National League

The Super Bowl is the annual American football championship. The Super Bowl was established as a result of a merger agreement between the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). The first ever Super Bowl took place on January 15, 1967 with 61,946 attendees. It was located at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 35-10. Years later, the Super Bowl turned into something much bigger.…

The fact that the NFL just decided to "take a knee" because Donald Trump called them a bunch of "sons of bitches" disappoints me because that is a horrible reason to kneel. I know not all players think that, but the league wide protest did not start until Donald Trump insulted them. This is not anything new. I hate how that was the tipping point that brought the NFL players and owners together to kneel. People have different reasons to stand or kneel, but if they are kneeling because of what…

during a season. Concussions have been a major issue in sports, and now since several people play them, more people are affected by them. Which has an effect on them in the long run. Sports are causing concussions in major sports organizations and sub leagues. To stop this from happening different rules were created, such as rules changed in younger divisions to protect developing minds because of the new information shown by research. The problem of concussions is mainly negatively affecting…

attacking or chocking pregnant women. According to an ESPN poll, 49% of Americans are football fans, making the NFL the most popular sports league in the United States (Schrotenboer, 2014). With over half of the American population tuning in to watch professional football, the NFL should be seen as an influential organization. The league supports October’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month as they hold fundraiser campaigns each year which raise $3 million for the American Cancer Society…

Stanley cup championships in five years."("Wayne Gretzky."2).“Gretzky’s all-time record 2,857 points” ("Why Gretzky Is the Greatest Athlete Ever."3) ,making him have the most goals in NHL history. The Nhl is a hockey league played by professional hockey players know as National Hockey League. Wayne Gretzky has to be one of the greatest if not the best hockey player in the…

Brady have won four superbowls in his career. Tom Brady have also won back to back super bowls in 2002 and 2004. Eli Manning has only won two superbowls in his career. Tom Brady have been in the Nation Football League for 15 years now and Eli Manning have been in the National Football League for only six years, meaning Tom Brady has had more experience and time on the field. Nine times out of ten, Tom Brady and Eli Manning play each other and the win has always gone to Tom Brady team.…

good Bettis really was at the fullback position so they tried him at running back and he did very well. It is very tough to get a scholarship like he did to a major college team so that was an accomplishment itself. Now fast forward to his National Football League career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 1996 and 1997 he got awarded team MVP both years because his teammates voted for him and was also awarded rookie of the year because of his outstanding rushing yards. Among all of his…

is not successful by just their own knowledge of the game of football, it takes a lot time and resources manage a good team. This in the end helps the sport grow and prosper. “Fantasy participants often become more knowledgeable of the National Football League (NFL) than the average fan and are therefore arguably more involved in the sport” (Nesbit and King 96). Fantasy Football also presents an opportunity for a fan to continue to enjoy football, although their team is not performing so well…

opinions on events going on in today’s world. When athletes take a stand using their status, they are hurting our country and acting insensibly. For example, some athletes take their opinions too far. “National Football League (NFL) quarterback Colin Kaepernick began refusing to stand for the national anthem”(Wendel, 1). Kaepernick is protesting his country, even though America has made progress toward a more perfect nation.IN additions, there are more sophisticated ways of making a difference.…

was adopted after a few weeks after he was born, by Rick and Teresa Kaepernick, who already had two children of their own but had lost two other babies not long after birth because of heart defects(biography.com). He was the first to kneel when the national anthem played in one of his football games, he refused to stand up because he stated that policemen don’t treat black people with as much respect as white. Colin said that some policemen treat black people unequally compared to white people,…