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From a young age I have had a passion for sports. Not just a single sport but all sports. The understanding of the sport either it be soccer, baseball, football, or rugby came easy to me and I was always thought of an important player of the team from my coaches. I love being on the team yet still performing individually. Late in my teens another passion developed and it too came easy for me. This passion would be the performing on stage; Acting. The beautiful art of Acting has recently impacted

Mike Mitchell of the Pittsburgh Steelers recently made comments about how the defenders do not even know how or when to tackle players anymore. Mike said that the fines and suspensions are very inconsistent, and that he has seen suspensions and fines handed out to players who do things after the play and they get let go easier than defenders doing something in the middle of a play. Mike Mitchell has also brought up how he thinks defenders basically have to ask the player if it is okay to hit them

rest of their life. There is a movie created that talks about how concussions (head injury), and how it impact one nfl player. In the new movie Concussion, Will Smith plays a neuropathologist who performed a game-changing autopsy on former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster in 2002. After a career in which Webster earned four Super Bowl rings and a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he suffered from memory loss, depression, and dementia, was homeless at times, and died at age 50. (The movie

National Anthem Protests For the most part of 2016 and throughout the 2017 National Football League’s season viewers have seen many protests from players demonstrated by kneeling or holding a fist up during our country’s national anthem. The players are protesting because of African American discrimination and police brutality which has become a very strong subject politically. There is a large debate whether the players should be forced to stand to show respect to our country’s flag and the military

Americans today tend to believe that the NFL is a great sport to participate in and has no flaws. But the NFL is a dangerous sport where the players often suffer from concussions. According to the Medical News Today, over “4,000 former football players filed lawsuits alleging that the National Football League failed to protect them from the long-term health consequences of concussions”. Also just in 2013, 228 NFL players have been diagnosed with concussions that season, “according to the league’s

Tony Dungy is a highly respected pillar in the athletic community. Breaking barriers throughout his coaching carrier; he was propelled into the spotlight when he became the first African American coach to win a Super Bowl title. Shortly following his victory in Super Bowl XLI came much intrigue into his coaching style and personal life. Many wondering how he gained the respect of all his players and produced positive results while maintaining a calm demeanor. In his book, Quiet Strength, Tony

Of the eight teams in the last four Super Bowls, six of them had a black head coach or general manager. The Panthers, Jets, and Steelers are the only teams with coaching staffs composed of at least 50 percent minorities. Two- third of NFL team members are majority black, with only one- third minority coaches who can relate to these players. One prominent minority coach stated that

I never understood NFL free agency. It seems as though, it is a way for an athlete to make as much money as they possibly can over the length of their career. It is a way for teams to sign players whose contracts have expired and are free to play for whomever they choose. These athletes are catered to, flown everywhere just for the possibility of them signing with their team. But, sometimes, teams have to cut players that have helped them win over the years. As a football fan, in most cases

Move over, AFC! The NFC is in clear control of 2017’s most compelling NFL playoff races. Through Week 10, all four NFC divisions have surprising and competitive stories to tell, and it should only get better from here. Let’s individually break down each NFC division and discuss what short- and long-term results could be in store for the NFC crown competitors. NFC South Jumping right into the fray, the NFC South has a truly intriguing three-way race between the Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints

Caleb Belton SPC 205, 004 Persuasive Speech Outline Deflategate General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that Tom Brady should suffer an indefinite suspension of 1 whole year from the National Football League. Thesis: In sports today, Tom Brady is one the greatest quarterbacks to play; however, the way he won his most recent championship is ridiculous. (Attention Step) Introduction I. Attention: In this video, the suspension of Tom Brady will occur due to