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Concussions can affect player’s future negatively. This article is especially important for player’s who are trying to recover from previous concussions. This information can be vital to the National Football League due to the fact that millions of dollars are put into the players and their safety is crucial to the National Football League’s success. The tone of the article was caring because the authors were trying to help players not get…

strike to the head (Chadiha 4). With this being said, it's imperative for the players to protect the jaw by simply starting to wear the mouth guards that are given to them. Since every player already has a mouth guard issued to them, The National Football League would just have to establish as well as enforce a new rule stating that the players have to constantly wear their mouth guards while on the field. This solution happens to be the most practical considering the fact that the players are…

The game of football was made in the 1900’s. The game was developed to test teamwork, discipline and athleticism, which all defined both the way the game is organized and played. It originated in ancient times: it is widely noted that both the Romans and Greeks played a game similar to today’s football. However, this game was most intense and was viewed almost as a test of bravery. Actions such as hacking, punching, kicking, and generally assaulting the opponent were accepted as part and…

Introduction In 2013, ten former hockey players filed a class action lawsuit against the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Board of Governors stating various complaints. The former hockey players will herein be identified as participants or Plaintiffs and the National Hockey League and Board of Governors will be identified as NHL, service providers, or Defendants. Focus will be placed on the allegations of negligence against the governing body, the NHL. Negligence is…

Early versions of the sport have been recorded in the mid-19th century. One of the most important factors in shaping the game was the introduction and acceptance of professionalism. Today the most recognizable leagues and teams play at the professional level, such as in the National Hockey League and many high level players boast large salaries. However, in the early formation of the sport, pay-for-play was frowned upon by many. Other sports at this time had accepted professionalism; such as…

possessed by the Chargers organization, there are three strengths that reign supreme: year-round exemplary weather, the size and economic strength of the city of San Diego, and its membership in the NFL –the world’s highest grossing professional sports league. The weather in San Diego is so…

The National Football League had a notoriously bad last two years; some blamed the election as a distraction, but the most obvious audience deterrents were political protests which disrespected a "time honored [American] tradition," as well as the military and law enforcement. In response, a failed independent football league, the Extreme Football League, or XFL, announced that it will make another attempt at starting a league by creating one that eliminates politics and other elements that…

President Donald Trump believes the National Football League (NFL) is “disrespecting our great country” by refusing to stand for the National Anthem and wants to force players to stand. Even though Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the NFL, believes the players should stand, he will not force his beliefs on the players. President Trump’s argument is invalid because it is an appeal to the respect Americans have for our military authority. This example of appeal to authority has many risks,…

Imagine you are a professional hockey player in the National Hockey League, or NHL. You grew up around hockey and the sport became your lifestyle. You started playing it by the time you could walk and because you loved it, you stuck with it with one goal in mind: to be a player in the NHL. You weren’t the best athlete on the teams you played for, but you were still good enough to make them—and you were one tough player. Finally, you got the one thing you always wanted and an NHL team drafts you.…

of being fired. Known as the godfather of the NFL Bert Bell, was able to start communications with the AFL, which Pete Rozelle turned into a merger in 1970, and was able to start what is now known as the NFL Draft. According to Belson (2016), “The league has seen its television ratings plunge this season…, television ratings are down by double digits so far this season” (p. 1). Under Goodell’s leadership as NFL commissioner from 2006-present, for the first time ratings for the NFL has dropped…