Adrian Peterson: The Best NFL Player

Laci Peterson, a 27-year-old wife who was eight months pregnant, disappeared on December 24, 2002. When the body of the California woman and her unborn child were found four months later, her husband, Scott, was charged with two counts of murder. Detective Craig Grogan gave a sworn statement that he had probable cause to believe Mr. Peterson committed two counts of the crime of 187 Penal Code, homicide, on or about December 23 or 24 of 2002, in the county of Stanislaus. April 17, 2003 the Judge of the Superior Court in Stanislaus County, California issued a warrant for the arrest of Scott Lee Peterson. The court found that the District Attorney’s office did, in fact, have probable cause to bring Scott Peterson in. The Judge specifically

It is a popular adage that there are only two certain things in life-death and taxes. But for the last decade or so in the National Football League, there has been another sure thing-as soon as he was eligible in 1993, Walter Payton was destined to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That is exactly what happened in January, 1993. All that remains was the exclamation point on his spectacular career-enshrinement day on July 31, 1993, when Payton and four other members of the Class of 1993 received pro football's highest honor.

Though this NFL conduct is in the light, it is unnecessary because the U.S. criminal justice system has the ability to end the professional sports careers of society’s worst criminals. Everyone asked themselves how could such a successful, talented person throw their opportunity away like this? Crimes from the past always catch up and come to light in the justice system. The NFL from now on is trying to prevent incidents like this from happening from making their off field standards stronger, and making consequences stronger that come with

“I’ve never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it’s positive or negative. I ignore it. I’ve always had that mind : no one can challenge me better than myself.” -Troy Polamalu Above all with that mindset and mentality anyone could accomplish anything. You can do anything if you believe you can.

Marshawn Lynch (as you saw in the last page) is my favorite football player. He plays for the Seattle Seahawks, he’s number 24 and is a running back. His numbers in rushing yards are amazing, he has over 9,000 yards just by running and 74 touchdowns. He has 9 receiving touchdowns with 1,900 yards. He is known as “Beast Mode,” for breaking many tackles and running through whoever’s in front of him. He got sponsored by the candy called skittles, he would eat them before his games, on the side lines, and even after the game. He loved them, and obviously they were his favorite candy Skittles realized this and decided to sponsor him. He retired May 21, 2016, at the age of 30.

Tomorrow is promised to no one” - Walter Payton. Walter Payton lived by this quote his whole life not just on the football field playing for the Jackson State Tigers collegitaly or for the Chicago Bears professionally. He lived by that quote at a young age especially when his father died. Or when he was diagnosed with PSC a rare liver disease. He showed us how to live life before it's gone.

During his time at the University of Florida, Tim Tebow was known as one of the greatest college football players ever. He won two National Championships and a Heisman trophy, which is the award given to the best player in college football. During this time period in college footbal,l players such as Reggie Bush and others were involved with investigations regarding illegal benefits being given to players by agents and boosters. Needless to say, Tim was never associated or involved in these investigations or crimes.

Aaron Hernandez was an NFL star. He was a college player the University of Florida, Hernandez was an All-American player and a member of the BCS National Championship Team. He was drafted into the New England Patriots in 2010, where he became the youngest active player on any roster in the NFL (Aaron Hernandez Essay). He was only one of two tight end players on one of the leading teams in the National Football League. During his 2010 season, he was named Rookie of the Week by Pepsi; he played in his second season the Super Bowl in the NFL; and by his third year playing with the Patriots he received the highest signing bonus of an NFL tight end in history. Other than all of that Hernandez had a dark side to him that had a severe impact

Tom Brady is widely considered to be one of the best athletes of today’s day and age, and thought of by many as possibly the best quarterback in NFL history. Numerous factors have led to his overall success in football over the past 20 or so years, but nothing has been as important as his own implicit personality structures. Brady has dealt with a lot of negative feedback ever since he started playing football; people telling him he wasn’t good enough to play or that he wasn’t tough enough to be a quarterback in the NFL. His whole career has been a balancing act of proving people wrong by continuing to surpass what was thought to be humanly possible on the field. He has clearly surpassed expectations on and off the field, because of this success it is acceptable to ask the question of how his personality has helped lead to his success in the NFL. Furthermore, Brady is clearly a person high in conscientiousness and self-control, therefore another question that could be debated is how would he cope with not being able to play the game he loves.

