effects of Concussions in the NFL has become a major topic of discussion with a wide variety of opinions from medical professionals‚ NFL representatives‚ academic institutions and Anti-NFL advocates. While there has been action taken on behalf of the NFL‚ some believe that these actions still aren’t enough and that the complete mitigation of concussions has yet to be addressed. There has been many new outlets and sports forums that have called out Roger Goodell and the NFL on their continuous practice
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Concussions in the NFL Recently in the NFL‚ the issue of concussions has been thrusted into the spotlight‚ and for good reasons. From the 2009 season to the 2010 seasons‚ the amount of concussions increased by twenty-one percent denoting a serious problem in the NFL . The current NFL guideline regarding concussions is vague and needs to be changed. Currently the rule simply states that upon having a concussion‚ the player should not come back until he is fully asymptomatic. The problem with this is that concussions
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Concussions in Football Roger Goodell‚ the NFL commissioner‚ has been under a lot of scrutiny for the past couple years for his attempts to change the rules to decrease and pretty much get rid of violent hits to the head and neck to protect the players. These rules are under scrutiny because there are many people that are saying these rules are making the game of football a “soft game” and ruining it in a sense. Football has been a game that since its beginnings has always praised and celebrated toughness
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Clough‚ Jack NFL Concussions Statement Paper Safety in the National Football League has forever been the most talked about subject in terms of rule changing for the game. The biggest ongoing injury in the NFL besides torn MCL’s is concussions. A concussion is a blow to the head that causes major trauma and confusion or temporary incapacity. In some recent cases it has triggered nerves in the players brain’s to have suicidal thoughts. Since the NFL was founded in 1920 there has been multiple tragic
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Concussions in the NFL has been a very controversial topic the last decade in the sports world. The strongest research to this date is going towards brain injuries in football. The NFL and the NFLPA (National Football players association) have been in constant contact about trying to make an agreement. The constant back and forth attacks have created uproar. Many former players have started to reach back to the NFL about their post playing career issues. Many people also think that the idea of concussions
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In America today‚ sport has become increasingly more rationalized and bureaucratized just as other sectors of society have. Today’s physical culture is no longer based on the love of the sport‚ but instead based on the capital that the sport can produce (Andrews‚ 2011). Profit is now the clear priority. In order to ensure that high productivity is generated from the sport‚ the sector has become more highly organized and rule based (Andrews‚ 2011). From the National Football League to Major League
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Concussions in The NFL Concussions in the NFL have become much more prevalent‚ and the effects of these concussions appear to have become more severe‚ as this is a direct result of the development of player training systems. Over the past decade there has been vast improvements made in the training equipment and techniques used to train NFL players. This has inevitably resulted in players getting much stronger‚ faster‚ and bigger. Over the same period of time concussions have also systematically
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The NFL has been the subject of some scrutiny from the media and retired players in the past few years. They recently paid $765 million to former players and their families in a concussion lawsuit settlement. (NFL.com) "We now have a fund that is there for players and their families if they are having any issues. We also are going to baseline those players. If they develop neurocognitive issues‚ there will be a fund there for them." Said Commissioner Roger Goodell. (NFL.com) On top of making the
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at fault. The protests done by a large amount of NFL problems is causing a stir between the people‚ some think the protesting is unpatriotic and some think protesting the flag is the right thing to do. The NFL players protesting have a constitutional right to protest the flag and if they are not allowed to protest then that is taking away their first amendment rights. Many people do not understand why NFL players are protesting and that could be why people are outraged towards their actions. Colin
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For my article I did the evolution of the NFL and I’m relating it to objective 2.a‚ this article discussed the 16 ways the NFL has changed since the first super bowl on January 15th 1967. Some of the key ways the NFL has boosted marketing since that first super bowl are extremely significant. The game has changed for a better player and fan experience. The key facts that have changed are the use of instant replay‚ the use of instant replay has significantly increased over the years. It would now
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