Communication Studies Nelson Andrew Vanstratum 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
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McDonaldization of the NFL and how it has contributed to a physical culture of nothingness and led to the disenchantment
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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
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The Nba is fighting for a 2 year rule for college players who are just coming from high school going to college and they are able to one year and enter the draft .The students education should make the difference than any sport .Another problem would be the young athletes are interviewed by the media as a young athlete and the whole world is watching them. Have you ever noticed that the young players who do one year in college ‚and make it to the pros end up with not a good education.If the young
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Globalization of the NFL The 2010 Superbowl achieved 106 million views making it at the time‚ the most watched American TV broadcast of all time. However‚ only a few million people watched the game outside the U.S. And when you compare the number of Superbowl viewers to the FIFA World Cup‚ which draws upwards of 700 million views globally‚ the Superbowl doesn’t seem so “super’’. The NFL has failed to develop an effective strategy in order to expand its market globally relative to MLB and the NBA. This report
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thought the citizens were 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
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high profile superstars. The interesting decision that comes from this dilemma is how to approach the superstar market. Every year‚ the National Football League (NFL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) hold entry level drafts for rookies. These drafts are full of talent that owners can pursue. In both the NFL and the NBA‚ there are salary caps for how much teams can spend on the initial contract of these rookies‚ and they must also work within the salary cap space of their respective
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MLB (Major League Baseball) and/or NBA (National Basketball Association) at least once in their lives. Both of these sports are played in a competitive and professional manner. They are both televised and broadcasted through TV and radio. When somebody goes to a game‚ they are always cheering for one team over the other.
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PARTNERS…………………………………………………… 6‚ 7 VII. MARKETING NBA PLAYERS………………………………………………. 7 VIII. CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………….... 8 LIST OF TABLES AND CHARTS Tables I. National Basketball Association (NBA) League Statistics…………………….. 9 Charts 1. Top 10 Valued Teams in the NBA……………………………………………… 9 2. Table of NBA Finals Average Nielson Ratings………………………………… 10
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the 4 team playoff‚ they could double in the coming years. Approximately 68.4% of Americans are attending college or university‚ most are low on money but are overflowing with school spirit‚ this is why college football will soon be superior to the NFL. The majority of the american people attend or have attended some sort of college or university. Most colleges have football teams‚ good or bad. The alumni and students of a school
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