National Football League Players Association

My hero “It's not about how hard you hit it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward how much you can take and keep, moving forward, that's how winning is done.” -Rocky Balboa Shawn Loughrige a very hardworking family man a football coach and speaker at church. Mr. Loughrige has taught me no matter how hard life is keep, pushing and you can get through it. Shawn taught me no matter how hard life is just keep pushing and you'll get through it. Shawn almost died after getting…

Throughout the years, football has become an increasingly popular sport. From peewee leagues all the way to the NFL, football is played on a daily basis. Although it has been viewed as an American sport and pastime, the concern for safety within these leagues has become prominent over the past decade. Most people associate football as a dangerous sport and some injuries can be career and even life-ending. When football first started as a sport in the early 1900s, there was no knowledge about the…

President Donald Trump believes the National Football League (NFL) is “disrespecting our great country” by refusing to stand for the National Anthem and wants to force players to stand. Even though Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the NFL, believes the players should stand, he will not force his beliefs on the players. President Trump’s argument is invalid because it is an appeal to the respect Americans have for our military authority. This example of appeal to authority has many risks,…

As you walk out of the football locker room the air is bursting with the fresh smell of popcorn and hot dogs. You can feel the butterflies start to swarm in your stomach as you step foot onto the field. You look all around you and all you can see are your brothers, your teammates. You can feel the field move as your team the mighty lions take the field. You look left and see your opponents staring you down and you can see in there eyes that they want to beat you so bad on your own turf. In your…

country and how devoted fans are to the sport, as Sundays during the NFL season are essentially a national holiday for some. But what makes this sport stand out from the others? Football brings a unique blend of violence and strategy that many other sports cannot provide to its viewers. So many people have fallen in love with the game that it has become an event unlike anything else in America. Overall, football plays such a huge role in American society because it creates a violent, warlike…

He threw it to me of all people. Maybe it was my red cap with the letter “I” on it or my jersey, buttoned tight against my stomach, that boasted a portrait of Chief Wahoo across the chest. Or maybe it was the way my red and blue stood out in the sea of black and white and my gaping, toothy smile was louder than any shout; it was my arm that beckoned forcefully for the ball or my eyes that begged. I was so surprised that I almost dropped it back on the field. I attributed their loss in the next…

In “What is the Safest Sprint Starting Position for American Football Players?” by the authors Bruno Bonnechere , Benoit Beyer, Marcel Rooze and Jan Serge Van Sint studied concussions in football at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Their objective was to evaluate the safety of the three sprint starting positions. The lack of safety in American Football has caused many athletes to receive concussions. Concussions have been linked with, “[I]nduc[ing] neuropsychological and cognitive…

Roger Stokoe Goodell Net Worth Introduction: Roger Stokoe Goodell is an American businessman and who is the Commissioner of the National Football League (NFL). Roger was elected over four finalists for the position as the successor of retiring Paul Tagliabue(August 8, 2006). He officially commenced his tenure on September 1, 2006 before the beginning of the 2006, NFL season. According to commentators Roger Goodell, he is "the most powerful man in sports." He has a total worth of $34.1 million.…

Is Football Too Dangerous For Young Kids? People are debating if kids should play football or not. Is football getting kids hurt or is it that the reward outweighs the risks of people getting hurt. Most of the concussions on little kids come from kids hitting others the wrong way. Football can get a lot of people hurt, like concussions can put people into hospitals or serious brain problems. Kids should not play football, kids are risking possibly there life just so they can be like their…

In this discussion, football shall be a focal point, but not the main topic. Our topic concerns something much larger than football (Huh? Gasp! Couldn’t be!), a topic that is intertwined with everything and anything we do; the sociology of our world and sports culture in general. The Super Bowl is one of the largest sporting events in the world. Held on generally on one of the first Sundays in February each year, the Super Bowl has become a borderline holiday for football and general sports…