Dangers of American Football Essay

Professional athletes, in my opinion, are overpaid to play a sport for a living. The pay varies depending on which sports an athlete participate in and their compensation might also vary based on their performance. They can earn a lot of money comparing to an individual with a real meaningful career who attended school and earned a degree. Regular occupation requires a certification, degree, or schooling which is not necessary for the sports industry. Athletes are typically under a contract and…

When discussing the best quarterback in the NFL every year, people usually narrow this list down to two; Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. These two players take an average team to an elite status with their playmaking abilities They have many MVP awards, among themselves, but when deciding the best player it comes down to how they helped their team win Championships. Peyton Manning a former, first round pick, is currently in his seventeenth season. He spent his first fourteen seasons with the…

If you picked the Denver Broncos over the Green Bay Packers from a list of NFL best bets, you surely reaped the benefits. While the Broncos may not have been NFL consensus picks, they certainly had its fair share of prognosticators and gamblers lining up to bet that side and surprisingly, it wasn't even close. On a cool night at Sports Authority Field in Denver, Colorado, the biggest game of this young NFL season was played between two undefeated titans with designs on representing its…

Parents should restrain their kids from playing football. The risks of long term physical injury and brain trauma isn’t worth the rewards of playing football. Professional Doctors and former National Football League players tell the world to stop playing football, but it seems like people don’t listen to there professionals. Who would want an increased risk of physical injury or brain trauma? Football is dangerous for anybody, especially if under the age of 18. Since the brain doesn’t fully…

College Athlete, James Winston in his, "Heisman Trophy Acceptance Address," delivered December 14, 2013 in New York, receiving this Heisman Trophy will make Winston among the youngest to obtain this award. Winston's purpose was to emphasize those attending and listening his appreciation for the award and his great accomplishment. Winston adopts a gracious tone in order to appeal to his audience through emotions and ethics about his life experiences. The first steps in a great speech is to…

concussions may be a little beneficial, no one know what children would do with the information. Work Cited Campbell, Richard A., et al. “Risk of Concussion During Sports Versus Physical Education Among New Mexico Middle and High School Students.” American Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 93–95., doi:10.2105/ajph.2017.304107. Edwards, Jonathan C., and Jeffrey D. Bodle. “Causes and Consequences of Sports…

chronic rage, some scientists contend.Critics such as Culverhouse describe former players who endlessly suffer from headaches, cannot remember where they are going, or are addicted to pain medicine because of head injuries sustained while playing football. The NFL needs to monitor players more closely for injury because if they are not detected they can lead to health problems later on in life. Firstly,those who believe the NFL is monitoring concussions and injuries closely…

Gordon Hayward Injury/Career Injuries often occur in the NBA, some are really bad injuries and some are not that horrible. The injury that I’m going to talk about is one of the most horrifying injuries to witness in NBA history. The injury was seen all over the world on national television and seen by 20,562 fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics in Cleveland Ohio. What I am going to talk about in this essay is about Boston Celtics forward Gordon journey to the NBA, Career, and…

Football vs. Basketball Dimitri Humpal-Griffin Period:6 America’s past time is usually spent watching football or basketball. Most of the country either plays football or basketball, and have a fun time playing it. These sports are going to take over the country one day, and everyone is going to enjoy being involved with it. Football and basketball have many similarities, for one, any age are capable of playing. Both of these sports are a team effort, it takes a team to win games rather…

led by Larry Merchant, sports editor for Philadelphia’s Daily News. Authors such as Michael Oriard, also credit the rise of sports with newspapers. Oriard is the author of several books about football such as Reading Football: How the Popular Press Created an American Spectacle in 1993 and King Football: Sport and Spectacle in the Golden Age of Radio and Newsreels, Movies and Magazines, the Weekly and the Daily Press in 2003. He has direct…