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was also an American football player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. he was another victim of CTE from receiving too many concussions. “However unlike Webster, Long committed suicide because of how miserable CTE made his life with effects like depression and other mood swings”. This is an example of how concussions are a cause of suicide and or depression. “Justin Strzelczyk was another football player, he played for the Steelers and played nine full seasons of football” (Watson).…

the NFC Championship, and played the 49ers for the third year in a row. This time the result was different, the 49ers beat the Cowboys, stopping the three-peat. The Cowboys got back to their winning ways the next season after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Superbowl. Troy Aikman's career kinda went downhill after the Super Bowl. The Cowboys made the playoffs the next year, but they went on to lose to the Carolina Panthers in the divisional…

became hopeful again. Those dreams became reality. The Broncos were rewarded with a first round bye because they achieved first seed overall in the AFL conference. The second round , Peyton Manning was back, and the Broncos blew passed the Pittsburgh Steelers, 23 to 16. Then the Conference round, win and go to the Super Bowl. Lose, and go home. The Denver Broncos opponents. The New England Patriots. Sorta like deja vu? Whoever said the famous quote of, “defense wins games.” Is the smartest to…

Aaron Morgan Mrs. Mariezcurrena English1 Oct. 21, 2015 Troy Aikman Troy Aikman is a man with many talents mainly football. Troy was an american football player. He was a very talented baseball player as well as football player even though Troy had offers to play in the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets right out of high school, but instead of playing baseball he decided to go to college to further his education and to play football. “Troy Aikman was born on November 21 1966 to…

the passer calls more than Newton since 2013, including other big-name players like Ben Roethlisberger, Matt Ryan, Andrew Luck and Joe Flacco. As expected, Newton’s comments have also opened him up to rebuttals from other players like the Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Marcus Gilbert. In an interview with ESPN, Gilbert brushed off Newton’s belief by affirming that Roethlisberger was constantly getting hit earlier in his career — The only difference being, Big Ben didn’t voice his concerns…

they did not alert players nor the public immediately upon research findings that football had a link to brain injuries. It was in October 1999 “The NFL Retirement Board rules that Mike Webster’s head injuries from his years playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Kansas City Chiefs left him “totally and permanently” disabled as “the result of head injuries he suffered as a football player.” “. (Ezell, 2013) The NFL’s own retirement board conducted research which lead to the correlation of Mike…

in the playoffs? TB: In my first playoff game ever, I almost had a big scare, we were ten points down at one point. We did in fact win that game, advancing to the conference championship. I injured my knee in the championship game versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, so Drew came in and relieved me. We won the game and were immediately decided to be the fourteen point underdog to the National Football Conference champion, the St. Louis Rams. I started in my first Super Bowl, coming back from a knee…

last year, lived in a mansion, and owned your dream car? In reality, that probably will not happen, and yet there are people who get paid that much, and live that life, just for playing a game. In 2015, Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League, made $21,850,000 last year (Forbes list of highest paid athletes). The average NFL player gets paid $2,000,000 per year (www.thefiscaltimes.com). The average American citizen makes $27,519 per year…

In 2007, more than 920,000 athletes under the age of 18 were treated in emergency rooms or doctor’s offices. If that doesn’t say something about the dangers of football. I’m not sure what will. II. Relating the topic to the audience: I bet most of you, if not all of you have watched or played football. On tv or in person you see the brutal hits that the players take. You also see the injuries they go throughout the game, or throughout an entire season. III. Relating the topic to the…

Shane Stabinski 10/5/15 English 101 Professor Oakman Dangers Of Playing Football Football is one of the most popular sports here in America. It is a thrilling game that shows an extreme amount of aggression. Millions of people sit in their living rooms watching the game hoping to see a huge hit. The thing is, they are not the ones taking the gruesome hit of the powerful players. As enjoyable as football can be there many downsides to the sport. Not only are there injuries, athletes…