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Jacob Rivera

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

  • 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.
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    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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    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
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    -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.
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    -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
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    -Low chance of sucess (hit and miss) -78% of pros go banktrupt in first years
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