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individuals gather around their television to watch the Super Bowl, an all-out battle of two teams fighting for a trophy and recognition as world champions. The friends, families, co-workers, and any other large groups of people use this connection of football to bond and gain enjoyment out of the event produced by large corporations. While people are using this enjoyment to brighten their mood and have a good time, corporations are profiting large amounts of money at time individuals spend in…

During the 2014 AFC Championship game, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots were involved in an allegation in which the team tampered footballs, making them deflated so it was easier to throw the football for the quarterback. The Indianapolis Colts were suspicious of this act, as their quarterback Andrew Luck tried to throw the ball as normal but failed to do so. This controversy, known as Deflategate, sparked tension between the NFL Association, teams, and players, wanting punishment for the…

the National Football League (NFL) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in June 1994. Jackson had previously filed a discrimination charge in 1991 with the Equal Opportunity Commission and was granted the right to sue on July 1, 1992 (Jackson v. National Football League, 1994). The plaintiff, James Jackson III, an African American minor league football coach, sued the NFL because he was not granted an interview for a head coaching position in the World League of…

In the last generation, municipalities have spent over ten billion dollars to build or refurbish stadiums in twenty-seven cities that host National Football League franchises. This, in large part, has contributed to the robust bottom line of America’s most prominent and successful profession sports organization. The NFL is projected to surpass $13 billion in revenues this year, over halfway to Commissioner Roger Goodell’s stated benchmark of $25 billion by the year 2027. Even with the NFL’s…

On April 14th, 2017, proclaimed artist, Kendrick Lamar, released his fourth studio album, titled Damn. This fourteen track album was possibly Lamar’s most personal and most in-depth project yet. However, no song on this album, perhaps, reaches the personal level of the fifth track titled “FEEL.” In this song Lamar gives a super in-depth look at what he believes his biggest issues are and allows the listener to realize your own by confessing his. The purpose of this essay is to conduct a…

Purpose: Our partnership is contacting you in order to address the effectiveness of the new Buick, “Not So Pee Wee Football” Super Bowl advertisement.. The commercial in picture features NFL quarterback Cam Newton and supermodel Miranda Kerr. By following the family, fans, and players of two young football teams, the viewers of the ad are introduced to the new line of Buick vehicles. Coaches and fans are alike are shocked to see the luxurious appearance of our new Buick’s. We believe that this…

Every day we are exposed to hundreds upon thousands of advertisements from the brawny, mouthwatering man on a Nike commercial to the gorgeous, aesthetic women in a Dove commercial, and we look upon the televisions, billboards, posters, etcetera with awe as we wish to one day be and look like them. Yet, how many of us notice the sexist undertones that advertisers effectively camouflage underneath the glamor and beauty? Sexism has become a strategy that sleazy marketers have become complacent and…

NFL football is one of America’s favorite past times. Every Sunday in the fall millions of fans pile into stadiums across the country to with hope that their team has a successful season, and can hopefully go all the way and reach the Super Bowl. Cleveland Browns fans hope for this every year, but are let down again and again. At the time of writing this essay the Cleveland Browns are 0-12 and are well on their way to being winless. If they can’t manage to win a game they will be only the…

on Friday nights, but critics said it would take away audiences from High School football games. That is when Pete Rozelle decided to experiment with a Monday night game in 1964 with an untelevised game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions, which drew the largest audience attendance in Detroit at the time. According to Lewis (1998), “He invented (with ABC Sports chief Roone Arledge) Monday Night Football, which is the second longest running prime-time show on American television,…

once he reached college considering he would compete against other outstanding athletes; they were far from right. Some believe that Jackson became even stronger and faster in college after improving each season. His sophomore year, Jackson led his football team to an eleven and one record, which obtained them a spot in the 1983 National Championship versus powerhouse Michigan. After winning nine to seven, Jackson received MVP of the game along with All-American runningback honors as a sophomore…