The Football League

asked to identify central bioethics themes present in the film Concussion. Initially, I identified three main themes that highlight bioethical issues within the film. The first theme was organization v. individuals, which represented the National Football league’s monetary interest in looking out for itself, instead of protecting the overall health and safety of its athletes. The second, was majority opinion. This symbolized that just because a statement is held to be true by most, that does…

but nothing else. The majority of football and basketball players can not afford food, and some can’t even afford college. Getting a full scholarship is undoubtedly a very valuable opportunity for the players to have a fantastic education, but many division one student athletes go for sports rather than education. Once the athlete is on campus, the students receive one meal a day that is included from the NCAA but that is it. Division One basketball, and football athletes, should be paid. The…

scandal of 2015, in 2012 the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, and many more in every sport imaginable. These events are horrible for fans, as their beloved sport become ruined by the greed and evil nature of just a select few. It spoils the image of a league or organization and makes all the parties involved look bad. In all these cases, the suspects are eventually caught by the professional athletes and businessmen who have often been involved with the sport for years. Organizations like the NFL…

The report states that due to the deeply offensive nature of the Washington football team, the team is referred to as “Redsk*ns” or the “R Word” in the report. The report points out several states, including Wisconsin, Michigan, and Oregon have passed legislature urging or in some cases banning American Indian references used as…

year. While the Jones family, and coaches won’t come out and say it publicly. My belief is they feel the same way too. This Cowboys team last year gave fans something to be proud of last year, took us on a joyful ride that has us itching waiting for football season to begin, and ready for Training Camp to start next week. For the 1st time in a…

Imagine a world with no one to help, everyone is only looking to better themselves. After a big hurricane off the coast of New Orleans in 2005, the town was a big mess, without any help it was a disaster and a trainwreck.. With nobody to come to the rescue it was everyone for themselves. The hurricanes name was Katrina and it was a category three hurricane. It devastated the state of Louisiana and was a vicious storm. Over 80% of the larger roads and major areas were flooded by this storm. This…

for the Packers and his name is on the super bowl trophy. The Green Bay Packers have some of the best quarterbacks, Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre and Bart Starr. They have won 4 super bowls including the first two super bowls. The Packers have won 13 league championships most in NFL history. State Song: “Oh…

Over 110 million people watched Super Bowl 50 when the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 (Kissell 1). People gathered all across the country with their family and friends to watch the two best teams in the NFL battle it out on the gridiron for supremacy. The Super Bowl is a prime example of the power of sports. Family and friends were united together to watch the game. Also, youth that watched the game observed the power of hard work and what one can accomplish if they set…

The 12th Man “The 12th Man,” What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear those words? I bet it was the Seattle Seahawks… What if I told you that the Seattle Seahawks did not start the saying ‘The 12th Man’, in fact the Seattle Seahawks do not even own the rights to the name. Could you guess who owns the rights to name? I’ll let you think about it…Today I will discuss the trademark incident involving the Seahawks and why it is important to them, how the Seahawks market the ‘12th…

an equally competitive level, the only difference seems to be gender. However, explaining such inequality goes beyond a simple explanation, and instead taking on multiple topics. The lack of women’s professional sports associations with substantial league revenue’s, the fan support that these associations…