I knew one player, Johnny Robinson, who had played with me at LSU (Pro Football).. We knew only what we saw on two or three films of the Chiefs playing other teams from their league (Pro Football).They were the best of the AFL, but they’d only had a few years of playing together (Pro Football). It’s different when you have been playing with the same people for more then one year you get to know how to play & think. They had had…
Austin Flick 4/11/17 SPST 234 Terry Schwartz Hosting the Super Bowl is not good for a city's economy It’s the weekend of the Super Bowl and Houston is representing the most popular football event ever the Super Bowl. This is an amazing event for football fans across the world. The Super Bowl brings more entertainment for the fans and it brings in a different variety of market success from the eyes of the NFL. Seat Prices in the lower deck of the stadium is going up for crazy prices. Researchers…
beloved sport of American football has been under intense scrutiny in the more recent years for what some consider severe concussions the players receive from playing the game, as well as lack of aid that is being provided for them. Prevention and proper care should be taken very seriously and should not be put off to the side for the enjoyment of others. Coaches should take the player's health more seriously and find ways for preventing any further injuries. In addition football facilitators…
Every year, Americans gather around to watch the one thing that unites us all, the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl consists of two football teams going head-to-head for one goal: to win the Super Bowl Cup. Now besides having the teams go head-to-head, there is also a half time performance that never fails to awe the audience. This year, the 2016 Super Bowl half time performance consisted of Coldplay, Beyoncé, and Bruno Mars. It was a great show that captured different aspects of culture and unified…
Football is an extremely popular sport in high schools around America, cherished by many because it is what they grew up with. But is the game worth the risk? Repeated injuries cause problems for growing teenagers and their futures. The risk of head trauma in football is huge and things like a concussion can lead to something much worse. Football’s violent nature causes physical and mental stress towards its players. In the recent 2015 high school season, eight teenagers died from indirect or…
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in America, it is spreading across the nation rapidly with over 170,000 high school players playing the sport some would call a dangerous. Lacrosse is a team game in which the ball is thrown, caught and carried with a long handled stick is known as the fastest sport in America. The sport itself is growing rapidly increasing over two hundred percent nationwide. The female sport is tremendously different then the male version. Women’s lacrosse is safer than…
One commercial that was played during the Superbowl this year was the Honda Ridgeline Superbowl Commercial. This commercial was one of the most interesting and funniest commercials viewed during the Superbowl. The main point of this commercial was to show a unique feature of a Honda that is to be sold this spring. This commercial persuades you to buy a Honda Ridgeline because it shows even animals such as sheep enjoy its feature. This Honda commercial takes place on a field where a group of…
It was nearly a century ago that the most popular sports across our fruited plain was horse racing, boxing and the granddaddy of them all, the onetime national pastime: baseball. Things have certainly changed and they will surely change again. I was hoping the issue of taking a knee during our nation’s National Anthem at NFL games would fade away like so many of the players do as the average league tenure according to the Players Association, is 3.3 years. Rather, this behavior has become…
of issues between professional football players and obeying the law over the years in the league and it is no secret. Between drug use, weapon charges, and tax evasion there is no shortage of controversy to discuss and the news can’t get enough of it. However in recent years, and months specifically, there has been a large amount of controversy pertaining to the players and domestic violence. Even though domestic violence is not limited to the National Football League, the way the NFL has…
slow motion. This is a part of my football story and how football forever has changed my life in daily aspects. From growing up my whole life playing football with my friends to recreational football for kids then High school football. After my football career, including rec and high school, I still continue to keep up with college football, and Professional Football every day of my life. I don’t think it would be possible to talk about how I and a simple football could relate without saying…