Mike Webster, the tormented soul. Mike Webster is a Hall of Fame center who won 4 Super Bowls with the Steelers, sadly suffered from CTE. Numerous nights Mike suffered, lying in a dark room, bed-bound in a haze of pain and narcotics, and bucket of vomit by his side. CTE, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain mostly found in athletes with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including concussions. Currently across the country, the NFL is…
Intro The National Football League(NFL) is a well established league, and it has been around for almost 100 years. The NFL has great history, but what exactly does the NFL need to do to keep an organized league? Expansion can help leagues and different leagues run different set ups but the NFL seems to know and understand the best league system for the NFL. League History The NFL was founded in 1922 and it originally had 17 teams (Pro Football & NFL History). Later in 1960, the American…
masculinity but similar females, males can also experience feelings of weakness and vulnerability. Rape cases are often hard to prove. One of the alleged rapist in The Hunting Ground was Jameis Winston, current first string quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While attending Florida State University, Winston was accused of raping a young woman. Despite the rape kit and statement taken from the victim on the night of her attack, the case was not investigated until the end of football…
Due to this being Gatlin’s second offense violation doping regulations, he had initially faced a lifetime ban. In order to avoid this, Gatlin had cooperated with authorities in order to find out what he had done wrong and in order to attempt to show that he had not been doping. Because of the cooperation and assistance from Gatlin he had only received an eight year ban for this offense. Not only was he banned, but his recently shared co-world record of 9.77 seconds in the 100-meter sprint had…
How much money does a hard-working, very rewarding person such as a doctor, firefighter, someone who risks their life to fight for freedom, or even the president of the United States of America make? Only a fraction of what Cam Newton, quarterback of the Carolina Panthers, makes. Sports involves at least two competitive opponents that compete against each other for entertainment purposes. Millions of people come to watch these events every year, and even one-third of the United States watched…
When I first entered Harding Stadium on November 4, 2011, I could feel the electricity in the air. Friday Night Lights in the state of Ohio, one of the biggest high school football states in the country. Round 1 of the OHSAA Division III playoffs. Two crosstown rivals playing in one of the most anticipated games in recent memory. The 8-2 Indian Creek Redskins, the school I had gone to my entire life, taking on the Steubenville Big Red, the 10-0, #1 ranked team in the state. “Death Valley”…
As a child, I was known for being very adventurous. Curious yet shy, I wanted to know everything. If I was out of my element, I wanted to explore. It was simple; I needed to know my place. It was a hot summer day in the middle of August. I was a seven year old who loved adventures. I love them so much that when we went on our family trip to Grindstone Island one sunny summer afternoon, I got lost because my parents couldn’t find me because I was off exploring. Going on little adventures as a…
Introduction: Tom brady and Belichick are the NFL’s golden boy and master wizard. In a league that showcases men with superhuman strength and uncanny speed two historically average men together created one of the most successful teams in league history. A throw away quarterback and a notorious type a coordinated orchestrated one of the greatest dynasties in league history. On the field they made opponents look uncoordinated and slow. They always seemed to be a step ahead of the rest of the NFL.…
Life After Prison: Do Education and Work Programs Really Work? Randall Lee Church is someone who thought a little differently than other inmates after being released. Church was locked up for murder in 1983 at the age of 18. Twenty six years later he was released, but he could not adjust to the real world (Ulloa). "Everything had gone fast forward without me", he said in a recent interview at Bexar County Jail (Church). Ninety six days after his release Church committed another crime just to go…