Roger Goodell

In a year filled with one shocking and dominating media story after the other; from Donald Trump's’ election and the Russia Scandal to #MeToo, one narrative has become a surprising fixture in American popular culture and media: 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…

People all over the world for hundreds of years have relied on Cannabis to soothe their aches and relieve their pains despite the fact that it is still considered an illegal drug in most places. As the buzz to legalize the ancient miracle herb increases, the louder the conversation becomes about how awesome the benefits are. Believe it or not there are countless ailments that can be treated and sometimes cured simply by enjoying a little marijuana. Here are a few you never thought of: Asthma-…

The Washington Redskins have been an established team since 1932. Since establishment the Redskins have played in over 1,000 games. Each game they have used the same team name and the same general logo. Of late, the Redskin name and logo has stirred up controversy on whether or not it is a demeaning team name. The courts should appeal their ruling and the Washington Redskins should keep their team name and logo. On June 18,2014, The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board voted to cancel all six…

In September of 2012, Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner, announced that the league was donating $30 million dollars to the National Institutes of Health (Taylor 1). This hefty donation was designed to support research on injuries that have affected players, with a main focus on brain…

In football, every play is a feat of endurance. The snap sets off a crescendo of violence as linebackers slam together, receivers take off, and the quarterback desperately scurries for safety in the backfield. Players “[regard] their bodies as machines and weapons with which to annihilate their opponents,” and do not hesitate in taking down their foes (Messner and Sabo 95). They are injured fairly regularly in this hostile landscape: some athletes even endure career ending injuries. In…

After several years of ignoring domestic violence, the NFL owner has now approved of a new case that will take investigation and adjudication out of the hands of commissioners and place the investigation into a special council. Commissioner Roger Goodell states, “Our recent focus has been on domestic violence, child violence, and sexual assault, all of which are complete and difficult subjects” (Fidlin, 2014). But with this special council that has been created, this governed processes and…

C4C Elisha A. Palm 1Lt Kelly Griffith English 111-Project 2 T5A 10 October 2017 Kneeling For Love Or Hate The rising trend of professional players kneeling during the national anthem during sport events is becoming a prominent discussion in the United States. This in response produces many different reactions and conversations expressed over a number of different genres. The significance of this is that the contrasting genres focus on the differing rhetorical appeals. For instance, “NBA…

1. Do you think Walmart is doing enough to become more sustainable? Justify your answer. Walmart has had some problems in the past as far as employees relations and payment of employees which they have rectified. All companies They have to be able to make necessary changes when it has been bought their attention that they 're not behaving in the best interest of their employees. Walmart has had to been taken to court based on the fact that they 're rigid believes and they had to be proven that…

It’s the beginning of September and the excitement of professional football is in the air. Every fan in the nation is ready to bring out their game-day gear and cheer on their favorite team, whether it is the twelfth man of Seattle or the Terrible Towel-waving Steelers. Recently however, a dark shadow has overcast all the hype of the start of the football season. This shadow is the recent outbreak of multiple cases of domestic violence involving athletes in the National Football League. As a…

Kylee Schliemann Ashley Boswell English 101 12/06/17 A big topic in today's media is American football athletes have started kneeling during the national anthem in protest of what America truly stands for. In his senior year of college, football player Colin Kaepernick felt at loss with America along with his ethnic history. (Branch) Before he knew it, he was to become the face of social activates for black American men, and to become aware of the truth of everyday challenges he previously did…