The National Football League

The National Football League. A level of football where the best of the best are payed to strut their stuff and show why they are the best of the best and deserved to get paid big bucks for what they do. The NFL is composed of 32 professional teams. But today I’m here to talk about only one of the 32 teams known as the Philadelphia Eagles. They are one of my favorite teams and I support them through thick and thin. In 2015, the Philadelphia Eagles media staff released a hype video for the 2015-2016 season called: It’s Time to Work with former Eagle Safety Brian Dawkins being the speaker in the video. He was a reasonable choice for the 2015 hype video due to his powerful voice and how much of an influence he was on the city of Philadelphia. Today, I will be analyzing the video using rhetorical analysis.

Even though football players are aware of the dangers the game can bring upon them, they take part despite it. The passion, the joy it creates; for professionals it’s also the devoted fans and compensation they receive is what keeps the players motivated. Today players are much bigger, faster, smarter, bigger, better. The game is more physical. The sport has never been so competitive. The popularity has reached new peaks, as much that the NFL has thoughts of moving a team to London, England. Additionally, Super Bowl XLVII (47) was one of the most watched television events of all time; an astonishing 108.4 million viewers (The Associated Press). Fans worship their teams and love to see big hits. Football is a contact sport; injuries are no

Over the past little while I have researched and learned quite a bit about the NFL and fan to fan, I'd like to share with you my findings. First off, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Robbie Wolanski, proud fan of the Green Bay Packers, and avid football fan. I'm sure that when most of you think about the NFL you think about watching your team on Sunday, big hits, and Tom Brady. Let me give you something else to think about. Is the NFL a perfect corporation? Do they have any issues? Today I will be answering this and going into detail about the NFL.

The Superbowl is one of the most widely watched television events in the nation every year. Unlike many other sporting events, the Superbowl is not watched by fans of the sport alone, but by just about anyone with access to a television. Growing up, my brother was the only avid sports fan in the house, but every year the whole family would crowd around the TV to watch The Superbowl. My brother excluded, we did this not out of real interest for the sport of Football, but because we wanted to see all of the brand new (and hopefully emotionally arousing) commercials that air during the Superbowl. Through the years, the Superbowl has actually become known for this aspect. Recently certain websites have even began holding an annual ranking for the best and worst Superbowl commercials each year. Though I wasn’t particularly interested in the Superbowl last year, one commercial still stands out to me almost eight months later. It is a commercial for nflshop.com, and it seems to convey the story of a family that begins as Vikings fans but over time expands into a family of Vikings, Bengals, Eagles, Steelers, and Cowboys fans. Depending on the viewer’s perspective on the commercial, in its short 30-second duration the advertisement either tells the story of a touching progressive family molded by life experiences or of a very noncommittal family with various impractical team affiliations. Either by alienation or affection the commercial conveys a very

The league has donated over 45 million dollars to an organization called “Heads Up Football” to support health and safety of athletes across the country. This program addresses the safety issues of football and makes sure that all coaches are aware of the program. “Heads Up Football” is being used for over 7,000 schools around the nation and gives the football locality one voice. Another 35 million dollars was donated to a program called “Play 60” to promote youth fitness for at least 60 minutes a day. Without the NFL’s donations, a lot of kids would be dying due to obesity leading to heart disease then death. As stated previously taking away football is taking away someone's physical and psychological well-being.

It's football season, grab your shirt and support your team. Another blind strategy by the NFL to undefined the cost of football. In an interview between Steve Almond “The Church Of The Gridiron: Steve Almond On How He Lost His Faith In Football,” by David Cook. Almond was born in Palo Alto, California in 1966. But an Oklahoma Raiders fan consuming everything football threw at him for four decades. “Then, in 2014, he did the unthinkable: he stopped. No more games. No more listening to sports talk radio” (Cook). Therefore, becoming a “football fandom's conscientious objector” (Cook ). In addition, David Cook asks: “What role does football play in the U.S. today?” (Cook). Making, Steve Almond's share his opinions. Furthermore, questioning a particular American Value of “openness,” from the article “The Values Americans Live By”, by Robert Kohls. Unveiling the truth about the untold cost of former football players that the NFL reflects.

The article that I chose for this workshop was about how the National Football League is a blunder proof brand. In the article, much of the information that is discussed is in regards to the scandals that have been associated with the league, and how none of these scandals seem to tarnish the league due to how popular the brand is in the United States.

