1 October 2‚ 2014 NFL Domestic Violence Domestic violence is a part of worldwide‚ everyday life to some people. Rather if it is being a witness‚ the person who is doing the action‚ or the one receiving the action. Domestic violence‚ specifically in the NFL‚ has become a major recent topic in America. Although domestic violence has a more focused appalling view‚ it has also caused benefits in making change in our society with the involvement of NFL’s players. In the NFL‚ the relative arrest
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Medical Marijuana in football The NFL could allow players to use medicinal marijuana in the future‚ pending medical reviews and studies. Here are some facts about marijuana: According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ marijuana is a Schedule 1 substance‚ which means that it has no medicinal purpose and has a high risk for abuse. Although marijuana is not federally legalized or approved by the FDA‚ 20 states (including Hawaii and Washington D.C.) have already legalized medical marijuana
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A Brief History of the NFL Superbowl This was war! Since its inception seven years earlier‚ the upstart American Football League (AFL) had fought the National Football League (NFL) for players‚ fans‚ television revenues‚ and respect. The successful new league had won everything except‚ respect. On January 15‚ 1967 the first World Championship game against the AFL and the NFL took place. The powerhouse NFL champions the Green Bay Packers against the AFL champion the Kansas City Chiefs. What ended
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the NFL over concussions. Most people think that concussions occur only during huge helmet-to-helmet collisions resulting in a player being knocked unconscious. These hits do cause severe concussions but the truth is that most concussions happen during small hits or in a dog pile. These mild hits add up and take a toll on your brain. I believe that the NFL should implement a concussion limit and mental test in order to protect player’s brains from damage. (Ex: more than 3 mild concussions in a
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The NFL and NBA have many differences like one has a sphere ball and the other a oval like ball. Next‚ in this essay you will learn about the differences and similarities of the NBA and the NFL. They are both really fun sports that I have played before. They might have there differences but there still great sports. The NBA and NFL have many similarities. To start off they both involve balls. Next‚ they both have coaches and referees. Lastly‚ they both aim for some type of goal. This is what they
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Shaun. "Concussions in Sports: Wake-Up Call." Newsday (Long Island‚ NY). 07 Jul. 1996: B4+. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 26 Feb. 2016. "A concussion is a bruise to the brain caused by a sudden blow to the head....Of all the severe injuries in contact sports‚ it is one of the most common”(1). This is relevant to my topic because it explains what a concussion is‚ and this can help explain why the people need to be more concerned about concussions. A bruise to the brain is known as a concussion. It is
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Michael Marquez Professor Winters ENG-120J 7 September 2013 Concussions: Creating Awareness for Sports-Related Brain Injuries The National Football League is one of the biggest organizations in the United States. The injury rate in football is overwhelming‚ so overwhelming there are already studies out saying football might lead to suicide. Injuries are quite the stat in today’s sports world but the scariest numbers of them all are head injuries. People don’t realize how big of a dilemma it
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The Journey to The NFL Becoming a NFL player is not an easy task. There are many obstacles that you have to overcome. As a kid I always dreamed to being a NFL player… but my dreams were a reality all along. As a kid pee wee football was fun. But as I grew older I learned that I had a passion for the game. From middle school to my ninth-grade I was taking it light. But only knowing that my last three years of high school would change my life. My sophomore year I really worked on my game a lot. Knowing
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Thesis: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and concussions have great effects on former NFL players. Attention Getter: Talk about how many people dream and long to play in the NFL‚ but they do not realize the long term effects on their head. I am going to get the attention of the reader with an abrupt fact about about the high percentage of NFL players that had CTE. Interest Explained: Say how I am interested in this problem because I have a love for football‚ and have played since I was little. Also
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Picture your favorite player from your team out for the season because of multiple concussions. This is said mostly the NFL. It is dangerously increasing players chances of getting diagnosed with the diseases CTE’s and ALS. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS is caused by overtime head trauma and concussions. Lou Gehrig was the first ever known athlete to get diagnosed and died this disease. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy are multiple diseases like Alzheimer’s. Athletes and fans should be more
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