After watching his first Superbowl on TV, 13-year-old Vernon discovered a lifelong passion for American football. He even played for his local team the Manchester Allstars, but when his career took an unexpected turn into television, dreams of making it big in the world of pads and helmets disappeared.

In the ITV2 series Under Pressure tomorrow night (February 16) Vernon gets the original Manchester Allstars back together 22 years later, and together they will play against the UK’s top University American Football team. But in the hands of professional coaches, will his older and wider mates cope with training, tackles and touchdowns as they approach their 40s?

You can also watch Vernon as he travels to the States to see what it really takes to be an NFL player, does he wish his life had turned out differently?

Excited fans will be able to seeVernon as he fulfils his pitch-over-pint dream as he and his team run out in pads for the first time in 20 years on Wembley’s hallowed turf. However, not the smoothest of comebacks – the Allstars journey back to the pitch is paved with problems as reality bites and the middle aged team suffer broken legs, bruised ribs and dislocated shoulders,

Will Vernon and his band of beer-bellied brothers stand a hope of being victorious? Will age, weight and experience win over the finely tuned athletes half their age? Find out tomorrow on ITV2 at 9pm.