National Football League

Blinded to Stereotypes Stereotyping has become an almost societal norm. Everything we see when we go somewhere has advertising involved in it somehow. Advertising companies have made a lot of money off of stereotyping in their ads. Many ads today are focused on certain categories, a big category being gender. They create stereotypes to make their product seem better to a certain gender. We see advertising everyday in our lives. One of the biggest ad venues is during the NFL Super Bowl.…

The Cleveland Browns have been searching for a quarterback for what seems like forever. The Browns have won double-digit games just once since returning to the NFL in 1999, as Derek Anderson went 10-5 as Cleveland’s starter in 2007. To fix their issues behind center, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Browns will try to trade for New England Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, depending on how their draft evaluations go over the next several weeks. But before we get into whether the…

stand for the National Anthem due to this unfortunate issue. Wherever you seem to go, shirts and signs that state black lives matter are being displayed. Several communities are protesting and rioting in different cities due to the police shootings that are happening among the black community. This situation is a sensitive topic to many people which is becoming a controversial debate. Colin Kaepernicks of the San Francisco 49ers was the first player not to stand during the National Anthem.…

These investments have come from partnerships with professional sports teams throughout the country, as well as sponsorships with professional sports leagues themselves (Feinstien). In the same survey, 55 percent of Daily Fantasy Sport players have been found to consume more sports content because of their competition in their Daily Fantasy Sports leagues (Feinstien). This increase in consumption can lead to major television networks, like the NFL Network, to make more money from increasing…

Horse Mask - A Reminder of the World You Live In Most of you saw pictures or watched viral videos on the internet with an individual horsing around with a horse mask but, little is known about this majestic mask and its provenience. The trend started in 2012, Japan (surprising..eh?), after the introduction of a character in the 'Full Metal Panic' anime series that resembled a man with a head of a mad horse. After that, kids in Japan started to wear the horse mask because, why not? Really.…

history, some organizations, fans, and the even the general public have seen a series of depressing events involving the players Can a league devise a system for ethical offences and their consequences for it’s players/organizations? How would punishments be determined to be fair/ethical? Who controls what actions are right/wrong? Is all punishment fair? Yes the league can devise a system for ethical offences and their consequences. They can make the decision from it code of conduct that…

him to do. The band’s first performance was in 1957, in which the members of the team went out on the field spelling Texas. This performance was such a success that this performance has been performed every year. The band performs in all in-state football games as well as pep rallies, and parades that happen throughout the year. To become part of the Showband of Southwest team each member has to attend a year round course, which is a course that is provided by the University Of Texas School Of…

Hi, I’m Isla and today I would like to address the issues that AFL players are put under tremendous amounts of pressure. I will be discussing how the media affects the players, how the limelight affects them and how this affects their well being. Back in the day AFL players never had to worry about the media or social media, now this is something that is interfering with the player’s careers. Recently Port Adelaide player Sam Powell Pepper found himself in a bit of strife, Channel 7 news were…

estate agent in New York by the New York Observer. His wife also is an entrepreneur and owns her own jewelry designer. He also was the Multi-Family Property Executive of the Year by Commercial Property News, and Housing Person of the Year by the National Housing Conference. Also, Crain's New York named Ross one of the 100 Most Influential Leaders in Business. Chris Grier is the Miami Dolphins GM. This is his first year so he hasn't been able to make any trades or been able to…

that Colin Kaepernick has protested by refusing to stand for the national anthem. In the same article, it stated that month’s later, star basketball players Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Dwyane Wade took the stage together to express their protesting at the sports award show in July. In Article #2, it mentioned that Tommie Smith and John Carlos conveyed their protest by holding black-gloved fists throughout the national anthem. These actions by multiple professional athletes…