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    At this writing, the world awaits Judge Richard M. Berman’s next, and potentially final, Deflategate decision. Following the NFL’s dismissal of New England Patriots’ celebrity quarterback Tom Brady’s appeal against his four-game suspension—a Deflategate punishment that rests upon shaky ground—the judge wants to resolve the case before the 2015 regular season kicks off on September 10th. The decision will follow a high-profile hearing on August 31st, at which NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Brady

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    market. The minimal number of attendees, as well as financial problems, caused the AAFC to merge with the NFL. The All-American Football Conference willingly handed over the Cleveland Browns, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Indianapolis Colts (formerly the Baltimore Colts) to the National Football League. In 1970, the All American Football League (final AFL) and the National

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    The NFL’s Conference Championship games kickoff this weekend as the top two seeds in each conference square off. The New England Patriots will be in Denver this weekend for a matchup with the Broncos for the AFC Championship, while the Arizona Cardinals travel to Charlotte, N.C. for a meeting with the Carolina Panthers this Sunday. The winner of each matchup will advance to Super Bowl 50, which could be one of the most epic in NFL history. Below is a preview of the 2015-16 NFL Conference Championship

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    Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have become household names in the past decade or so, and for good reason. Both of these quarterbacks have shown game in and game out that they are among the best to ever play. Anyone that knows the slightest bit about American football will know exactly what someone means when they talk about these two in the Hall of Fame discussion. So what makes these two quarterbacks different? Well, there is not much. Throughout their storied careers, they have had to overcome hardships

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    examination, but they can falsely claim that the player does not have a concussion and place him back in the game. In an article for USA Today, Jarrett Bell writes about a play where Indianapolis Colts quarterback, Jacoby Brissett, was hit in the head and it seemed that he would not come back, but the Colts cleared him after one play with no concussion. In the article, Chris Nowinski,

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    The Danger Hall of fame football coach John Madden once said: “They’re on the right road, but there’s a long way to go on concussions.” The National Football League (NFL) is doing something about concussions, but it is not enough. In the NFL, there needs to be more player safety because of the immediate dangers of concussions and the increased chance of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and other mental diseases arising later in a player’s life. The immediate dangers of concussions call for

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    Head Trauma In Football

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    Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay compared playing football in the NFL to any other sport and that athletes know that there is risk no matter what sport they play. He also compared the risks of head trauma to taking an aspirin, in that different people react to things

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    Best Quarterback

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    When thinking about the “greatest” quarterback of all time, someone may think of Peyton Manning or Joe Montana. While both were exceptional players, one player from the Patriots has been brought up more frequently as time goes on. This dynasty team from New England has had continued success over the past 15 years and even had that almost magical season in 2007. With all this success, two people are the main focus of it, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Now, while Bill Belichick does the work from the

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    lowest seed out of the other teams fighting their way to a super bowl victory. The first game is coming around the corner so I decided to have some of my friends over for the game. The wildcard game was between the Baltimore Ravens and the Indianapolis Colts. This game took place on January 6, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. My friends came

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    coach that is still looked upon is Tony Dungy. Tony Dungy was the first African American head coach to win the superbowl . Dungy was the head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001. In 2002, Dungy went on and coached the Indianapolis Colts in which he lead the to win the superbowl in 2007. His salary was of five million dollars per year, which is not that high for a man like him.“The secret to success is

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