The regular season hasn’t started yet, but Dwayne Bowe is emerging as a team leader and positive influence on the city of Cleveland. Despite only a couple days of training camp, Bowe is getting it done with words of encouragement. Whether it is the truth or just hype, Bowe is giving his teammates some much needed confidence.

He was drafted late in the draft with the 226th pick by the Arizona Cardinals. Players drafted that late often are cut from the team before the season even starts.However he didn’t let that phase him. He worked hard and made the team and then made his way up the Cardinals depth chart. After a few years in the league Pat had become one of the best young players. In the 2000 NFL season Pat set the Arizona Cardinals team record for tackles in a season. That year he was also named to the Sports Illustrated All Pro Team. Tillman was also extremely loyal to those who supported him. A NBC News article states “Tillman’s agent, Frank Bauer, once called him a deep and clear thinker who never valued material things. In 2001, his client turned down a $9 million, five-year offer sheet from the Super Bowl champions, the St. Louis Rams, out of loyalty to the Cardinals” (1). However, after the attacks on 911 and the United States invasion of Afghanistan, Pat Tillman truly showed his heroic

Tom Brady is most likely one of the best QB ever to play football. He was born in San Mateo, California. He was drafted in the 6th round with the 199 pick by the New England Patriots. Tom Brady is a person who doesn't care what anybody says or thinks about him. He is a 4 time super bowl champion 3 time super bowl MVP and this is why Tom Brady is my topic.

Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, Is a two time MVP, superbowl XLV champion and also a dedicated philanthropist. While not on the field Aaron Rodgers is an influential person in America because he has dedicated his time and effort for the greater good. Aaron Rodgers has helped many charities and organizations in his 9 years of playing in the NFL. He has participated in charities and organizations like, Raise Hope for Congo, Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) fund, he teamed up with David Gruuber, an attorney, and made itsaaron.com to recongnize people that are making a difference in there comunity. But that's not all he does, Aaron's biggest contribution has been to the MACC Fund and, MACC is the Midwest

"My job is to do what’s best for the organization and to make that decision regardless of what the consequences are to me personally…I take my position very seriously…what I want is an organization that can be together, one where everybody in the place has the same goal, and that is to win.” ("Pro Football Hall of Fame", n.d.) This quote is directly from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hall of Fame owner Dan Rooney who is the son of Art Rooney, the original founder of the Steelers’ organization. I will argue he was he was both a visionary and an ethical leader. We’ll take a look at his visionary leadership elements. First, he changed the NFL head coach hiring process by using the five priorities of diversity as outlined in the 2013 USAF Diversity Strategic Roadmap, which are institutionalize, attract, recruit, develop, and retain. Then, we’ll look at how he incorporated the change within his own franchise. We’ll also cover how he quelled any resistance to change with his actions, by being the change he wanted to be, one of the foundational principles to the visionary leader. We’ll also look at Dan Rooney the ethical leader. This point will be demonstrated by explaining his relationship with his brothers. We’ll look at why he purchased his brother’s shares of the team because of the gambling facilities they owned and operated. During this timeframe, however, there were ethical dilemmas, like competing values, that were present. Ethical traps like the loyalty

This advertisement features Arizona Cardinals all-pro wide receiver, Larry Fitzgerald, who “fulfilled the promise he made to his mother by completing his Bachelor in Communication at University of Phoenix. With perseverance, he has now become a role model to others who value higher education.” This is an extremely captivating ad, illustrating Mr. Fitzgerald’s desire to keep the promise he made before his mother’s untimely death, over a decade ago. The target audience for this commercial are adult learners and/or non-traditional students who, for one reason or another, have allowed “life to get in the way,” and did not initially complete their undergraduate degrees. The two elements that make this piece so compelling are one, that he is a world class athlete, and multi-millionaire, who, despite his wealth, took the initiative to finish his degree. Secondly, that honoring a promise he made, so many years ago, will also set the appropriate expectation for his own children. This ad is extremely persuasive, because it indicates, that no matter how busy someone gets, with the appropriate mindset and determination, anyone can complete their degree.