Academic text: In Defense of Football
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Part Of: The Wall Street Journal, 2013
Author: Max Boot
In this article, Max Boot speaks about how athletes at the
college and professional level, along with pop warner and high school continue
to be agitated by reports that football is too dangerous to approve of. Many law
suits and complaints have been filed for deaths by overheating or other freak
accidents. But the main criticism focuses on the impact of repeated hits to the
head. Even the hits that don’t result in concussions sometimes result in brain
disorders that cause mood disorders and dementia.
Photographic Text:
In this image, it displays a professional athlete that
played for the Titans getting his head smashed in between two other athletes
running at full speed aiming to take him down. This is one of many ways that
professional athletes receive concussions. This athlete in particular, most
likely did not get right back up from this collision. The men at the
professional level are extremely fit and extremely fast. Therefore concussions are
the most common and most serious injury in the NFL.
Youtube text: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq2Lfwg4Als
This footage captured the event on what happened to
Jermichael Finely after being hit helmet to helmet during the game against the
Bengals. It demonstrates how after taking a hit helmet to helmet in the sport
of football can quickly take a turn on your body. Jermicahel Finely in this
video speaks about how after taking the hit, he tried running to the sideline,
but when he looked up all he saw was jersey’s and pants, but everyone had no
head or legs. He also stated that his whole body had some type of burning
sensation.
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