Dangers of American Football Essay

Football. America’s game. Giants being cheered on by millions of fans every Sunday. However, behind the smoke and flashy showmanship lies a far greater problem. Every player who steps out on the field plays Russian Roulette with his life. Ben McGrath’s “Does Football Have a Future?” delves into the issue of the deterioration of former players, the culture of football, and efforts to reform by using anecdotes from his own life that allow him to connect with the reader, as an emotional appeal, and credible sources, as an ethical appeal. He allows the reader, hardcore fans and parents of young players, to question their own feeling of the sport that has grown to be one of the most important institutions in the country. McGrath begins with a short anecdote of his first football game and the standout player of the game, Craig Heyward (1). He does this so that the reader can reflect on his or her first time attending a football game. Craig Heyward, a hard-hitting lineman, died before age forty so McGrath’s use of him in his introduction shows that the focus of the piece will be on the dangers of the sport and efforts to make it safer (McGrath 1). Mentioning someone passing away due to football related complications triggers grief in football fans as…

biased article “Why Americans Should Stop Watching Football,” he stresses why we need to give up America’s most famous and most loved sport: football. He has us think of the movie “Concussion,” starring Will Smith. This controversial movie is about how football causes serious brain damage to the players. Camosy says this very movie is given an overall rating of sixth place. He attempts to persuade others’ feelings by using the rhetorical appeal of pathos. He does this by using quotations…

Should College Football Be Banned College football is expressed as unnecessary violence. This has been an argument since football was adopted to college in the late 1800s that has led to a talk about banning America’s past time. Ted Miller attempts to show how college football could never become dangerous enough to mention the term “ban” along with college football. Even though Ted Miller's, “Should college football be banned”, he fails to defend the subject that college football, as harmful as…

In “Football High” produced by Rachel Dretzin and Caitlin McNally aired on April 12, 2011, the dangers of high school football are explored. The 53:11 minute episode deals with the pressures on high school football today and how the game has become more and more physical over the past few years. This documentary focuses on high school football players but the medical impact has effects on all football players who are constantly putting themselves at risk with major hits repeatedly. High school…

The Love of the Game and The Men That Loved the Game Thousands of fans consider football to be one of America’s most beloved sports. There is something addictive about football, and Americans cannot seem to get enough of it. Whether it is the primal act of watching one group of what seem to be supermen tackle another, or just the comfort of bringing the family together every Sunday for football, there is something infectious about the sport. However, there are aspects of football that have…

RST Benchmark Sports, ranging from football to baseball, is a lifestyle that has been built strongly into American life, its reward happiness, or in some cases, danger. Recent reports of sports being a danger in the lives of kids is a topic that has been widely controversial. Although it does have its perks, football has been a harm in lives of kids, physically and mentally. In the article “Hard Knocks” by Gabriel Charles Tyler, it is explained how football is more dangerous than perceived and…

Football is an American sport that has led to the degrading of many great athletes who have suffered from the sport in with a mental or physical illness. Football is a dangerous sport that is only played in America. Trying to get rid of the sport is almost impossible, but there should some things changed to make it safer. Football is not meant for children, the players should know the dangers they are putting themselves in and be able to choose if they are willing to put their lives at risk for…

When addressed with the topic of the safety of football, many will argue that the game is safe because it is a very popular mass cultural pastime among many traditional American families. In my opinion, football is among some of the most dangerous sports that exist. The dangers of football include, but are definitely not limited to, unnecessary roughness, both on and off the field, numerous accounts of injuries, some being life-threatening, and various life long effects on the players.…

Americas most beloved sport, football, is actually very dangerous. It is widely known that you can sprain your ankle, break a bone or even get a concussion, all in the name of the sport; however, many are unaware of or overlook that fact that something such as a concussion or repeated hits to the head can lead up to a deadly disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). CTE, defined by the Concussion Foundation is a “degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and…

“I don’t feel like my life will ever be the same,” 18-year-old Bryce Monti reflects (Tyler 17). At an age when most Americans dream of the future, Monti and thousands of other young football players suffer severe health consequences due to injuries from football. Historically, American culture is steeped in the tradition of football. However, consequences from emerging health problems force Americans to reexamine its necessity. Due to the immense health risks and uncertainty of treatment,…