American Football League

Bowl and becoming a hero. They eat, sleep, and breathe football. Some even go on to become that super athlete they have worked hard for their whole life. However, they do not picture themselves becoming a medical statistic that some have become. Due to the nature of football, current and former players experience chronic pain, a loss of money, and some even go on to commit suicide from frequent head trauma. Many National Football League (NFL) players seem like happy invincible superstars…

The tragedy of a man who attempted to brush his teeth with a razor. This sounds like a shocking headline in a newspaper, but it almost happened to a former NFL football player, Dave Kocourek (Segura). During a professional football game, many players are at risk for suffering concussions. Repeated blows to the head and violent contacts can lead to severe brain damage, which might cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Some solutions that can decrease the risks of brain injuries are to…

blocking Jack from SunWoo who is taking off his football halmet. “Hey! Get off from me beaner, move!” said Jack as he pushed Julio. “Hey you, nerd, what you doing here? Huh? This place is not for a person like you. Go do math!” Jack claimed to SunWoo with an anger. Jack Johnson was a quarterback football star of Wills High School until a month ago when a new Asian-American student, SunWoo Lee, transferred from California. In the fall 2016 football season tryouts, SunWoo showed an impressive…

In the past decade, American football has been in turmoil about brain damage suffered by players at all levels of the game. The National Football League is facing a class action lawsuit from hundreds of former players because of head trauma. They are donating huge amounts of funding to research the problem. Helmet manufacturers are searching for the idea that will protect players from concussions the best they can. The NFL and NCAA have put in a number of policy changes in an effort to reduce…

that she didn 't have to get ‘down and dirty ' for. The point is when there 's a game on, you were either in the living room screaming at the television, stuffing your face or you weren 't home. My step-dad, on the other hand, is your typical American football dad. He took all of his sons to their games and practices. He was even a coach at one point. He treated the Miami Dolphins like they were his own children. He wouldn…

Tom Brady, a prominent quarterback for the New England Patriots, is one of the National Football League’s (NFL) greatest quarterbacks to have ever played. He excelled in both Football and Baseball, and gave up the opportunity to play professional baseball and attended the University of Michigan instead. Tom Brady led his team to an Orange Bowl victory and set himself up to be selected in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft. A year later, after the starting quarterback for the Patriots was…

In modern society, Americans are hungry for violence. This hunger is quenched through various outlets, such as action-packed movies or books. But in ancient times, this trend also existed, as watching violent events was a social gathering. In Rome during the era of empire, thousands of people commonly gathered into the Roman Colosseum to watch these events. One of the events, gladiator fights, occurred in the Colosseum where tons of bloodthirsty citizens cheered for the brutal killings of…

Football Should You play? Weather or not people should play football is a question asked across the nation. From September to January football provides great entertainment to millions world wide but with huge recent jumps in technology there is a growing concern with head injuries causing severe permanent damage. With recent research CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy).NOT DONE Completely People around the United States connect football with very bad medical outcomes. Everyday modern…

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. Engaging in the act of playing football…

their players by regulating the standards of each sport, respectively. Football and hockey are both sports that require early participation and training from a young age in order to enter the professional league. Both football and hockey are contact sports that encourage aggression and physicality. Between tackling and hits, players suffer minor to major injuries that may require surgery. Consequently, the majority of football players must endure multiple concussions throughout their career.…