National League

In the National Hockey League (NHL), fighting is a culture that has been a part of the sport for over a century and deserves to be forever glorified due to the excitement it delivers on witnessing fans and players that love to drop the gloves, or also known as fighting. The NHL has been around since 1917, and since then, dropping the gloves has been somewhat inevitable. Though fighting on the streets or in public is frowned upon, it is encouraged during a game of professional ice hockey.…

brought about a great disruption upon our country and what it means to be an American. Kaepernick has brought about what is arguably the most substantial complication yet to be seen in all professional sports, and as the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), Rodger Goodell, finds himself stuck in the middle of the largest dilemma brought upon him in his entire tenure with the NFL. And as he tries to find a solution suitable to all races and religions, he only seems to be digging…

Colin Kaepernick's protest of police brutality during the National Anthem. Although it has been almost 18 months since the former college standout quarterback and GQ magazines 2017 Citizen of the Year, took his last snap in the National Football League, his iconic protest has taken on a life of its own. The kneeling has evolved from symbolic action to a prominent aspect of African Americans’ modern struggle for equality by starting a national dialogue that is still ongoing. This prominence has…

The football that we see in the National Football League (NFL) is the same as the Canadian Football League (CFL), but with different teams and rules. In the NFL, a team has four chances to get a first down (getting the ball ten yards), but in the CFL they only get three chances. Not only is the amount of downs different, but so are the amount of players on the field. In the NFL, there are eleven players on the field, opposed to the CFL, where there are twelve! In the CFL, they can fit twelve…

American Football Is a high impact sport that is played in either the formation of 11 vs. 11 or 9 vs. 9. The popular form is 11 vs. 11 and it is played worldwide including major leagues such as the NFL (National Football League) or the NCAA (National College athlete associate). American Football has different variations that include flag football and touch football. These two variation are none contact and do not require protective gear as would be needed in tackle football. A professional…

the amount they pay their players. The average NFL player makes 2 million per year while that may seem like a lot, the elite players like Ben Roethlisberger who ”made 49 million last year.” If I can develop into the top defensive tackle in the league my financial situation will be good for the rest of my life. Managing the money thou will be important, because according to Forbes magazine “at least 80% of retired football players go broke.” This ties back in with the lifestyle of a football…

Flynn 1 Riley Flynn Dr. Harrison Expository Writing 9 October 2017 Colin Kapernick, a National Football League Quarterback for the San Francisco 49’ers, on August 26, 2016 knelt during the playing of the National Anthem triggering a fierce debate pitting patriotism against the rights granted in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Americans from the poorest to richest, uneducated to academia, veterans to pacifists, the press to politicians engaged in an examination of their…

controversy and could end with him leaving for greener pastures this summer as an unrestricted free agent. But in between, it’s been a heck of a ride for the former first round selection (7th overall) in 2006 as he prepares to play in his 500th National Hockey League game tomorrow night in Columbus against the Blue Jackets. In June of 2007, Okposo reconfirmed his commitment to the University of Minnesota to continue his development for the ‘07-‘08 season under the guidance of head coach Don…

Imagine getting knocked out, and losing consciousness. Minutes later you get back up and are told to get right back on the field to play again. The National Football league has been plagued for years by concussion controversy. In the NFL (National Football League) there are way too many concussions. A concussion is a temporary unconsciousness caused by a blow to the head. Almost every form of play involves some form of head to head contact. Too many head hits can ruin a player’s life. It can…

hurt him on the ice. “Adam was feisty on the ice, but was pushed around often and unable to stand up for himself, He would tell me Doug, if you could just learn how to skate, you could probably make some noise (Smith).” Doug was playing in a summer league game for fun and got a call from the Carolina Thunderbirds of the ACHL to be the fighter of there team. He didn’t make the team at first, but kept training and got invited to play with the team after a mere two months (Rothbart). Doug went on…