Dangers of American Football Essay

In a recent town hall meeting in Jacksonville, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in regards to a possible playoff expansion "It likely will happen at some point, but we want to be really cautious because we really like the balance we have with the importance of the regular season and the postseason and you don't want to mess with that balance. You have to be really careful and cautious." (Via Jaguars.com) I for one am not a proponent of playoff expansion in the NFL. The old phrase “If it…

A lot of people, such as my friends like very diverse sports. I love to play three different sports that I would usually play all the time. I love football, hockey, and most of all I adulate and will always love basketball. I play football and hockey with my friends at school all the time when I am at my second period, which is P.E. The only sport that I only practice for and play on a team for would me basketball. Basketball has been a something that I relish playing every single time I play. I…

Peyton Manning. Peyton is considered one of the great quarterbacks, who dominated an era of NFL football as he won a Super bowl and several MVP trophies. I had the pleasure this summer to be invited to the Argus Leader South Dakota Sports Awards Banquet, where Mr. Manning was the guest speaker. Through the course of two hours my idea of life and sports in general changed instantly. Born into a football family, Peyton's father and brother are both Quarterback's. Having his father Archie Manning…

Singing and representing their country, is how Americans show their pride to their roots and to not do so, is astonishing. For example, Carole Isham, the great, great, great granddaughter of Francis Scott Key, recently stated, "It just blows my mind that somebody like (Kaepernick) would do what he does…

This was the day I have been waiting for, my first football game for my middle school football team. This was one of the best moments I have had in my life. It was my time to shine and show the other team what I got. It was almost game time and we were playing Arndt Middle School. It was almost kickoff and our team got the ball first. I felt the goosebumps arrising on my skin and I was ready to play. I was getting ready for the kickoff and could feel the meanness kicking in. Now, the first…

Twenty years ago, the Sonora Wildcats fielded the most successful football team the school had ever produced. They were perfect. They finished the 1995 season 13-0, with a Sac-Joaquin Section Division III Championship victory over the three-time defending champions, the Del Oro Golden Eagles. The dream season didn't have a definitive starter to begin the season. Head coach Gary Smith had a three-way battle for the starting signal caller, and he was unsure if Derik Rickson, Joe Barton, or senior…

The article I chose for my connection is an article about an NFL player saying goodbye to the league because of boycott. Colin Kaepernick was signed to a new team, because he quietly refused to stand for the national anthem during each game, an act meant to protest police brutality but widely condemned as unpatriotic. Kaepernick says he is sticking to his cause. Other players are starting to boycott to his cause. One player from the Seahawks Michael Bennett has made it clear that he supports the…

Parents should not allow their children the choice to play tackle football because it is a dangerous game. Tackle football can cause people to have brain damage. According to The Week Staff website about football stating that 240 to 585 head hit per season between ages 9 and 12 from playing tackle football. This proves that so many children had been hitting their head and suffering brain damage from playing a football game. Brain damage can cause learning disabilities, and make it hard for…

did a good job building a team around him. Cassel excells when he can play possession ball. While he doesn't become fantasy relevant I believe the more ball control offense the bills will run this year will help several of there relevant fantasy football contributors pile up the stats LeSean McCoy This was the most shocking development of the offseason. When the offensive Guru, ( I use that term lightly), traded shady for Kiko Alonzo. That's in the past and now shady is running for the Bills.…

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…