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The clock strikes seven and it's time to go. A long week's work is finally going to be put to the test. The heavy helmet and the bulky pads all begin to seem light as if they were not even there. Butterflies seem to fill the entire stomach. The band plays, lights all aimed at one spot, the football field. The smell of freshly popped popcorn flood the night air. The rumble of the crowd becomes a roar. Grass cut earlier in the day feels wet with the night already laying its sheet of the morning…

Last Man Out by Mike Lupica is a 245 page realistic fiction book. It is a realistic fiction book because what happened in the story could happen, but it did not. According to Booklist; In the best tradition of sports writing, this will leave readers both breathless and thoughtful. The book is intended for young adults, ages 10 and up because there are some sad, serious parts and a character dies. Tommy Gallagher is one of the main characters. He is a 12 year white boy who is brave and one…

Quarterbacks in the NFL Future first round hall of famer Payton manning once said “I think I could describe the perfect quarterback. Take a little piece of everybody. Take John Elway's arm, Dan Marino's release, maybe Troy Aikman's drop-back, Brett Favre's scrambling ability, Joe Montana's two-minute poise and, naturally, my speed.” With that being said there are over 40 quarterbacks currently employed by the national football league (NFL). In addition, every one of those quarterbacks are…

“You play the way you practice” (Warner). This quote is from football legend, Glenn “Pop” Warner, creator of plays like the forward pass. Football was derived from rugby. As this sport evolved over the years, so did their fans and players. Coach Pop Warner created one of the best offensive line-ups, the single-wing, and changed the game of football because it made it harder for the defense to find out where the ball was. Glenn Scobey Warner started showing a lot enthusiasm in sports at a…

Wilson dropping back. They are doing a slant play. He throws it to my guy, Chris Matthews. I step in front of him and I intercept the ball! I saved the Super Bowl! We are the Super Bowl champions! The offense goes out on the field. We have 20 seconds, and we run a fake play. They go offsides, and we go to the five yard line. We knee the ball, and the biggest fight breaks out. There was a penalty on the Seahawks. We go to the 10 yard line and knee, and the time runs out. We all rush on to the…

There are two star Running Backs in this draft. LSU' Leonard Fournette and FSU' Dalvin Cook. Some draft experts have said Fournette is the most talented back to come out since Adrian Peterson. Todd McShay has said he is even better than Ezekiel Elliot. Presently there is a concern about Fournettes ankle injury he dealt with last season, that constrained him to miss five games. He additionally sat out the Citrus Bowl. His ankle injury may have capitulated from being overused in 2015 when he was…

broken down, the NFL would not even exist if it were not for every person who has ever bought a ticket, tuned into a game on the television or any form of device, or even bought merchandise. The fans are the water that keep the NFL afloat. During the Super Bowl 50, the peak average of viewers was 115.5 million, and that is just taking in to account the in-home televisions. In fact, it was the third largest audience in all of television history (Pallotta & Stelter, 2016). Upon observation, it is…

There haven’t been many constants in my life so far, but my love for and almost reliance on sports has been one of the most consistent things that I have come to know. Growing up in a huge, Catholic family of seven children was destined to be a place where athletics thrived; although we never quite had enough kids for even teams. I had an interesting introduction to sports; when I was about one-year old, my parents moved my whole family from our home of Akron, Ohio to Manchester, Vermont, where…

through 2014 with DirecTV for the Sunday Ticket package at a price of $1 billion annually. 2011 the NFL announces a nine-year contract with CBS, Fox and NBC with each paying the NFL around $1 billion annually. The three networks will each air three Super Bowls during that period through 2022. Overall, the league will collect a reported $27 billion during the life of the contracts from its various media deals. 2012 The NFL tells the world that NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football will expand to…

The NFL vs. Player Safety On February 7, 2016, millions of people worldwide watched Super Bowl 50. Being the most popular sport in America, NFL fans from all teams come together to watch the biggest game of the entire season. With another season ending, the NFL still remains in a fight with the players’ safety of the league. The next couple years might determine if the NFL can become safe for future players. With the technology the league offers, the NFL can become safer with greater…