 12 monthly issues published by the NFL and will be available by subscription and on newsstands nationwide.

Annual subscriptions to NFL Magazine are now available at NFL.com/Magazine.

NFL Magazine will feature on-and-off the field coverage, providing fans insight into players and teams that can only be delivered by the official magazine of the NFL. Additionally, in each issue, NFL experts and top sports journalists will offer an inside-the-huddle perspective and exclusive insights, analysis, and features from NFL Network and NFL.com.

NFL great Boomer Esiason and longtime NFL reporter Andrea Kremer have joined the magazine as regular contributors.

The premiere collectors' edition issue will feature NFL Network talent, including Warren Sapp and Jim Mora, plus the following editorial highlights: