...Playoff record is 36-24 and eight appearances in the Super Bowl. Sports Reference LLC (2000-2017) Pittsburgh Steelers Franchise Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.pro-football-reference.com. The team founder is Arthur J “Art” Rooney. The Rooney family has held a controlling interest in the club for almost it’s entire history. The NFL has prospered in the hundred years but has had many controversy. One of the current controversies is concussions in NFL players. This controversy started with a Pittsburgh Steelers player called, Mike Webster. Sony is releasing a movie in 2015 called “Concussion”, about the life of Bennet Omalu, Neurologist who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (STE) in the brain of pro football Hall of Fame center, Mark Webster. Freeman, Mike Two Minute Warning Triumph LLC, 2015. I have always liked football and the Pittsburgh Steelers from a young age. What I like about the Steelers is the colors, the team name and the stadium. I recently went to Pittsburgh and attend and game last October. I was surprised about the size of...
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...being a professional football or baseball player. Going outside and letting the imagination of being on the big stage and making the final pitch to win the World Series or the final Hail Mary throw to win the Super bowl. As a young kid, the dream of one day being the best and be paid to play a sport they grew up loving and playing. Although the sports of football and baseball are both very popular, there are a substantial amount of differences between them. Compared to baseball, football is the more popular sport in the country. In 2012, Super bowl XLVI had an estimated average of 111.3 million people watching as the Giants beat the Patriots. However, the World Series that year only managed to average 12.7 million viewers to watch the series between the Giants/Tigers. So looking at the two championship events in both individual sports the super bowl was clearly the more popular championship game of the two sports. Due to such a high amount of viewers, Super Bowl commercials can cost advertisers millions of dollars for a commercial spot in the Super Bowl. In last year’s super bowl XLVII, the cost for a thirty second commercial slot during the super bowl cost around 3.5 million to 4 million dollars. The reason why these commercial spots are so expensive is because the super bowl is always watched by millions of viewers every year, so the chance to have your product viewed by millions is going to cost you. If an advertiser decided to buy a commercial slot for shortly after the game...
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...Concussions in NFL athletes Daniel Cetnarowski DeVry University Concussions in NFL athletes. Football, a sport of hard hits and exciting plays. Every year you see something in football which is amazing. A player breaks a record or catches a ridiculous pass for a touchdown. Your favorite team goes to the super bowl and wins. Your favorite player has a career season and breaks NFL records. These are the reasons why I love the game of football. But with the good, must come the bad. Players receiving injuries while playing. Minor injuries to major injuries, sooner or later every player in the NFL will experience an injury. The sad thing is, there is one injury that has an everlasting effect. Concussions. Once thought to be no big deal, concussions are now at the center of a huge lawsuit against the NFL and forcing retired players to change how they live. So, are concussions changing the lives of NFL players or is there something else happening to the players that are causing these brain disorders? My vote is the concussions are causing these players lives to change forever. The purpose of this proposal is to show that if something is not done to limit concussions the sport may change the way we know it and love it. I would not want to watch football if the NFL went to flag football and not full tackle. The players would not want that either. If that happens the players’ salaries will get decreased. It will be a trickle down affect. The NFL will lose...
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...Professional football is simply the most compelling sport in the nation, this sport excites Americans with devastating blows and traumatizing hits, and no matter how safe the NFL will get you can take the safety out of head banging hits. The NFL’s viewing audience has grown drastically over the past years with more females being involved in the game and setting new records every year the super bowl comes on (100 million viewers last SB). Everyone knows the NFL is America’s favorite sport with a recent poll stating that 35% of Americans voting the NFL as the favorite and MLB 14% as the second favorite ("Harris Poll -- NFL still most popular; MLB 2nd," n.d.). What makes the NFL so special is the its role in society; tailgating, trash talking,...
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...His first ever NFL touchdown pass was to Michael Irvin for a 65-yard touchdown completion. Facing the Phoenix Cardinals, Aikman was able to throw for 379 yards breaking the NFL pass yards in a single game record. Career Throughout his career as an NFL quarterback, Aikman had a bad habit of getting too many concussions which nearly ended his career a few times. So bad that once his sight just completely blanked out for 2 hours while he was at home. But with all the concussions and injuries, with the next 11 years of his career, Aikman made himself a football legend. Ending his career with 3 Super bowl rings, 6 Pro-Bowls, 165 played games, 4,715 attempted passes and 2,898 completed, 39,942 yards, 165 touchdowns, 141 interceptions, and a record breaking pass of over 90 yards. Finishing his career in the year of 2000. Personal Life Troy Aikman now has 2 daughters, got married to Rhonda Worthey in 2000 but divorced her due to personal issues in 2011. A Ford truck as does every Cowboy player, a job doing NFL broadcasts for all the Dallas Cowboys games and occasionally other NFL teams, and a $4.3 million home in no other place then Dallas,...
