Tight end Jermaine Gresham has reached a deal with the Arizona Cardinals. The two-time Pro Bowler has signed a one-year deal with the team, but the financial terms have not been made public. Gresham spent the last five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, after being drafted by the club in 2010. His career numbers include 280 receptions, 2,722 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. Last season, the tight end caught 62 passes and five touchdowns.…
The Calvin Knights football team has been undefeated since 1876. How is this spectacular feat possible? It has to do with the fact that Calvin does not actually have a football team. And I for one believe it should stay that way. Despite the many fans at Calvin who crave one of America’s favorite pastimes, Calvin has yet to assemble a team.…
The video ” Middle School Football Team's Life Changing Play” was an amazing story the kind that’s very inspiring because of its incredible idea. To begin with, I think that it was a very kind act because it has made someone's day. It was very heartwarming, because they took it a step further by putting Keith Orr in the game. They had really nice sportsmanship and a very incredible idea. In the story there idea was to give Keith a special moment by giving him a chance to score a touchdown.…
In the court case that the NFL was brought into, the NFL decided to switch to an electronic database, to show that they are and will pay attention to head injuries. The database that is being used by the NFL was provided by Westborough based eClinicalWorks (Kotz). This will help study long term injuries to the head, because now the NFL has the power to keep all the records in the database. Another way that this database will help with long-term injuries is the studying of dementia (Kotz). Dementia is common throughout retired professional football players, and can now be studied furthermore because of the result of the new database.…
He’s arguably the best in the game on using his physicality and radius on fades in the endzone. He’s also capable of burning a corner man-to-man, which is why defenses roll an extra defensive back where he’s lined up. If defenses are going to bring their safeties up, it will put them in a risky situation to get torched by the deep ball. Without Bryant’s presence, defenses have been loading up the box with 8 to 9 defenders, outnumbering Dallas’ offensive line to mitigate running lanes for running backs Joseph Randle, Darren McFadden and Christine Michael, who’s now part of the committee with Lance Dunbar (ACL, MCL) done for the…
As directed by Commissioner Obama and Chuckie Schumer I will advise the Professional Curling League on the provisions of the commissioner’s rights regarding player discipline in the NFL and MLB collective bargaining agreements. In regards to the NFL, the Commissioner has supreme power with regards to player discipline. According to Section 1 (a): All disputes involving a fine or suspension imposed upon a player for conduct on the playing field (other than as described in Subsection (b) below) or involving action taken against a player by the Commissioner for conduct detrimental to the integrity of, or public confidence in, the game of professional football (NFL CBA p. 204) The Commissioner is the top-ranking official in the NFL and has all…
Shelton Gibson has to rank among the fastest wide receivers in West Virginia University history, so when he posted a 4.5 clocking in the 40-yard dash earlier this month at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis something seemed a little off. “A lot of teams were telling me they were glad I posted a 4.5. I was like ‘why?’” Gibson said following West Virginia's pro day Friday morning inside the Caperton Indoor Practice facility. “They said if anybody thinks you run a 4.5 they’re crazy.…
Case 1: Case Study the Football Star’s Fictitious Girlfriend The first case study I chose from the book was the “Case Study the Football Star’s Fictitious Girlfriend” from chapter 12. The case explains the situation of Manti Te’o, Notre Dame University's linebacker in 2012 and his Stanford graduate girlfriend, Lennay Kekua who was reported to be involved in a car accident, and later diagnosed with leukemia. Days after learning that his girlfriend and grandmother died, the then linebacker accomplished a dozen tackles in Notre Dames game against Michigan State on September 15, 2012, where the score was 20-3. Many sportswriters were infatuated with the story of Te’o and his girlfriend, and there were plenty of articles regarding the relationship.…
Alright, folks, it’s time once again for some football! Week 5 gives an AFC South matchup with the Indianapolis Colts facing off against the Houston Texans. Both teams have ultra-talented fantasy players coming off of injuries who should put up some great fantasy numbers this week. Both Colts’ quarterback Andrew Luck and Texans’ running back Arian Foster are primed to have some big fantasy outputs tonight. Thursday Night Football is upon us, let’s get started with my preview: INJURIES:…
The NFL has not effectively managed the concussion crisis because they did not alert players nor the public immediately upon research findings that football had a link to brain injuries. It was in October 1999 “The NFL Retirement Board rules that Mike Webster’s head injuries from his years playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs left him “totally and permanently” disabled as “the result of head injuries he suffered as a football player.” “. (Ezell, 2013) The NFL’s own retirement board conducted research which lead to the correlation of Mike Webster playing football for 17 years and his now permanent and disabling brain damage and refused to release this information to the public until 2009.…
I had just entered my junior year in high school and was back to playing football, my grades were good so far and my A.D.D. medication was helping me a lot. Zach and I had just arrived at the union school for a junior varsity game against Oceanside high school, we geared up and got ready for the game. I started the game at quarterback and the game wasn't going well for us, which didn't come as a surprise because jv games are never enjoyable. I took the snap and rolled out to the left side of the field, no one was open so I tucked the ball under my arm and started to run up field, I had room to move, suddenly a linebacker running at me from my side started to shorten up his steps and set himself for a tackle, he tackled low but I…
When I first entered Harding Stadium on November 4, 2011, I could feel the electricity in the air. Friday Night Lights in the state of Ohio, one of the biggest high school football states in the country. Round 1 of the OHSAA Division III playoffs. Two crosstown rivals playing in one of the most anticipated games in recent memory. The 8-2 Indian Creek Redskins, the school I had gone to my entire life, taking on the Steubenville Big Red, the 10-0, #1 ranked team in the state.…
Playing high school football has changed the person I am now that I am at the end of my high school journey. From coming in as a quiet lazy freshman, I quickly changed into starting the development as a leader. Being vocal and demonstrating drills was not something I could reminisce on and say that I would of done the first day of summer camp my freshman year. From transferring schools football was my way in.…
''wow'' It's fall time to gear up for high school football get the touchdown and begin plays. high school football is too dangerous for high school plays because of the number of injuries and death that occur. many football players have perished on the field as a result of hitting the head real…
I was never a sporty kid. For the majority of my childhood, my hobbies have included reading, playing video games, and other generic nerd activities. If you had asked me if I wanted to play a sport, I would have laughed at the prospect, so I surprised even myself when I answered yes to my mother’s inquiry about joining my school’s new flag football team. I worried about it for the weeks leading up to the first practice, but eventually I decided “Why not? It may end up being fun.”…