(Opening Statement)Roger Goodell should be fired. His actions are unjustified and completely ignorant. He goes after players, even though they are not involved in what he is accusing them for. He does not fully punish players, who actually need it for committing actual crimes and going against what the NFL stand for, in terms of their policies. Many people can, and will say that Goodell should not be fired, for many reasons. For one example, (Counterclaim) Roger Goodell, did in fact justify players’ action like, with Ray Rice’s assault on his fiancee. His punishment was he was suspended indefinitely from the NFL. He acted out and paid the price for it by Roger Goodell. (Rebuttal) But, on the other hand, Roger Goodell might have been the one, …show more content…
He just did it without realizing what he did was wrong, until after the video of Rice doing the actions was released and Goodell was seen, for making the wrong and not worthable punishment. That is why he did end up deciding to suspended Rice indefinitely. Another, example is(Counterclaim)Roger Goodell does not accuse and go after players, for what he is accusing them for. Goodell punish players based off what the players do to deserve being punished for. Goodell punishes players completely fair, and especially fair in the time, in which they are suspended for and what needs to be taken aways or given back to them and their team. His actions on players are completely justified, based on what has happened. He had suspended Adrian Peterson for how long he needed to be and then Goodell reinstated him after that time.Yet,(Rebuttal) Roger Goodell does accuse and go after players for what he is accusing them for. Also, he does not fairly punish players for what they did or did not do. For example, deflategate Goodell went after Tom Brady for nothing. In the official report, conducted by Ted Wells, where he states the Tom Brady probably knew about the deflated footballs,
The National Football League is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. The NFL was founded in 1920s and ever since then has been a representative of the "All-American, Family Entertainment, Sport". Football is played from kids starting at age five to adulthood and is very popular throughout different races and social classes. With the increase of people playing football, came the increase of the sports related injuries.
Ray Rice a former NFL running back who played for the Baltimore Ravens was caught brutally smacking his fiancee over, leaving her blacked out on the floor of a casino elevator taking place in Atlantic City. The footage leaked out world wide and the public created huge controversy over the coverage that continuously played a numerous of times on major news networks. Rice who was cut from the Ravens and suspended from the NFL after the release of the show down is now an unsigned free agent, searching for hope. Through shocking evidence and a glimpse into a professional football players life, I aim to examine how media created an entertainment brand out of the countless amount of times the video was aired, how the NFL handled the scandal, and how Rice strives to regain his identity.
The commissioner of baseball, however, did not seem to care too much about what the jury had to say about the case against the players (Chadwick 40). Even though the players were found innocent the commissioner still handed out life time bans to all players that were involved with the Black Sox Scandal including Joe Jackson (Chadwick 40). Still to this day players are being held out of the hall of fame because of the suspensions and the scandal.
Even though athletes get special treatment they never think about how them getting off easy can back fire. The Ray Rice case is a prime example of how it was a downfall in their career. Rice got released from the Baltimore ravens and since then he has not play football. The NFL suspended him indefinitely, but it was later lifted because he did not lie to the commissioner about the domestic violence case. He was free to play again, but no team signed him because it was going to come with a ton of backlash and no team wanted to deal with that because it would have been a distraction to the team. Also, many people lost respect for Rice for putting his hands on a women. No one would look at him the same anymore. He has yet to sign with any team since the incident took
Minnesota Vikings National Football League (NFL) star, Adrian Peterson, was indicted in September 2014, for beating his four year-old son as a form of punishment for his alleged unruly behavior. According to media reports, Peterson’s son pushed his sister off a motorbike while playing a video game inside their home. In order to educate his son for his wrongdoing against his sister, Peterson grabbed a branch from a tree and whipped the young child several times, repeatedly. Reports indicated that the child suffered multiple
Throughout history in the NFL, head injuries and fixing those problems have always been hidden from the athletes because of the NFL striving to make a large profit instead of caring for the players. With this being an ongoing problem between NFL players and the NFL itself, many past and current players are digging deeper to find the truth and statistics continue to show how serious this problem actually is. When the lawsuits first began to come known to the public, the NFL agreed to pay over seven hundred million dollars to compensate former players suffering neurological injuries. Many believe the NFL offered this so quickly, hoping to avoid a potential public relations nightmare. The NFL, a ten billion dollar annual business, couldn’t take any type of guilt, or legal discovery, which some inside and out of the industry expected could have caused a fatal blow to the game’s future (Thiel). The settlement may have prevented the public from learning much about the past, but the issue of head injuries is a danger to football and won’t just go away because NFL wants it to (Waldron).
