Super Bowl XL

In “What is the Safest Sprint Starting Position for American Football Players?” by the authors Bruno Bonnechere , Benoit Beyer, Marcel Rooze and Jan Serge Van Sint studied concussions in football at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Their objective was to evaluate the safety of the three sprint starting positions. The lack of safety in American Football has caused many athletes to receive concussions. Concussions have been linked with, “[I]nduc[ing] neuropsychological and cognitive…

Winning percentage in American Football means “a statistic that ranks teams based on their records of wins-losses. Calculations are done by dividing the number of games a team wins against the total number of games that a team played (sportingcharts.com).” This variable is important because it give indicate of overall preformation of the team. Which also has effect the on ticket sale, team moral, and investment for shareholder. The points are “the number of points scored or scored against, in…

The spectacle that we call the Super Bowl is nonetheless amazing to the senses; not only the eyes, but the heart. The money making super giant that is the NFL, continually surprises, amazes and ultimately disappoints us in ways we forget, year after year. In this discussion, football shall be a focal point, but not the main topic. Our topic concerns something much larger than football (Huh? Gasp! Couldn’t be!), a topic that is intertwined with everything and anything we do; the sociology of our…

Leading up to the Denver Broncos third Super Bowl win to take the fiftieth ever nation football championship. You must know that ever since the establishment of the Broncos football organization my dad’s side of the family was involved. And, I don’t mean involved as in, “hey we watch the games.”. I’m meaning involved as in my great grandparents donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the developing team. I’ve personally been to the Mile High Stadium at Sports Authority, in Denver, at least…

ability to deliver a football with precision and touch. He led the 49ers to four Super Bowl victories and was named the Super Bowl MVP three times. 7 - Jerry Rice, Wide Receiver, San Francisco 49ers Often called the greatest wide receiver of all time, Jerry Rice rewrote the NFL record books with his career total of 1,549 receptions, 22,895 receiving yards and 208 total touchdowns. He was selected to the Pro Bowl thirteen seasons in a row. 8 - Jim Brown, Running Back, Cleveland Browns Over…

Author Elie Wiesel once said, “Let us not forget, after all, that there is always a moment when the moral choice is made. Often because of one story or one book or one person, we are able to make a different choice, a choice for humanity, for life.” Ethics is a philosophical ideal, and it seeks to understand and justify those moral standards that are appropriate to the occupations that one chooses to advance in. Larry Fitzgerald Jr. is an NFL receiver for the Arizona Cardinals and established…

In order for an athlete to be a hero, they have to do more than just play fantastically. Justin James Watt is an extraordinary hero. He has done so much for the society and for organizations. JJ Watt is an amazing person on the football field and in the real world. Playing in the NFL for the Houston Texans involves hard work and dedication. He’s one of the best defensive ends playing in the entire NFL. He bats lots of balls and has a reputation for his sack game. JJ Watt also does a lot for…

yards with one thousand, six hundred, thirty two. After a couple of not so good years with the raiders, Moss got traded to the patriots in 2007. That year he set an NFL record with 23 touchdown receptions. Randy made the pro bowl 7 times in his career and was even named Pro Bowl MVP in the year 2000. Even with all this success, moss still didn't cap off his career with a superbowl ring, retiring in the year 2012 at the age of 35 years…

There are four discussion topics that we discussed about football. Firstly, "Football has totally changed the worlds of sports, meddia, and leisure. What does this mean?". Guy said that football is now very popular worldwide. There are broadcasts of popular footbaall leagues all over the world. Poom also agrees and told the group that products of football are sold at high price ex. jerseys, shoes, ball, etc. Guy backed up by saying the revenue of football is up to billions of dollars. Secondly…

Vince Lombardi, Player, Coach, Legend! Vince Lombardi was a legendary player and coach in the sport of football. He was a small town kid who loved sports. Little did he know he would be coaching the 1st Super bowl and end up being in the Hall of Fame. Vince Lombardi was a kid who lived in NYC , NY. He was born on June 11th 1913. He was a lover of sports. He played baseball and football while he was young. He went to St. Francis prep for High school. He got a football scholarship to Fordham…