American Football Essay

about 3,800,000 brain injuries per year. American football, though, is responsible for about fifty-four percent of those injuries (Head-Case). Personally, I do not know why a person would want to participate in a sport with such high risks of injury. There are precautions that you can take to try to avoid a head injury like wearing a helmet or tackling in the right manor, but that obviously is not enough. There are more cases than you think of young football players experiencing traumatic brain…

Brett Favre, a former American football quarterback, is one of the best possible players to be considered in the NFL 2016 Hall of Fame Class, reports NFL National Lead Writer Mike Tanier (Bleacher Report). Brett Favre played for the Atlanta Falcons, the Green Bay Packers, the New York Jets, and the Minnesota Vikings. Favre’s season with the New York Jets in 2008 is not known for the most successful passes, but rather for the frequent nudes and controversial text messages with the former New York…

People who have written on their car windows with the team slogan. The cheerleaders are at the primary schools passing out spirit ribbons and pom poms. The football players walk in the school with their jerseys on overly hyped for it to only be 8 o’clock in the morning. Then you would know as the local news station would call it its football Friday nights Everybody is talking about the game and what they’re going to wear. Taking bets on who’s going to win, and you have those that are comparing…

American football is arguably one of the nation’s most prominent pastimes. Dating way back to its original inauguration in 1869, the NFL grew to become one of America’s top tier sports league. In early 2000 the NFL was dominating the playing field, drawing in league revenue that soared over roughly 4 billion dollars. Vince McMahon, (founder of WWF) saw the league as a profitable investment and decided to form a new competitor. On February 3rd, 2000 a new football league was announced, The XFL.…

Who was the inventor of football you might ask? It was Walter Camp. He was born on April 17, 1859, in new haven, Connecticut. He attended a school named Yale from 1876 through 1882 .Walter camp was also very known as the father of American football. The first game of the sport was in Nov.6, 1869. He died on March 14, 1925. The creator of basketball was the one who introduced the helmets to American football. The sport is still really famous and the crowd goes…

At first, It was my team and I just sitting in our little locker room. We were banging on the lockers as hard our hands could handle. Then the music started playing. “BOOM! HERE COMES THE BOOM, I DON’T REALLY WANT IT NOW.” Then, we sprinted out of the locker rooms at full speed. The team was so intimidated by our appearance. We were screaming and yelling chants to get our team and the crowd fired up. Then, it was kickoff time. My buddy Shawn got the ball on kickoff and ran it back to the 50…

American football and soccer, or football as most countries call it, are two very different sports. They have a few similarities such as they are both sports that use a ball, they both require hard work and dedication, and both are loved by many fans. However these similarities are very basic and are shared by many sports. This goes to show just how different they are. The playstyle, the overall setup, the location where it is played and where it is most popular, and how it is perceived are all…

Kylee Schliemann Ashley Boswell English 101 12/06/17 A big topic in today's media is American football athletes have started kneeling during the national anthem in protest of what America truly stands for. In his senior year of college, football player Colin Kaepernick felt at loss with America along with his ethnic history. (Branch) Before he knew it, he was to become the face of social activates for black American men, and to become aware of the truth of everyday challenges he previously did…

It was a crisp night in Febuary 2 years ago. The moon beamed down on us. I felt the brisk breeze across my ears and face. My nose was running like a waterfall. We all looked like ripe tomatoes. Then my whole team ran out of the tunnel similar to a pack of bulls running after a red towel. We all zipped to the side line. We all huddled together to stay warm. We heard the 1,000 fans yelling in the background. I felt the bitter air rush past my ears as I ran down the field. As I stood on the…

20th Century Football American football was formally created in the early 20th century, starting collegially then later becoming the National Football League (NFL) that we enjoy today. It took many years for the sport to grow the popularity that it needed to become the huge multibillion dollar corporation that it is currently. Players, coaches, and spectators who all enjoyed the game helped it grow and prosper into American football. Football developed from humble beginnings into the corporate…