Press network first for American Football (8)
I believe the answer is:
gridiron
'american football' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'press network first' is the wordplay.
'press' becomes 'iron' (ironing is a kind of pressing).
'network' becomes 'grid' (grid is a kind of network).
'first' says to put letters next to each other.
'iron' put after 'grid' is 'GRIDIRON'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for gridiron that I've seen before include "The field of play in American football" , "Used for grilling or American football" , "Frame over fire for cooking" , "Support for grilling food" , "Football pitch" .)