2009 NFL season

to the 2009-2010 NFL season. The New Orlean Saints have just finished all of their preseason games and are looking toward the regular season. After a very mediocre 8-8 season in 2008, everybody is writing off the saints. Although to some significant off season trades and very average draft, they were predicted a slightly above average 10-6 season. Playoff contenders for sure, but nobody even thought about super bowl winners. The team was led by Drew Brees. One of the best quarterbacks in NFL history

Clint Murchison, Jr. and Bedford Wynne were awarded a National Football League (NFL) expansion franchise on January 28, 1960, located in Dallas, TX. At the annual meeting, they purchased the team for $600,000 (Bohls 1). They were given the status of a “swing team” meaning that they would play every other team in the league their first season of play. They were displaced in the Western Division Standings. Murchison’s and Wynne’s next moved was to high their front office personnel which were: Tex

Aaron Rodgers is the first NFL quarterback in history to have two consecutive 4,000 yard seasons in his first two years as a starter.He was born in Chico, California.Rodgers spent one season at Butte Community College in Oroville, California before transferring to the University of California. In his second start as a college quarterback, Rodgers led the Cal Bears to a upset over USC who was ranked third in the country at the time.During his junior season, Aaron Rodgers tied an NCAA record by completing

locker room. After many seasons with San Francisco, Owens decided to sign with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004 as an unrestricted free agent. Later throughout the season, Owens broke his leg but with a speedy recovery he was able to take his starting role in Super Bowl XXXIX. Even though he made it back in time for the Super Bowl, the Eagles came up short and lost to the New England Patriots. Although Terrell Owens first season with the Eagles went smoothly, his second season was not as good. Unhappy

total of 8 receptions and 77 receiving yards. However, he chose to walk-on at the University of Wisconsin for the 2008 season as he wanted to move closer to home and play defensive end. At the University of Wisconsin, Watt was redshirted for 2009 and named the Scout Team Player of the Year. During the 2009 season, he played 13 games as defensive end and completed the

A professional sport is a sport in which the players get paid to play and gets drafted from either college or high school. A professional sport is that player’s job and they are the best of the best, like Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens Quarterback (NFL)). Joe Flacco was born Joseph Vincent “Joe” Flacco in Audubon, New Jersey on January 16, 1985. He was born to Karen and Steve Flacco and is of Irish and Italian descent. He played football, baseball and basketball at Audubon High School and was the

During the 2004 season, Brown caught his first collegiate pass which went for a touchdown against Western Michigan. In 2005, he moved to offensive tackle. During the 2005 season, he started every game and participated in 674 offensive snaps during the regular season.

storied franchise that was an NFL expansion team in 1960 and they played their first season in 1961. The vikings are currently in the NFC North Division, and before that they were in the NFC Central Division. They first time they made the playoffs was in 1968, and they have made the playoffs 27 times since making the playoffs last in 2015. The Vikings currently hold 19 division titles, and 4 conference championships. They have one NFL championship that pre dates the AFL-NFL merger. They won the championship

financial mobility. Being one of the world’s largest institutions, sports generate billions of dollars in revenue each year. Specifically, the National Football League generates six billion dollars in revenue a year (Sports Industry Overview, 2009). The life of an NFL player is filled with fame, fortune and limitless opportunites, something that the majority of young children dream about. The reason we see more African Americans succeeding in sports is because they have limited resources and opportunities

Eric Berry NFL Safety Kansas City Chiefs James Eric Berry, nicknamed "The Fifth Dimension," is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs fifth overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. Berry was born in Fairburn, Georgia, He attended Creekside High School in Fairburn, and was a standout athlete for the Creekside Seminoles track and football