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rattle America, while doing an autopsy on a Hall of Fame football player, by the name Mike Webster. Webster had a steep decline in health after retiring in 1990, he went from being one of the greatest football players ever to living out of the back of a van. Dr. Omalu discovered that Mr. Webster had the disease, and this disease was no accident and could affect everyone that plays the game. Dr. Omula was examining the brain of pro football player Mike Webster when he made a discovery that would…

Rhetorical Analysis The editorial in the New York times, “Football, So Beautiful for Fans, Scars Players With Dementia,” informs football players and other athletes of a new disease affecting National Football League players called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or C.T.E. This condition seems to appear only in retired athletes, specifically football players. C.T.E. causes abnormal affects to the brain and can cause warning signs to appear like dementia, memory loss, and depression.…

Roberto Garza Karmisese Mara once said, “The family teaches us about the importance of knowledge, education, hard work, and effort. It teaches us about enjoying ourselves, having fun, keeping it fit and healthy.” Sometimes we forget that our efforts and success begin with our relationships with our families. Roberto Garza, however, does not forget this importance, as he is the physical equivalent of such a striking quotation because he reminds not only himself but also others everywhere that…

compare brands of football helmets and what kind of force they can encounter. The studies were drop tests with the helmets and then with force sensors inside the helmet. All different types of popular helmets were tested; such as, Riddell Revolution, adams a2000, and more. It was found that the Adams a2000 helmet provided the best protection against concussions.…

Professional sports is not too risky for anybody.Professional sports can be fun and interesting to play or watch. One reason that it's not too risky is that they are trying to produce better protective gear such as NFL; they are trying to make better football gear for it's players. With new safety and protective gear you can count on, there is no reason to be worried. Also if there is more research being done on brain injuries, there could also be a chance there would be less injuries or…

author discusses Kaepernick’s issues within the NFL. Fleming goes on to address his protests against racism and police brutality, refusal to stand for the national anthem in addition to his outspoken nature. Later Fleming criticizes Kaepernick’s football playing ability and skill, hence the title “Maybe Colin Kaepernick Is Just Not That Good.” Why is NFL committing suicide?, By: James Robbins In the article Why is NFL committing suicide? by James Robbins, the author establishes his position…

violence within a sport setting, there is virtually no punishment by these laws outside of that setting. The league, franchise, or club is the entity responsible for implementing a reasonable punishment. There are many ethical issues when delving into the prevalence of and consequences of fighting in sports. Ethical reasoning is a known issue when relating to this matter. The league or the club itself decides upon the punishment for all degrees of fighting in a professional sport. As to…

The video is a documentary who lives among the one percent. He has lived around wealth his entire life and has decided to document the wealth gap. He goes around interviewing people on both side of the spectrum to get their point of view on things. He gets into clubs using his family’s name and tries to interview his father various times but he declines even though he himself made a film about the poverty in Africa when he was younger. What stood out to me was that the average one percenter…

According to Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the NFL says that ¨the league is more safer than it has been over the past thirteen years¨ but during the games there have been times that the players deliver heavy hits to the head and they just get up like if it's nothing. Not to mention, they start to forget what happened the last twenty four hours and also begin to start vomiting, which can lead to a concussion protocol and end their football career for good if they get more than three…

Too many athletes are dying from brain diseases such as depression caused by having multiple concussions. Some may say that’s true, but doctors and other medical professionals are currently researching and exploring this issue. While yes they are researching the topic, it is what researcher are doing with their information. The NFL has a new three and out rule to help aid players so they will not suffer from too much damaged caused by having at least three concussions. The argument that they are…