Editing Backyard Sports (section)

==Other media==
In 2002, a [[Live-action animation|live-action animated]] hour-long special based on the ''[[Backyard Football]]'' games entitled ''Backyard Basics'' aired on [[CBS]] on November 16, featuring the then quarterback for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[Donovan McNabb]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ball |first=Ryan |date=2002-11-12 |title=NFL Films gets animated |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2002/11/nfl-films-gets-animated/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2016, [[Cross Creek Pictures]] and Crystal City Entertainment were reportedly in development of a film based on ''Backyard Sports'' with producers [[Brian Oliver (producer)|Brian Oliver]] and Ari Daniel Pinchot.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/backyard-sports-movie-video-game-cross-creek-pictures-crystal-city-entertainment-1201728717/|title='Backyard Sports' Video Game In Movie Deal With Cross Creek & Crystal City|publisher=Deadline|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=March 30, 2016}}</ref> No news about the film has been revealed since. 

Playground Productions announced in 2024, along with the announcement of a new ''Backyard Sports'' title, that they have plans to expand the franchise into film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2024-08-20 |title=Pablo Sanchez Returns! 'Backyard Sports' Video Game Franchise Set to Relaunch and Expand Into Film, Television and More |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/backyard-sports-relaunch-video-games-films-pablo-sanchez-1236111148/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="SI November 2024" />