Sport that has been played for years

A Sport that has been played for decades. Football is among the greatest sports played in history. That’s why it’s called America’s game. However, in the past few years, the sport has become very dull and unentertaining. The NFL has implemented rules and regulations that have taken the excitement from the sport. Some changes that can counter that, and make things more interesting. Stop taking away celebrations out of the game, Add more contact (bring the sport back to a contact sport), and stop calling so many penalties!
Celebrations are a part of the game of Football. Ever since football has been watched, and televised celebrations are there. Now the NFL is cutting out some of the most popular players favorite celebrations. Something as simple as dunking the football over the goal post, will cause a fifteen yard penalty. That is so childish. Taking away something as simple as a celebration, which can really be a crowd entertainer. As a former player, when you score, make a big hit, or make a good play, celebrating is exciting. It’s a way of letting your emotions out. With taking that away some players can’t let their emotions out. Jimmy Graham is probably one of the best tight-end to play the game of football. He is super talented. There is a certain celebration he used to do, and the NFL took it away from him! According to many Saints fans, this was very displeasing to them. If the NFL would allow more of the celebrations, excitement would go up, and ratings would go up. Changing celebration will raise ratings, but if you add more contact the ratings will be even higher.
Contact is still obviously a major piece of Football, but it has become softer. There are not many big hits anymore. You don’t see the hits that energize a team, or energize the crowd. The reason why is because the NFL is flagging players for big hits. Hitting the Quarterback is pretty much illegal now. You might as well give the Quarterback a red jersey, and not even have a pass rush. Defensive lineman can’t play as physical because of the fear of hitting the quarterback after a second or two of him releasing the football on a pass. You rarely ever see the big sack that brings the stadium to its feet, because the league has become soft. Aren’t men playing football though? Football is a man’s sport. It’s meant to have big hits, and be physical. If you don’t want to risk getting hurt, don’t play. Injuries are going to happen. If you can’t lock up to a receiver and they already have an advantage or slight edge, how is that fair. If the NFL wants people to enjoy the game of football, and their ratings to go up, they need to bring more contact. Along with contact being changed the amount of penalties needs to be shortened as well.
Of course penalties happen. There has never been a game of football where a penalty hasn’t been called, or should have been called. However, that does not mean you have to throw that small, yellow flag every 5 minutes of the game. It slows the game down way too much. Slowing the time down means, it takes a super long time during the game. Fans get tired if the game lasts a long time. Think about it this way, say your favorite team loses after a game that has lasted for almost 3 hours and you have sat there and cheered that whole time and watched all these penalties fly out, dragging the game on. Do you realize how tired you are going to be? It’s a mistake to keep calling so many penalties. Games are already long as it is. Adding more penalty minutes is killer. Flags aren’t something fans enjoy anyways. Adding more of them makes fans enjoy the game less. The amount of penalties seen flying out during the preseason and the first games of the season, were ridiculous, and absurd. According to some friends and family of mine the games lasted much longer than they were supposed to, and they weren’t as entertaining for them as they used to be. If they cut down on the penalties, It will make the game run smoother and be so much more efficient.
Football will always be one of the greatest sports played. It has produced some of the best talent for decades. It is played from the ages of six to forty, sometimes older than that. These recent changes are making the sport different. They are making the game worse. Football is not as exciting to watch. If the NFL would change those rulings around, Football can become the sport it once was; entertaining, and enjoyable.