National Football League

Inside Football League “Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don’t do things right once in a while… you do them right all the time,” (Lombardi 2010). Vince Lombardi said this to his players while getting ready for the 1970 NFC Championship game. Like winning, football is an all the time thing that happens year round, whether one is training as an athlete for the regular season or is a spectator of the game, football is a major part of our society. Football done…

helped keep players safe, but also has some ups and downs from the players and coaches. The owners of NFL teams were not liking the way the football league was handling players safety as well as it should be handled. The concussion protocol for the NFL may be helpful to the NFL, but their protocol can possibly work for other sports like the National Hockey League or maybe even rugby. A concussion is a head injury that includes dizziness, having trouble balancing, headache, ears ringing, nausea,…

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…

Cheerleaders are mainly seen on the sidelines of football and basketball games supporting their team. Most people see them as supporters who job is to lead the crowd. Over time whether cheerleading is a sport or not has been a debatable topic. Many people will argue that cheerleading is not a sport. Cheerleaders is competitive just like any other sport.-----------` Cheerleading has been around many years. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a cheerleader is “a person who is a member of a…

American Football American football is one of the fastest growing sports in America, and it is continuing to grow in popularity. Whether it is pop warner/ little league, to high school and college football, to the pro level, or the NFL, it is very clear that the sport of football is very popular and will continue to grow in popularity. Because the of the average amount of people watching and playing, how versatile the players of the sport are, and its recognition and endless amounts of…

passes for 76 yards one touchdown. However, in the second half the Eagles pretty much shut him down. The Eagles pretty much doubled teamed him the whole game including man pressing him to disrupt his routes. Eli basically had no time to throw him the football in the second half because he was under so much duress. You also would have to wonder if Beckham’s hamstring would kind of aggravate him or flare up as…

and local participation rates were high. Sports in the 1960’s had a strong effect on society. There were only so many teams for leagues, and different sports were bigger back then, then they are now. There were some very important and outstanding players then that don’t stand out to us now. Pro Basketball in the 1960’s wasn’t as big as it is now. The league only consisted of a couple teams and there were only a few important players. For example, “In the 1960’s pro basketball only had…

Football and League of Legends competitions are more alike than most people would assume they are. We all can relate to one team that we root for like within the Nationalthe National Football League: Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, and Dallas Cowboys. But Although with competitive gaming they tend to be team names that are made up by the creators of the team an example would be the European team called Unicorns of love. Companies can buy teams and use the team to promote their product…

In recent years the National Football League has developed issues with the players’ use of steroids. This has a detrimental effect on the player's mental and physical health and has defaced the NFL and its image. Players take steroids to improve their athletic abilities, but this is frowned upon by millions of people and is largely considered cheating. The NFL will suspend players up to an entire season, if they are repeat offenders, for taking steroids. Due to the widespread use of steroids,…

diseases, one being Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. Many former National Football League players have been diagnosed with this disease. Unfortunately, of those players some have taken their own lives because of this horrendous disease. This disease is most commonly related to American football. The players undergo constant hits to their heads throughout the sport. Although…