Roger Goodell

after he was captured via elevator surveillance assaulting his then fiancée, now wife in February. The video outraged the nation and the public questioned NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s knowledge of the entire situation. In turn, the NFL gave him the light punishment of a two game suspension. Many people argued that although Goodell previously issued much heavier fines for issues such as substance abuse (Elliot, 2014). Once the story reached the light, the social media outrage was immediate.

cushion the blows when players hit the ground, a helmet with many layers to better absorb impacts and a tether connecting the head to the torso to try to prevent the head from snapping back suddenly after a football tackle (Geier 2016). Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that they want to continue improving the game and have a new plan to increase the

these issues and they have already made some changes themselves. Professional athletic organizations are under pressure about decisions that are made in their response to social issues and athletes speaking out on social issues. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is “wrestling with obvious pressure from a public relations standpoint” (Craig). The NFL wants to make sure they make the right decisions when it comes to athletes speaking out on social issues. They could be facing more problems depending on what

As partnership’s view on marijuana have begun to change, the drug habit has become more acceptable across all date groups. As of 2016, 26 nation and the District of Columbia have legitimate marijuana in some form. Between the years of 2013-2014, going 19 percent of 18-25 year olds, the mean age of college students and first-year plus athletes, have used cannabis. Weed has get principal in alive of many, comprehend athletes. Beside the pros, NCAA study shows that in 2013, 22 percent of college athletes

Moving the NFL to Europe Max Price California Lutheran University ABSTRACT This paper will touch on the topic of the NFL moving to Europe, more specifically full time. There will be numerous implications of moving a team to London to compete, and with that comes many risks and difficulties to overcome. More specifically, The NFL would have to figure out a completely new scheduling system in order to give fair opportunity to all teams in the NFL. Furthermore there are complications of sending

For many, speaking up for what you believe in can be difficult and risky, but ultimately worth the risk. Colin Kaepernick took this risk, by kneeling during the national anthem to stand up against “ police brutality and the inequality that people of color”(NFL). With many unjust shootings and police beatings of African Americans, Kaepernick’s teammate Eric Reid couldn’t stand the violence anymore after “the killing of Alton Sterling in my hometown Baton Rouge, La”(Reid). Reid joined Kaepernick in

[Dek:] Women suffer from concussions at a higher rate than men, have more severe symptoms and are slower to recover. Why? No one knows for certain. But PINKconcussions is working to find the answer. [Lede:] Like most of us, Katherine Price Sloan Snedaker, Kansas—founder and executive director of PINKconcussions—intends to make the most of her brain while she’s got it. After all, she can’t take it with her. When the end inevitably comes, it’s her hope (and her advance directive) that scientists studying

The National Football League was created in September, 1920 and has since influenced America not only economically but personally as the sport’s dangers are slowly unmasked. The National Football League has been covering up the corruption that has been going on for many decades and as people begin to dig, many hidden truths are beginning to be uncovered. When people think about the NFL, they are reminded of the sport that many have loved so much but little does our society realize the major economic

he was seen dragging the body of his limp fiancee out of a casino elevator. After being arrested and spending a year in a pretrial intervention program, Ray Rice was suspended for only 2 games. However, shortly after this, the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, changed the domestic violence policy of the NFL, making it so that first time offenders would receive a 6 game suspension, and second time offenders would be banned for life. Then, on September 9th, another video was released of Rice punching

the new game of American Football.” -Birth of Pro Football Player safety has been the catalyst for football evolution. A fact currently supported by the NFL’s 1st and Future initiative dealing with this very topic and others. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell @nflcommish gets booed often but, in my opinion, he was right to legislate the violent hits out of the NFL. The wave of change has now begun and history seems to be repeating itself. “Former NFL players’ settled a 1 billion dollar lawsuit that