National Football Conference

NFL football, one of America’s most popular past times, is currently in a crisis. Viewership ratings are down across the board. Many are wondering whether football can sustain its place as a lucrative asset for television companies at a time when increasing amounts of Americans are abandoning traditional television. Brian Hughes, a senior Vice President at Magna Global, said that football’s traditional TV audience “is never going to be what it was again.” This has become worrisome for network…

Did you know that T.V. is actually one of the biggest passed times in the world? Today technology keeps getting better and better, as it improves with time. Everyday special effects get better, which means stunts are becoming more dangerous and more interesting. In the 1980’s, television was not near as advanced as it is today. Back then, not everyone had access to a T.V. set and news could not spread as quickly as it does today. In the 80’s, many things within television impacted our lives…

Taking action It’s a late night in the “Atlantic City Casino, New Jersey” and none other than the famous Baltimore Ravens linebacker, Ray Rice, is seen having a good time with his girlfriend (Myers). As the night proceeds, however, an altercation breaks out between the two of them, causing them to head back to their room. In the elevator the altercation gets worse and as his girlfriend, Janay Palmer, starts to move towards Rice in the elevator Rice threw back his hand and struck her in the…

Domestic Violence has been broadcasted by the National Football League as an act that shall not go unpunished, but also only results in a two game suspension. Domestic Violence is a crime that has unfortunately gained some popularity in the past few years through the NFL, ruptured communities, and subjects of the crime. Domestic violence is responsible for fragile relationships and some hostile people. Domestic Violence influences the community in the wrong way; it develops bad reputations,…

Jackie Robinson, the first black professional baseball player credited with breaking the color barrier in sports, described his battle against racism when he said, “I know that I am a black man in a white world. In 1972, in 1947, at my birth in 1919, I know that I never had it made” (Calcaterra). Here, Robinson conveys the challenges of African Americans in modern professional sports. The ongoing struggle against racial discrimination is seen in the NFL today through the extremely low number of…

In American culture, football, primarily the NFL, is a very large part of our culture. When the Super bowl comes around, something viewers can look forward to are the commercials that are put out during the Super Bowl. One very famous commercial that usually debuts on Super Bowl Sunday are the the Budweiser puppy commercials. There have been several different commercials with this famous puppy along with its owners and the owner’s horses. This ad does a great job of using different methods of…

Marketing Mix Recommendations (Derrick) Product or Service: The New York Giants have done a great job of Branding their product. They are one of the oldest and most successful franchises in the NFL come in third in Team Marketing Report's research. The value of the team has grow from just over 500 million in 2002 to 3.1 billion in 2016.there has been a study decline in attends since 2012. The New York Giants rank fourth in attendance in the NFL. The new MetLife Stadium opened in 2010 as a joint…

I believe that the NFL media, NFL based news sites, NFL T.V. channels, or just NFL news in general “jumps” on players and situations too hard. The NFL media productions around the world do this without even knowing a fourth of what happens inside the locker room or even on the field. But like I stated before, NFL media productions creates what is called “half true, half false” stories. This is because they want to create bigger stories and “breaking news” out of small, unwanted stories. This is…

This year is expected to be a huge year for the WBU Novice World Champion Rock Blackwell. Blackwell was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His heritage is of African Hebrew and Yahudah Isreal descent. Blackwell began boxing at just seven years old and holds an amateur record of 156-28. It hasn't been a cake walk for Blackwell. He lost his first professional fight in 2009, due to a broken right hand and life threatening levels of dehydration. Not to mention, he was forced to jump up a class to super…

The radio show I choose to listen to was Zolak and Bertrand, a Boston radio show that is produced by CBS Boston. The show is played weekdays from 10am until 2pm on 98.5 The Sports Hub. The show discusses many of the New England sports teams, including the New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Celtics. The show features personalities Scott Zolak and Marc Bertrand. Zolak is a former NFL quarterback who played for the Patriots as well as the Miami Dolphins. Bertrand…