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Jacob Rivera

Five myths about the NFL - The Washington Post - 1 views

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  • that football represents a form of economic salvation.
  • According to the NFL Players Association, only 215 of the 100,000 high school seniors who play football in a given year will make the pros.
  • so long as he weighs 280 pounds, can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds and doesn’t mind putting his body at risk of permanent injury for our entertainment.
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  • The NFL is on its way to resolving its concussion crisis.
  • The NFL’s economic model is socialist.
  • The NFL is a ticket out for young men with no other options.
  • NFL players are especially prone to be arrested for violent crimes.
  • NFL teams are a boon to local
  • economies
  • Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson
  • A poor African American teen is recognized for his athletic talents, winds up attending college on a scholarship and eventually makes the pros.
  • According to the NFL Players Association, only 215 of the 100,000 high school seniors who play football in a given year will make the pros.
  • the average length of an NFL career is less than four seasons.
  • 78 percent of players went bankrupt, or were on the verge of doing so, within two years of retiring.
  • fans lose sight of the larger reality:
  • The NFL is essentially a lottery ticket.
  • football deludes us into believing that every kid has a shot — so long as he weighs 280 pounds, can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds and doesn’t mind putting his body at risk of permanent injury for our entertainment.
  • poor African American teen is recognized for his
  • athletic talents, winds up attending college on a scholarship and eventually makes the pros.
  • in a given year will make the pros.
  • only 215 of the 100,000 high school seniors who play football
  • so long as he weighs 280 pounds, can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds and doesn’t mind putting his body at risk of permanent injury for our entertainment.
  • seniors who play football in a given year will make the pros. That’s one-fifth of 1 percent.
  • 215 of the 100,000 high schoo
  • so long as he weighs 280 pounds, can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds and doesn’t mind putting his body at risk of permanent injury for our entertainment.
  • 5. The NFL is a ticket out for young men with no other options.
  • football represents a form of economic salvation.
  • . In 2009, Sports Illustrated estimated that 78 percent of players went bankrupt, or were on the verge of doing so, within two years of retiring.
  • According to the NFL Players Association, only 215 of the 100,000 high school seniors who play football in a given year will make the pros. That’s one-fifth of 1 percent.
  • The NFL is essentially a lottery ticket.
  • football deludes us into believing that every kid has a shot — so long as he weighs 280 pounds, can run 40 yards in 4.5 seconds and doesn’t mind putting his body at risk of permanent injury for our entertainment.
  • sussyyy__ on 02 Oct 14
     
    african american only play , only 215,000 seniors make the pros,football means economic salvation , he can run 40 yards in 4.5 sec , injury is entertainment
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  • faithhhh on 02 Oct 14
     
    There is a lot of violence lately in NFL, blacks only play, injury is fun, run really fast in 5 secs, 215,000 seniors make the pros
  • samanthaamaya on 02 Oct 14
     
    -NFL is like a lottery ticket. Players went bankrupt. Every kid has a shot as long as they can maintain a body weight and can run really fast. Economic salvation.
  • tadieee on 02 Oct 14
     
    -215 of 100,000 high seniors who play football will go pro -2009 78% players went bankrupt -NFL is essentially a lottery ticket -football deludes us into believing that every child can make it -injury is entertainment
  • Jacob Rivera on 02 Oct 14
     
    -Low chance of sucess (hit and miss) -78% of pros go banktrupt in first years
shoelynajimenez

OpenJurist - 0 views

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  • shoelynajimenez on 11 Oct 14
     
    128 F.3d 1146 122 Ed. Law Rep. 94 Andrew BRIDGMAN, a minor, by and through Lynne C. BRIDGMAN,his mother and guardian, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 203 and Mary Dailey,Defendants-Appellees. No. 97-1412. United States Court of Appeals,Seventh Circuit. Michael D. Robbins, Gregory J. Schlesinger (argued), Schlesinger & Krasny, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
shoelynajimenez

The Right to Search Students - 0 views

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  • shoelynajimenez on 11 Oct 14
     
    Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.
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