National Football League Most Valuable Player Award

minivan was driving along the plains of Nebraska. The destination of the vehicle was Denver, Colorado. More specifically they were going to a Denver Broncos football game between the Broncos and the Oakland Raiders. I was in the vehicle with my Mom, Dad, and some family friends whose names were Martin and Michelle. We were trying not to let the monotonous drive dwell on our spirits as we told jokes, listened to the radio and took the occasional nap. As we approached Denver my excitement was continuing to build. When we finally got to Denver, after what seemed like an eternity, we checked into our hotel and then went to visit some of our other friends. My Mom, Dad and me used to live in Denver so…

He started working for his dad’s work. When he was at school he was was running and the principal saw him and he stopped and said “do you want to be punished or do you want to join the football team”. He decided to join the football team. The principal told the coach about his speed. His coach was shocked. Jerry Rice was married to Jacqueline Bernice Mitchell. They were divorced in 2009. His mom is Eddie Rice. His dad’s name is Joe Rice. His brothers are Tom Rice and D.J Thump. His daughters are…

Children come in to this world at the expense of two people. As life goes on things happen. Some parents pass away. Sometimes married parents realize that it might just be better for them to co-parent rather than raise a family in the same house. Many people are very effective at co-parenting, nevertheless the bulk of the parenting falls on the back of one parent more than the other. Meanwhile, taking into to consideration it is tough on the children if they are moving from house to house on…

With Sanders is the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner, he was also just the third person to gain more than 2,000 yards in a season back in 1997 (Barry). During the years he was playing, he was arguably the best running back in the league. He had won the Rookie of the Year Award, and also named the Most Valuable Player a few times. In all of Barry’s years playing for the Lions, he was selected to play in the Pro Bowl each of his 10 NFL seasons, because Sanders held nearly every Lions’ rushing record and…

When compiling a list of the all-time great quarterbacks in the National Football League one may mention names such as Joe Montana, Dan Morino, Peyton Manning, John Elway, or Otto Graham. Due to the controversy surrounding his team and his play in the past decade some may decide to leave a name off of this list. This name is Tom Brady. While it is certainly reasonable to question his spot in history because of this controversy, what is undeniable is Brady’s remarkable skills at the quarterback…

College players receive an athletic scholarship which pays for the education, but nothing else. The majority of football and basketball players can not afford food, and some can’t even afford college. Getting a full scholarship is undoubtedly a very valuable opportunity for the players to have a fantastic education, but many division one student athletes go for sports rather than education. Once the athlete is on campus, the students receive one meal a day that is included from the NCAA but that…

There have been legends that played the NFL, but none are not like the great Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, Terry Bradshaw. Bradshaw was the most “prolific”(Fox) quarterbacks in NFL history. Considered to be the most Valuable player in his time rushed “444 times for 2,257 yards and scoring over 32 touchdowns” (news RSS) single handedly in his first year, he was “also named all-pro and all-afc in 1978” (News RSS). Terry bradshaw has four super bowls that he has won during his career and he has…

I was born on June 23,1979 in Rosebud,Texas near the towns of Waco and college station. My parents are Loreane and Oliver Tomlinson, my dad is 15 years older than my mom. My dad had 5 other children. One of my brothers lost his life in a street fight when I was 6. It was really hard for my dad so what I would do is I would wake him up every Sunday in the fall and winter to watch our favorite football team the Dallas Cowboys. When I was 11 years old I would always look outside the window for a…

The structural frame for the NFL in the1920’s provided players with no representation, benefits, and received very few benefits. By 1943, players played games with no compensation and could be traded from one team to another with no hesitation and players would be in both leagues. Looking at this issue through a political frame, the owners of the NFL made an agreement to provide protection to their resources, by banning any player for five years if he left the league and play for the competing…

In July 2014, a federal judge approved a deal that would compensate NFL football players who have filed concussion-related claims. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody made the ruling. This was two weeks after the National Football League removed the $675 million cap on the damages. Brody was concerned that $675 million was not enough to cover the damages. Brody also stated that a class action settlement is a lot better than the alternative, which would be years of difficult litigation while retired…