Earlier this week, I wrote about how the NFL Player Development program has taken to Twitter to combat the fact stereotype that the NFL does not care about its players. While a few may complain about the weakness of the NFL players association or the League’s treatment of former players, people generally love the NFL and keep it extremely profitable.
While people may see through the NFL’s concussion study lead by a doctor on their payroll, they tend to look the other way, for bet... Read Full Story
According to the NFL Players Association the average length of an NFL career is 3.5 seasons.
In the lead up to, and within those 3.5 half seasons, players cripple and destroy their bodies and brains— sustaining concussions, tearing ligaments, and, in a few extreme cases actually paralyze themselves. That is the nature and reality of the NFL.
Compared with the other 3 major sports, the NFL is often listed as the one that is run most like a business. While the parity of competition and owners ... Read Full Story
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Captain Morgan came up with a brilliant and hilarious viral campaign to benefit charity. However, the NFL, in true league that takes itself too seriously fashion, has crushed it before it even got a chance to take off.
For those who haven’t seen too many Captain Morgan commercials, there is a Captain Morgan pose:
Exhibit A:
Here are the details of the campaign:
In hopes of raising brand awareness, Captain Morgan intended to offer lucrative charity contributions in excha... Read Full Story
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Captain Morgan came up with a brilliant and hilarious viral campaign to benefit charity. However, the NFL, in true league that takes itself too seriously fashion, has crushed it before it even got a chance to take off.
For those who haven’t seen too many Captain Morgan commercials, there is a Captain Morgan pose:
Exhibit A:
Here are the details of the campaign:
In hopes of raising brand awareness, Captain Morgan intended to offer lucrative charity contributions in excha... Read Full Story
In an age of branded sports entertainment that constantly attempts to mythicize athletes as larger than life celebrities, that turns sports into 10 second visual stimulation, and creates an environment where athletes are supposed to be marketable and role models at the same time– E:60 fights back.
It is intelligent sports television than focuses on powerful storytelling, and goes beneath the surface of sports entertainment. These athletes are human, and they relish the in depth intelli... Read Full Story
In an age of branded sports entertainment that constantly attempts to mythicize athletes as larger than life celebrities, that turns sports into 10 second visual stimulation, and creates an environment where athletes are supposed to be marketable and role models at the same time– E:60 fights back.
It is intelligent sports television than focuses on powerful storytelling, and goes beneath the surface of sports entertainment. These athletes are human, and they relish the in depth intelli... Read Full Story
Chad OchoCinco is going to create his own NFL breaking news network on Twitter, leveraging his contacts within the league and technology from Motorola. Mr. OchoCinco is convinced he can cut out the middle man, becoming the “inside source” for timely NFL news, such as injury updates.
Here’s a link to the ESPN story.
My take:
Now, I have always been a fan of OchoCinco. Somehow, he has made blatant self-promotion entertaining. Say what you will, but I think that he is an athl... Read Full Story
Chad OchoCinco is going to create his own NFL breaking news network on Twitter, leveraging his contacts within the league and technology from Motorola. Mr. OchoCinco is convinced he can cut out the middle man, becoming the “inside source” for timely NFL news, such as injury updates.
Here’s a link to the ESPN story.
My take:
Now, I have always been a fan of OchoCinco. Somehow, he has made blatant self-promotion entertaining. Say what you will, but I think that he is an athl... Read Full Story
Americans love college football. The fanfare, the spirit, the deep rooted localized pride. College football fandom is also fueled by the “amateur” myth, the sense that these kids are just playing for the love of the game; pure student athletes who play because of passion rather than money.
While this is a beautiful ideal, one that the NCAA spends millions to protect, more and more people are skeptical of pure college football amateurism. The business of college football is comin... Read Full Story
Americans love college football. The fanfare, the spirit, the deep rooted localized pride. College football fandom is also fueled by the “amateur” myth, the sense that these kids are just playing for the love of the game; pure student athletes who play because of passion rather than money.
While this is a beautiful ideal, one that the NCAA spends millions to protect, more and more people are skeptical of pure college football amateurism. The business of college football is comin... Read Full Story