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...I am so happy you wrote to me a topical question. Football is the most popular sport in America. More than hundred people tune into watch the Super Bowl every year. Playing football is the great way to improve healthy lifestyle, teamwork, and concentration, etc. Although there are a lot of great reasons to playing football; there are also some problems that must be considered. Injuries are the part of football. Getting hit happens normally and the most dangerous problem when playing football is head injuries which can lead to health issues later in life, or cause a person’s psyche. Professional football players have stand a lot of jarring hits to their heads, and getting hit regularly will cause concussion. Brain damage is an important problem in football and you need to be aware of there are a lot of research showing that it is dangerous to let kids play football and there are also some true stories about kids died because of brain...
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...encounter while determining which federal, state, or local laws could be affected as a result of these legal issues. Recommendations to minimize possible litigation will be provided along with addressing the organizations benefits of joining a union along with detailing the unionization and bargaining process and the effects this has on the organization. Professional football has become the most prevalent sport in America and the NFL has become the most prized sports enterprise in the world. The league sold more than 17 million game tickets in 2008 and an estimated three-quarters of the American population watched at least one NFL game on television (Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008). The NFL season culminates with a championship game; The Super Bowl held in February and has become one of the most popular happenings in American pop culture history. This has not been always the case. During its inception in the 1920s, the NFL struggled to find acceptance and stability for several years and did not become popular until after World War II. The National Football League has evolved over the years with the inception of the players union and faces several responsibilities in ensuring the safety of its players. It is an employer's duty to protect the health, safety, and welfare of their employees and...
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...King, Peter. "Concussions The Hits That Are Changing Football." Sports Illustrated. 01 11 2010: Web. 13 Sep. 2012. Dr. Ann McKee an associate professor of neurology and pathology at Boston University who has been studying the brains of deceased football players, wanted to illustrate the damage that repeated hits to the helmet can cause. When she slipped a slide of a cross section of a human male brain into the microscope it showed hundreds of tiny brownish triangular bits of a toxic protein called tau which chokes off cellular life in the brain. The slide of the cross section was 10-year NFL offensive lineman Lou Creekmur. “You can see that there are hardly any areas untouched by the damage, I would call it incredible chaos in the brain, Lou was demented when he died” said McKee. Over the past three years McKee has been given the brains of sixteen former NFL players, some of whom suffered dementia and ALS of severe depression. The families of the players wondered whether there was a link between football and the psychological, physical or behavioral problems that afflict some older players. Testing has been completed on fourteen of the brains; thirteen were diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history of repetitive brain trauma, including concussions as well as hits to the head. A film was showed to all 32 teams about the hits and...
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...Blake Harris June 5, 2012 Retired NFL Players Every fall a majority of Americans count down the days to the start of every NFL season. It is the time of the year when people look forward to traveling to their favorite team’s stadium, or powering up the big screen to watch the game. The NFL provides an outlet every Sunday for people to relax and enjoy exciting entertainment. Everyone looks forward. So many people have invested themselves into their favorite team by purchasing season tickets, sporting countless items of team gear, devoting many hours to fantasy football, and gambling. It is no secret the level of impact that the NFL has on so many people of all ages and genders. The NFL does a great job marketing their product and brand to everyone across the United States. I personally look forward to see how my Bengals will fair every season. As every season passes, I become more and more encompassed with the National Football League. I find myself becoming more attached to every storyline throughout the entire year. I become more involved with the draft process, the training camp headlines, and free agent acquisitions. The sixteen game NFL schedule doesn’t quench my thirst, and I find myself wishing for more when the season comes to an end. Although the NFL produces a great product every Sunday afternoon, are they taking the necessary steps to protect and assist the people that make it all possible? Like many of the millions of people that tune in for...
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...With new knowledge of head injuries and there possible long-term effects being discovered every year, organizations like the National Football League (NFL) face greater challenges in protecting their athletes. From changes in the rules to the development in safer equipment, new measures are being taken to protect those who compete in the sport. The NFL was founded on August 20, 1920, originally as the American Professional Football Conference before changing its name to the American Professional Football Association (APFA) on September 17, 1920. They finally became the National Football League on June 24, 1922. The organization has since undergone many changes though out the years to become the giant they are today. The NFL currently has 32 teams from the The NFL is a not-for-profit organization; they are considered a trade association made up of, and financed by its 32 member teams. The organization has three officers, the commissioner, the secretary, and the treasurer. The commissioner, Roger Goodell, has ultimate authority. Elected in 2006 he is described as “the ultimate company man, having joined the NFL office 24 years ago as an intern. Now he is the most powerful man in sports, overseeing a league with long-standing labor peace, handsome television contracts and enormous popularity (Maske).” His primary focus is the game and its players as a business. Football has always been violent. “In 1903, before the NFL existed, the New York Times compared college football...