To play in the NFL takes a extremely extraordinary endowment, one mixed with speed, strength, flexibility, and aptitude. There are less than 1% of all players playing football in college that goes to the NFL. The fraternity of the NFL is a very small group of individuals. Also what plague the NFL are players getting into trouble with the law for a host of reasons. Happenstances with the law can range from domestic violence to simply failure to appear in court. With the NFL earning over 7 billion dollars last year this is an concern that must be addressed. The NFL has millions of loyal fans that attend, watch, or live stream their games every Sunday during the football season. This year the super bowl viewers were well over 100 million. With the average 30 second commercial going for 5 million a spot the franchise has a lot to lose if it’s image is not portrayed responsibly. The objective of this paper is to develop an IMC plan for the NFL.

The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA), and the league has transformed into a multibillion-dollar industry providing a fast-paced sport with violent collisions that can generate as much force as a car crash (Klein, 2014). Consequently, the thrill of this entertaining sport has suppressed

The National Football League is known for its prominence, dominance and thrilling seasons that play a role in the lives of so many. From the summer months of the pre-season to the Super Bowl in February, American football dominates the sports scene. However, college football and the draft are both equally important factors for the NFL to live up to the expectations of the fans. Both the draft and division one football are streamed on television so that each fan can tune in and see who will be the next member of their beloved NFL team. For many across the United States, the Dallas Cowboys, also known as America’s team is that cherished team. However, the Dallas Cowboys have struggled to have a strong offensive and defensive presence in

Football, or as it is known in Canada the Gridiron, is considered an American passion. With the advent of the television, the sport has become the premier event; although, in comparison to other sports, like soccer and basketball it has less recreational participants. Nonetheless, football is part of the American culture and is the primary pass time during holiday and homecoming celebrations. Indeed, no other world sport possesses such parabolic baggage as does the sport. An aggressive, inflexible hierarchical, and one-gendered sport it is still appreciated by its supporters and detractors alike. However, with all the attention being placed on the fans of the game, sometimes it is easy to forget the impact it has on the players of the game. Consequently, this paper will highlight the impact of the sport on its players. It will do this by examining three fronts: the physical impact, psychological impact, and financial impact.

Every year at the beginning of February, millions of Americans come back from school and work, grab their friends and families, and of course also some snacks and drinks, to sit together in front of the TV to watch maybe the biggest American event in the year: The Super Bowl. But when the show comes to a break, most people still cannot move their eyes away from the screen; indeed, the Super Bowl has become a widely anticipated advertising war which costs companies close to 4 million dollars for a 30-second commercial. And no doubt that every advertisers give out all they got in order to be the winner of Americans’ wallets. But when the viewers watch those ads laughing, heckling, or even crying, what do they think? Will they think that’s a good ad and become interested in the product? If not, what should the advertisers do to make it a good commercial? It could be funny for sure, but the most important factor of a good ad is to have inspirational messages.

This is particularly effective not only in motivating an individual to become a winning athlete, but also encourages people to spend quality time with his or her loved ones because the commercial is full of images of unity, happiness, and cohesion. Additionally, the content of the ad can be carefully analyzed to determine its specific objective and targeted market. The

Their days consisted of running around, going to school, and playing football from elementary to college, and with music in the background and progressively becoming more intense, Tomlinson is on that final stage, given the football by his teammate, running, and is tackled by Polamalu. A flashback to their childhood is presented as the boys fall back on their beds laughing. We return to present day with the referee blowing his whistle. Both players get up, and Nike‘s phrase “Leave Nothing” appears, they congratulate one another, and run back to their specific team. Through the commercial’s message of cultural reinforcement anyone can understand the message promoted by Nike. That message being that an ordinary person with enough determination, blood and sweat, will achieve their goal. And if I or anyone else would like to be the next LaDainian Tomlinson or Troy Polamalu I will do so by buying and wearing the Nike brand and it’s the small details that let the viewer put the message together.

Throughout the NFL’s success, the company has kept hidden dark secrets since its existence. The NFL runs the risk of being sued, due to players being severely injured and sometimes permanently injured to even ending up dead. The NFL promotes violence through the players acting abruptly, players disrespecting the national flag, and players leading a different kind of lifestyle off the field. I would not allow my son to play football due to the sport making it prone to get a concussion, another reason is due to the life long injuries that it can cause. My final reason is due to players suffering depression after retirement.