National Football League Players Association

be considered an integral part of an adolescent’s life. It can be a great source of entertainment and an even better source of exercise. However, it can also be a great source of life changing events such as injuries. As a semi-professional soccer player, I have experienced many injuries in the past. Injuries such as broken bones, concussions, and countless bruises. Also, as an athlete who plays a numerous amount of sports, the cost of it all can easily get out of hand. Luckily, I can afford…

September 1, 2016, a revolutionary and highly controversial event occurred which divided the country. On that day San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled along with safety Eric Reid during the national anthem. This was supposed to be a peaceful protest against police brutality and inequality towards African-Americans, but what it quickly turned into through the media’s spectacles was disrespect for America and the flag. Soon the country was separated into those who believed…

Some people think that professional football players are putting too much risk into their lives by playing football. Others think that they aren't because they know how risky it is to play football. But who really is right, the people who think it's risky, or the people who don't? Let's take some time to discus the advantages and disadvantages of playing profession football. First, let's take a look at some of the disadvantages. Playing profession football may be risky because it could…

The feeling you get throughout your body when you go to this place is a feeling that cannot be explained. I have tried to explain the feeling millions of times, but the words to describe it don’t come out. The football field is a place where I have had a ton of fun, but have also learned hundreds of lessons that have shaped me into the man I am today. Locate in Anacortes, Washington, this field is where I practiced and played games on. This old rundown field is right on the campus of my high…

it could be their undeniably last. The rule on if the Planes sign a player fundamentally comes down to group proprietor Woody Johnson being energetic about the decision. Really, he has the keep going say so on who the Planes pick. When you understand that, as a Planes fan it makes you tremble, as this is a proprietor who expected to contract individuals that know football and needed to…

AND HE SHOOTS! HE SCO- but then the sun dims out, and two sets of your coach and teammates appear, the ringing in your ears creep deeper into your mind, your tackled to the ground by your own self. Many players of all types of sports are punished by participating in their passion. Those players who participate in hard contact hits while playing high impact sports are much more vulnerable to injuries. These include; short term head injuries, long term head injuries, C.T.E., and even death. To…

“A Mason-Dixon Memory” In “A Mason-Dixon Memory” a colored boy named Dondre Green is talking about a trip they had to a golfing tournament but the owner told him that he couldn’t play in the tournament because he was African-American, so all his teammates didn’t play either. While telling that story a colored guy named Clifton had a flashback of a time when he went to Washington D.C. but couldn’t go to the theme park because of the Mason-Dixon line, so all his friends didn’t go either. This…

concussion in football is form tackling, Smart Helmets, and mouth guards. To better understand how form tackling, Smart Helmets, and mouth guards can prevent concussions we must first consider the opposition. Some argue that nothing can help prevent concussions. "Helmets are 85% as good as there going to get" (Wilson). Helmets can not get any better than they already are. If football players are still getting concussions with the helmets nothing can prevent it. One reason concussions in…

thought was right. Personally, I hate to admit that I am wrong, even if midway through an argument I realize that I am clearly wrong. However, there is one particular case that many of my friends tease me about and that is the accusation of my favorite football team the New England Patriots cheating in the 2014 AFC Championship game. I constantly stand up for the Patriots because they have been my favorite team since I was in the second grade and I will always be a big fan of theirs. I do not…

With the rise in popularity of the National Football League in recent years, many people from around the world have become fans of American football. However, like any fan base you're always going to find a few bad apples that seem to ruin the whole bunch. Since there are so many different types of annoying fans, we'll have to only cover the four most annoying types of fans. The four most annoying types of NFL fans are: the band wagoner, the “we won this many championships back in the day” guy,…