Green Bay Case Study

The rush under those Friday night lights is like no other, sometimes making me feel invincible during such a dangerous game, but on the night of September 3rd, I learned that feeling is incorrect. While taking my middle linebacker position, the outside world faded away. My mind was on the game, the enemy, the football, and nothing could distract me from what I do best. As the ball was snapped, my attention dialed on the opposing guard, instantly showing me the play was a toss to the outside, and I pursued. While maneuvering over to tackle the runner, I watched as the ball flew to their tailback, my target. Shifting through blockers, I met my destination and scoped out the runner, and he was sprinting directly at me. As I built momentum and dropped my head to spear the runner, he did the same, causing a brutal head to head collision. Even though I tackled the opponent, my throbbing neck and blurry vision told me something was not right and was later informed those were the symptoms of a concussion. I should not have stayed in the game. This is why there should be more precautions taken to prevent concussions in sports. These include properly informing athletes and coaches about concussions and making other small adjustments such as limited contact in practice and stricter rules during the game.

“It’s part of the game… Until it’s you.” Wide receiver Mario Manningham, who has played for the NFL’s New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers, spoke these jarring words in response to commentary by other players around the league indicating their beliefs that vicious, helmet-to-helmet hits are simply “part of the game” (Battista). For many years, this view, in which concussions are actually considered to be good in the way that they show one’s toughness and dedication to football, has been shared by many players and coaches throughout the league. The generally short length of the effects of concussions (or at least the immediate effects) and the frequency at which they happen have contributed to this dangerously careless perception of the ailment, to the point that some players would be more likely to consider retirement due to a foot injury than due to a head injury ("AP survey: Concussions not most"). Additionally, the lack of response to concussions by the National Football League, revealed in a 2012 lawsuit filed against it by former players affected by concussions, exacerbates the issue, along with their past attempts to hide the severity of concussions from players. This view of concussions is extremely concerning, and while the NFL has taken steps forward regarding concussion prevention and response through fines and regulations, improvement of the players’ awareness of concussions, stricter responses to concussions by the league, and increased support of players who

Bradley Jones, a player got into an argument with the first base umpire who called him “out” because he thought he was “safe”. Bradley got upset and threw his batting helmet to the ground. The helmet bounced off the ground and flew into the stands, striking Adam on the side of the head causing serious injury. Adam never saw the helmet coming be he was looking around the stadium.

An underrated aspect of this team is the running back position, specifically Dion Lewis. Lewis has been outstanding through the first two games. In each game, Lewis has had at least 11 touches, and has been on the field for 75 percent of New Englands’ offensive snaps.

"He is still working on quarterback stuff, so he is not focusing on receiver," Holgorsen said. "He is not getting better at receiver. He will play receiver. He is not Deion Sanders, where he kind of just goes in there and does some things. He is a young kid with a lot of eligibility left. Until he focuses on a specific thing, he is not going to be great at it. He is focusing on quarterback, but you will see him get in there, because we have no depth at receiver right now. He needs to help us out. He is a team player, and we appreciate that."

However from Week 5 on, Winston has played better football and it's a reason why they are 4-2 in their last six games. In the last six games, Winston is completing 62.2 percent of his passes for 1,572 yards, 12 touchdowns, and only two interceptions.

That does not help him in the path he wants to take to be and NFL superstar. He is always in the training room getting something worked on. If he wanted to be that NFL superstar he dreamed of he would have to get healthy for a whole season. He wants to play a full season without having to watch a game from the sidelines. Whether it be from an injury or just a healthy scratch, he wants to be in the game catching balls. His journey was long and went from his Division III school in silicon valley to his stint in the NFL Europe just trying to make an NFL

In June of 2012 over 2,000 retired NFL players filed a lawsuit against the NFL on the terms of blurring the science of brain trauma (Foster). The retired athletes sued the association due to complications they began to suffer from repetitive head on head collisions in their practices and games that led to brain trauma. In response to the lawsuit, the NFL manipulated its rules but athletes are still at a risk of severe TBIs, or traumatic brain injuries, every time they step on the field. The NFL needs to enforce stricter fouls for head-on-head collisions, more preventative equipment, improved coaching techniques for tackles, and educational head-injury courses in order to decrease the amount of brain trauma and fatalities in the players.

”We’ve turned into this team that looks like gangbusters in the fourth quarter, but does not look like gangbusters in the first quarter. It’s a four-quarter game. We’ve got to start faster. That’s something as a coaching staff we’ve got to get figured out.” said Coach Koetter.

The biggest storyline was the organizations decision to rescind the franchise tag of Pro bowl corner Josh Norman, which initially was a shocker, but I think it was a great decision because by letting Norman walk they opened up about 32 million dollars in cap space and they've put it to good use this off-season keeping the core of the team together with contract extensions. Additionally we've added veteran complimentary pieces that have

Players that have already drafted Brady in later rounds can expect to be extremely popular over the next week. Suddenly an eighth or ninth round draft pick has become a hot commodity. Brady owners now have an extremely valuable trade chip that can be exploited for potentially second or third round value. It also means that New England offensive players are suddenly more valuable than where they were drafted considering how Brady and the Patriots enjoy spreading the ball. Clearly Rob Gronkowski is

In a season that has already seen season-ending injuries of several NFL superstars, Sunday’s games on October 29th of 2017 brought forth its most worst yet, both physically and in its implications. In the third quarter of a game between the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears, Mitchell Trubisky threw a beautiful pass into the endzone, received midair by Chicago’s tight end Zach Miller. As he fell to the ground alongside the defender, the goal line official’s arms raised, signaling a touchdown. However, upon the impact with the ground, Miller’s leg bent in the wrong direction—an injury that would be later diagnosed as a knee dislocation. While being initially checked for injury and assisted

“Concussion”, A a film based on a true story about the long term repercussions of repetitive blows to the heads of football players, deals a blow to the NFL itself. The film brings to light the truth about questions regarding safety in the game of football.

Fans were not all in agreement when we drafted Hargreaves last year, citing a belief that he was too small to  play his position, and however ludicrous those accusations were, he is now proving that

Out of the two scenarios, Meredith becoming a viable option was not expected before the season began. The expectation was that Jeffery, White, and a combination of Eddie Royal and Marquess Wilson would be the top three wide