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  1. "@darrenrovell BREAKING: @VinceMcMahon will announce later today that his investment company @alphaentllc will start a pro football league. Announcement will be made at 3pm ET on company’s social media pages."
  2. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-saints-have-the-best-rookie-class-this-century/
  3. Football widely viewed as the most popular sport in America. The players exhibit speed and strength that can seem otherworldly to most normal human beings. However, they do have to take care of their bodies just like the rest of us, something that the NFL may not want you to know. A rising concern among fans and players is concussions. Several concussions over time can lead to a brain degenerative disease called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or more known as CTE. According to a study done by Dr. Jesse Mez just this year, the percentage of former NFL players who exhibited signs of CTE was just over 99% (110 out of 111 players). The NFL draws in its audience with its highlight plays and violent collisions. However, it is these collisions that can cause the potential downfall of its players’ health. While the NFL has made strides in trying to make the game safer for its players, there is still a long road ahead of them. They have attempted to eliminate certain types of tackles to protect the players, as well as initiating a concussion protocol for players to go through if they display symptoms. However, there have already been two instances this year, in which the Indianapolis Colts and then the Seattle Seahawks did not follow this protocol properly. Another issue the NFL has is the players themselves and how they have grown accustom to playing the game. Some of these players have created a habit with certain types of tackles that can really induce serious brain injury. An example of these are blindside blocks. If a player were trying to block for his teammate ahead of him and sees the opponent starting to gain ground, they will often turn around and lay that player out. While it looks incredible to the casual viewer, this can cause serious injuries for the players. There is also a report that players have requested to be hit high instead of trying to get the legs taken out from them. This shows that players are more concerned about the short-term than long-term. They do get paid millions of dollars per year for a few years though, so who could blame them. I believe that the best step the NFL can make is redesigning the helmets. Today’s helmets used by the NFL only protect against skull fractures and not against brain and neck injuries, according to a TED talk given by David Camarillo of Stanford. Today’s helmets are almost used more as a weapon than a protective device. Players will launch into opponents and lead with their helmet. This only produces more and more head trauma. Camarillo suggested an airbag type of helmet to correspond with sturdiness of today’s helmet. He says that the airbag would prevent a large number of concussions because it is able to slow the head down at contact. As a huge NFL fan, I would hate to see the game of football be tarnished by putting another human’s health in danger. Sources: Camarillo, David. “Why Helmets Don't Prevent Concussions -- and What Might.” TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, TED Conferences, Apr. 2016, www.ted.com/talks/david_camarillo_why_helmets_don_t_prevent_concussions_and_what_might#t-723750. MS, Jesse Mez MD. “Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Football Players.”JAMA, American Medical Association, 25 July 2017, jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2645104.
  4. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-01/papa-john-s-blames-nfl-debacle-for-hurting-sales-of-its-pizza Papa John’s International Inc. founder John Schnatter is going after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, saying weak handling of the league’s national-anthem controversy has hammered sales of his pizza. “The NFL has hurt us by not resolving the current debacle to the players’ and owners’ satisfaction,” Schnatter, who serves as the pizza chain’s chairman and chief executive officer, said on a conference call. “NFL leadership has hurt Papa John’s shareholders.” The remarks follow a controversy over NFL football players protesting during the national anthem, a movement that started last season. The demonstrations have sparked calls for a boycott and raised concerns among league sponsors. But Schnatter’s comments mark the highest-profile example of an NFL partner publicly blaming the outcry for hurting business. Goodell, whose contract is up for renewal, has taken flak for not resolving the controversy more quickly. The flap has even drawn tweets from President Donald Trump, who called for owners to fire or bench players who refuse to stand during “The Star-Spangled Banner.” “Leadership starts at the top, and this is an example of poor leadership,” Schnatter said. It’s hard to quantify the connection between the NFL and pizza sales, but Papa John’s did post disappointing results in the latest quarter. Its shares fell as much as 13 percent on Wednesday -- the most in two years -- after same-store sales missed analysts’ estimates. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company also trimmed its revenue and profit forecasts for the year. The NFL didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Schnatter has appeared frequently in advertisements during NFL games, including alongside star quarterback Peyton Manning, a franchisee of the chain’s restaurants in Colorado. Back in 2014, when Papa John’s posted a nearly 10 percent gain in North American same-store sales, the company credited its close relationship with the NFL and Manning for driving its business in the U.S. On Wednesday, the tone was quite different. Papa John’s post-earnings conference call was dominated by negative talk of the NFL. The league’s name came up 44 times during the discussion, compared with 12 mentions in the year-earlier call. The company wasn’t specific about the sales impact from the NFL protests, but indicated it was shifting some marketing spending away from the league. It’s not a stretch to say the current ratings decline is hurting pizza sales, said Michael Halen, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. With fewer Americans watching games, fewer people are presumably ordering pizza -- and seeing Papa John’s ads. “I’m not blaming them for citing it,” he said. “If this is a permanent thing, they have to figure out where to spend some of those ad dollars.” Trump Donor Papa John’s has been the NFL’s official pizza sponsor since 2010. Schnatter, who founded the company in 1984, donated to Trump’s campaign and has railed against government regulations. NFL players began kneeling during the national anthem more than a year ago -- starting with a protest against racial inequality and police brutality by Colin Kaepernick, then the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. The action spread across the NFL and got new life in recent weeks after Trump began criticizing the players. Goodell critics have said that he should force players to stand for the anthem. “This should have been nipped in the bud a year and a half ago,” Schnatter said on the call. “Like many sponsors, we’re in touch with the NFL. Once the issue is resolved, we’re optimistic the NFL’s best years are ahead.”
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