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...League (NFL) which was founded on 20 August 1920. The NFL is made up of 32 teams across the United States; each team has 53 players on the team at the start of the regular season. The 32 teams are broken into two divisions; the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL original name was the American Football League and the name was change on 22 August 1922 to the National Football League. The NFL is the only major sport that does not have any teams outside of the United States. Each team has one majority owner and the owners elect the commissioner of the league; the commissioner oversees the daily rules and regulations of the league. The NFL ends a long season by two teams playing in the Super Bowl for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The NFL has become the number one sport in America; most watched and biggest profits year after year. But with that said the NFL still has its issues going forward form profits, society and business. Most teams in the NFL are privately owned and finically statements are not release to the public. In my opinion the two key factors that can affect the success of the NFL or the ownership and customers (fans). I know that ownership is internal/external because the owner is not really seen as a part of the team. The owner is one of the biggest external factors because of the choice he or she makes with the team. The day to day decisions that an owner makes from coaches, manager and front office personal...
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...1960: Clint Murchison, Jr., and Bedford Wynne were awarded an expansion franchise in the NFL at the annual league meeting in Miami Beach. The Cowboys were to play as a "swing" team, playing every other team one time during the first season, although listed in the Western Division standings. On September 24th the Cowboys host the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Cotton Bowl in their first official game. The Cowboys held the lead into the 4th Quarter but watched helpless as Quarterback Bobby Lane led the Steelers to a 35-24 come from behind win. The Cowboys would go to lose their first ten games before earning a tie with Giants in New York, in the next to last game of the season. The Cowboys would go on to lose their final game of the season to close out their inaugural season winless at 0-11-1. 1961: Now in the Eastern Division, the Cowboys started their second season at the Cotton Bowl on September 17th still seeking their first win in franchise history, playing the Pittsburgh Steelers. Thanks to Kicker Allan Green's 27-yard Field Goal, the Cowboys won 27-24 win, to start the season 1-0. The Cowboys would go on to win three of their first four games, beating the expansion Minnesota Vikings twice. However, once Dallas faced the rest of the league it was back to reality as they finished with a 4-9-1 record. 1962: The Cowboys began to show some promise in year three, as their offense scored the second most points in the league at 398, on the way to a 4-3-1 start. However, the defense...
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...the other players helmet: which is harder and throws off other players balance). The biggest problem is younger children are developing a similar problems too. On a young brain, the affects are worse. New technologies or strategies must be created, or else football could be in danger. Football officials should provide the teams with newer helmets to lower the occasions of concussion, rule change and long-term effects. To comprehend the subject you must grasp difference of types helmets. The new helmets from Riddell are so far best in class by the University of Pittsburgh Neurology department. What makes the helmets different are wear they put the padding, the padding then absorbs more of the blunt force. This should be the standard football helmet from Midget (little league for football) to professional. This study is monumental for how we will build helmets. The study was taken over a three period, with more than two thousand football players from over one hundred schools. With Riddell Revolution helmets, players are thirty-one percent less likely even have a concussion. When the player did have a concussion the rate was two point three percent lower than the traditional design. Adam, a traditional helmet company was tested in a different study; the researcher gave it not recommended. Even thought these helmets are better for the brain it is harder on the player’s body. The number of neck and shoulder injuries did increased. After the death Kenneth Sheely (a fullback (player...
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...Football Tragedies It's been proven that American Football is a dangerous sport because of an impact a football player gets in only one hit. Also, because of the concussions a football player gets can cause brain damage. There is a 99% chance of a NFL player to get the common disease called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). This disease is caused by all the head trauma a player gets from playing the sport. I believe a football player knows what is ahead of his future, but does not really care about dying with a disease because this is their passion and they are willing to die doing what they love the most. For the most part this is something that should be talked about because many parents who put their child in football at a young age don't know what their child will be diagnosed with CTE. Me as a mother, I would not allow my child to be a football player because what type of mother will put their child in a situation like this knowing what the consequences will be when they are grown adults. Football is a dangerous sport at any age when you are out on the field whether you are doing it professionally or throughout your life on a...
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... The intended audience is the sports nation and everybody involved. This source educates the entire world on the seriousness of concussions. From children playing pee-wee football to adults playing in the NFL, concussions cause brain damage. They can cause a player to be inactive for a month, year, or a lifetime. In some very serious circumstances concussions may cause death. Zirin, Dave. "High Price of Concussions." Progressive Oct. 2010: 42. Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition. Web. 28 Oct. 2012. <http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/results_single_ftPES.jhtml>. 2 NFL commissioner Rodger Goodell is taking serious steps to make his players more safe. Coaches are looking at what Goodell is doing and are following him by example. Goodell feels that if coaches and players see how serious the problem is, they will find more and more ways to protect the youth. "Heads up! NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell talks about the importance of protecting student athletes from traumatic head injuries." State Legislatures 37.2 (2011): 21. Gale Student Resources in Context. Web. 28 Oct. 2012. <http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/MagazinesDetailsPage>. 3 E:60 is a segment conducted by the ESPN network. This network covers every single sport and is a very credible source. The purpose was to inform its viewers on the seriousness of concussions. By introducing second impact to viewers, it encourages athletes to let all symptoms of their head injuries disappear before continuing...
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