Social Media's Role In The National Football Team

In the National Football league (NFL) each team has their own organization that they must maintain throughout each year. Social media plays a great aspect for them for fans & followers so they can keep up with their favorite team. One organization that uses social networking for their organization a lot is the Atlanta falcons & the Georgia dome stadium. The Atlanta Georgia dome is known as the home for the Atlanta falcon’s football team. Teams like Georgia state university also play their games there during their regular season as their home stadium. Georgia dome is used for other recreational uses such as hosting family events, and concerts. Social media plays a good aspect for people to keep up with the events that are held at the Georgia …show more content…
When it comes to the NFL teams and players having an issue dealing with the media, the falcons are probably the only team that hasn't had an issue in a while. Their last issue the organization had to deal with was their former Quarter back Michael Vick and his dog fighting situation (Kurland A.). This happened back in 2007 when Virginia police raided Vicks home and they found 60 to 70 pit bull dogs and equipment used for dog fighting, including treadmills, veterinary medicines, pry bars that was used to break up fights, and a rape stand that was mainly used to keep females locked in place during forced breeding. Vicks involvement of the dog fighting allegations made daily news and this created top subject for those in the media that showed animal crustily. What made matters worse for his situation was the killing and execution of dogs with horrible performance (Grano, D. …show more content…
Just like Vicks incident the League itself had to come in and take control of the situation to help please the public on Vick’s problems and other issues just like his. When issues like this happens this causes the League to make new rules to players that are in the league for further protection of all organizations in the League. The number 1 rule was the control over social media. Basically, whatever you say, or put on social media that is presented as being negative, than the NFL will fine the player for it. The reason why? Since the creation of social media every player coach and staff member has created a account for a way to communicate and stay in contact with family, friends, and fans of them, but now with celebrity statues, everyone can view what you say on their and take it as positive or negative depending on what you are saying (ARTHUR,