American Anti-Imperialist League

(“The Titans”, 2016). So why not name a football team the Titans? Whether it is a professional, college, high school or any level of competition having an intimidating name is quite scary. It starts back in 1969 when the American Football League and the National Football League merged as one. Having 26 teams in two different conferences, the Houston Oilers were a part of the AFL, now known as the AFC. Before 1969, the…

Jeffrey Thompson 11-15-15 Period 2 My paper is about what it takes to become an NFL player. An NFL player makes roughly about 400,000 dollars a year to 10,000,000 a year. Well it depends how good you are and what position you play, but for the tight end position it’s 400,000 - 10,000,000 dollars. In order to become an NFL player you must either got college for three years or be out of high school for three years. The reason why I want to become a pro player is because when…

Every September players lace up their cleats, fans hang their flags in support of their favorite teams, and restaurants prepare for the game day rush. It is football season. Football is one of the most popular sports in American culture. Year after year young athletes train to make it to the NFL, people buy season passes and travel all over the country to support teams, or gather around the television on Sundays to watch the game with friends. Football's popularity can be accredited to the many…

Bo Jackson was drafted to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 7th round of the NFL draft. After getting an offer for a 5 year long contract from the Buccaneers, he declined it. The next year the Los Angeles Raiders received him. (Now Oakland Raiders) Bo went on to be the star running back for the Raiders. He would run right over people, break tackles, and score a ton of touchdowns. Although Bo played professional football, he also played pro baseball for the Kansas City Royals. Not only did he…

The 50th Super Bowl will be held February 7th. It’s the final coin toss of the season in a game that decides the best in the NFL. Some major events have marked the last 49 years. Let’s take a look at the highlights. Super Bowl XLIV, Peyton Manning and the Colts were heavy favourites to take on the New Orleans Saints. In the fourth quarter, on third down, as Manning attempts to keep the Colts alive, he throws an interception for a 74 yard touchdown- delivering the Saints their first ever Super…

Around this time of the year, I, like many Americans do, dedicate my Sundays to football. For me, it’s borderline unhealthy, sitting on my couch from 1pm to 7pm, glued to watching grown men in uniform wearing pads running into each other (NFL RedZone is great for this). Following the end of the normal games before NBC’s Sunday Night Football Game of the Week: which featured a huge game involving the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, I noticed I had some time to spare, so I decided…

The nail biting, nerve wrecking, back and forth 31-28 overtime victory to the Minnesota Vikings was an unforgettable moment in football history. This win over the Vikings put The New Orleans Saints into the first Super Bowl in franchise history and Coach Payton was the pilot. I selected Coach Payton’s memorable and profound NFC Championship post-game interview. Coach Payton mentioned more than once that he was struggling with his emotions and expressed the game was kind of a blur to him at…

Nathan Hock Mrs. Cox English 10 18 September 2017 History of Football November 6, 1869 the first american college football game ever played. The History of American Football it something not many people think about in their everyday lives, so this research paper is to inform others about football history. Some main point that are going to be explained are, Who started it, Rules of the game and their evolution, and How the equipment has changed. The founder of football was Walter Camp.…

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 wild for their own team. Many things have changed now there is something called NFL it is a football league that stands for national football league. Many high schools and also colleges play…

The Super Bowl this year sure was an interesting one! The falcons sure thought that they were going to win! Most of us watch the Super Bowl for the game right? Well some of us watch I just for the halftime show. During the actual game the Patriots sure made an outstanding comeback! For those of us who watch it just for the halftime show, that was a great one! The wait was worth it. The halftime show could have inspired the Patriots to comeback for the win! Lady Gaga began her show on the roof of…