The NFL in particular is known for its focus on order, power and control, where operations are anonymous and interchangeable. With that players and employees are none else than compliant with league regulations. In this case Colin Kaepernick’s protest had the ability to go against the grain and break the façade of being afraid to voice his opinions. Today’s generation has become very open to sharing their opinions on social issues and Kapernick’s protest is just an addition. This protest instantly became political because of the fact that police brutality and racial is becoming a persistently uncomfortable issue that our country is facing. Every single there is something new about citizens being killed by the police for no reason, including recent cases such as Philando Castle and Terence Crutcher. Such issues will not be resolved until our society stands against it as a whole. It takes public figures such as Colin Kaepernick to stand with citizens to bring awareness about these issues in order to force change in the government and society. Whether industry leaders like it or not, I believe that such protest will continue to grow. Athletes and entertainers will continue to voice their opinions about social issues until changes come into effect.
In a way tom Brady shouldn’t be punished because he was not caught inAction deflating the ball he was just catching the heat because he was theCaptain of the team and he hast to be a role model and the media wanted
Looking at the severity of injuries in the NFL in this day and age, and then looking at what the NFL does to protect players, the NFL is a business. Everything is politics. It has turned into who has the best stadium rather than who has the best players. The NFL is all about who has the best fans, not who has the best coach. The better fans you have, the more money you make, but the better coach you get, the more money you have to pay him. Growing up as a fan of the NFL, it saddens me to see the decline of the sport I love so much, but it is nearly inevitable. Soon enough, everyone in the NFL will be injured, and football will be over. The way things are going, players are dropping faster than we are gaining them. We only draft new players into the league once a...
Firstly, one cannot place blame solely on side of the negations as the player’s union has declined potential offers themselves. However, the owners are the ones whom opted out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement near its expiration. This is different from when the players and their union decide to strike. This would have indicated the players have stopped trying. Yet, this is clearly not the case in the NFL. At one point before the owners opted out of the CBA, the player’s union had asked to see the owner’s financial books as money was among the greatest topic of these negotiations. The owners refused to do so and were adamant that their team finances where not valuable to the fair negotiation of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. These owners clearly want a “fight” and are too stubborn to back down from their “wall” of money that protects them. While on th...
After calling all athletes who kneeled during the National Anthem cruel names, not only did more kneelers appear, but the standing teammates linked arms showing unity. Their reason may not’ve been only to protest on racial injustice, but to rebel against Donald Trump and show that this is their right. Various people, including President Trump, think that every athlete who has kneeled should be fired because they should not be able to protest in such a disrespectful way. It’s not only fans who find this protest wrong, but even some players do, including Drew Brees. Brees says he agrees with the context of the protest, but not the actions of it stating, "[I]t's an oxymoron that you're sitting down, disrespecting that flag that has given you the freedom to speak
A collateral interview was conducted with Mr. Jerry Katzoff, paternal grandfather. Mr. Katzoff reported that there are no biologically related family members who have substance use of psychiatric issues. He indicated that his son has never had these issues. He indicated that no one has ever raised concern regarding his son’s use of alcohol. Mr. Katzoff stated that his son does drink at times when they play golf together.
In 1989 Pete Rose became banned from baseball after an investigation suggested that he bet on his own baseball games. Now, ten years later, a part infamous, part legendary Pete Rose is trying to convince baseball to take him back. Rose’s argument is supported by his accomplishments while playing and working as a manager, his support from the fans, and his relationship with the league officials.
In the 2016 NFL preseason, Colin Kaepernick caught the nation's attention by refusing to stand during the playing of the National Anthem. Thus began the debate and divide between what is "right" and "wrong". He claims to be sitting because he is protesting police brutality and social injustice in our country. People have been shocked and offended by his message and his way of going about it. Not only is he disrespecting the armed forces of this nation, but he is causing infuriation and division within the American people. Protests such as the one taking place with Kaepernick are abusing their right for freedom of speech and should be banned from the field of play in all sports in America to preserve the respect that is due.
There are two kinds of reprimand: short and long reprimand. A study made Abramowitz, O'Leary, and Futtersak (1988) have compared the effects of short and long reprimands in an alternating treatment design. Over the course of the study, short reprimands resulted in significantly lower off-task rates than long reprimands. Reprimands that are immediate, unemotional, brief, and consistently backed up with consequences are clearly preferred to lengthy reprimands that are delayed, loud, emotional, and not matched to consequences. Abramowitz and O'Leary (1991) suggested that immediate reprimands result in much lower rates of off-task interactions with peers but do not change rates of off-task behaviors that do not involve peers. The authors hypothesized