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Recently there has been a heated debate whether athletes should make political statements in sports. This started because of Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem to . While some people think that they should not be political, they have been for a long time now, with Muhammad Ali in the late 60s to a few years ago with Lebron James and the I can't breath incident. Athletes should be allowed to use their platform as a political stance, as their opinion could make a difference in…

There is Joe Montana, Roger Staubach, John Elway, and Peyton Manning, but, who is the Best quarterback of all Time? This leads to a very popular debate. There were so many tremendous quarterbacks who played the game of football throughout the years. But there is one that comes to mind, his name is Tom Brady. I believe Tom Brady is the Best quarterback of all-time due to the fact that he has more Super Bowl rings than any other quarterback in NFL history, with five, and the record for Super Bowl…

From the beginning Aaron Hernandez was destined to be a great football player. He had all the athletic skill in the world and had the physical size to back it up. He had made a name for himself since his high school days, breaking and setting state records, and then in college he boasted that he would eventually make it into the NFL. That day did come but in a matter of seconds Aaron Hernandez threw that privilege all away; one bad decision has now altered his life path. He had gone from a $40…

My favorite commercial from the Superbowl 2k16 would have to be 1 of the doritos commercial This commercial was my favorite because it was really funny. If you haven't seen it i would recommend you go watch it right now. I promise you it will make you laugh. The doritos company has always had at least 1 of there commercials in for the Superbowl. This year the doritos company made one about how everyone loves doritos no matter who you are and no matter how old you are either. This…

Vince Lombardi addressed football as, ¨Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect of authority¨. Throughout my lifetime I have had many experiences, some great, others, not so great, but no matter what, I have put full effort and commitment with everything that I have done. The most valued experience that I have is football. Football has shaped me into the person I am today and has laid a foundation in which I could build my…

In Bob Ryan’s article “I Can Hardly Believe It’s Legal,” Ryan speaks about the violent characteristics the game of football has but still finds a way to entertain the American society. Even though Ryan manages to watch football, he doesn’t agree with the brutal, savagery rules the game has to offer. In “Derrick Gordon Finds his Freedom” written by Cyd Zeigler, he concentrates on sport stereotypes our society has laid upon our athletes. Derrick Gordon, an NCAA basketball player, went through a…

of the future, Monti and thousands of other young football players suffer severe health consequences due to injuries from football. Historically, American culture is steeped in the tradition of football. However, consequences from emerging health problems force Americans to reexamine its necessity. Due to the immense health risks and uncertainty of treatment, football is excessively dangerous. First, impacts from head-on collisions in football cause immediate and long-term consequences. One…

Was Colin Kaepernick right to kneel down when the National Anthem played? Do you think he was being unpatriotic? At the beginning of the 2016/2017 NFL season Colin Kaepernick chose to sit down when the National Anthem played. This action was very controversial. Some people felt that his action was appropriate. Well others thought Kaepernick’s action was inappropriate. So is Kaepernick's act of taking a knee during the National Anthem an unpatriotic act? Some people would agree it was unpatriotic…

The sport of football has helped many people through their problems. Michael Oher, son of a mother who was addicted to drugs and father who was only in his life for a short part of his life. He soon became homeless, later a family, the Tuohy family, took him in and paid for his school. While he was going to school he played football to help him forget what had happened to him. Michael Lewis wrote about Michael Oher’s life to see how football has helped Michael Oher through the problems he had.…

Bang! A high school football player just took a nasty head on collision with another player. He's the star quarterback, and he hasn't missed an offensive play since the start of the dominant season. Coaches rush to the field as well as medical professionals, they observe him and it doesn't seem that he has any major injuries that will keep him from finishing the game, but they are left with the question should he return to the field after the big hit or not? Little does Billy and all his coaches…