Every little boy dreams of being a football star. Unfortunately, the chances of getting into the (National Football League)NFL are only about two percent. One person who beat these odds is Jerry Rice. Jerry Rice is one of the best NFL players.1)First we will talk about Jerry Rice’s background, where he came from and so forth, 2)then we will talk about his accomplishments, 3)and lastly we will talk about how he has impacted his community.
The start of the 2015 NFL season has been anticipated all year. Since the end of last season, many fans, analysts, and teams have been counting down to the start of the regular season, proclaiming that this year is, “our year.” One of those team that has a gratifying chance of having “their year” is the Green Bay Packers. The Packers are one of the present day elite teams in the NFL. With arguably the best quarterback in the NFL, Aaron Rodgers, a high powered offense, a mediocre defense, and a young, yet experienced roster, Green Bay is a Super bowl favorite in the 2015 season.
The Bears, one of the greatest football teams of all time, well, at one point. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). They have been around since 1920, that’s when the NFL was created. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships and one Super Bowl and hold the NFL record the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears have also recorded more regular season and overall victories than any other NFL franchise. The Bears have fallen from the top, but The Bears had a great history, the best at one point, top of the food chain.
Jacksonville Jaguars was organized in 1989 and joined the NFL in 1995. The owner of the jaguars is Shahid Khan and Gus Bradley is their head coach. The team 's colors are to be teal, gold and black accents. The uniform set includes black and white pants with the Jaguars logo on the hip and a tri-color pattern. The team’s logo is a snarling jaguar head with a teal tongue. Their mascot was a character named Jaxson De Ville. The Jacksonville Jaguars have three primary rivals, Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts, and Houston Texans. The Jaguars have won the American Football Conference Central Division championships in 1998 and 1999 and have qualified for the playoffs six times
The Dallas Cowboys, the one NFL football team recognized around the world. Not only for their success in the NFL in recent years, but mostly for how wealthy the brand has become nowadays. The Dallas Cowboys have won a total of 5 Super Bowls and have been really successful in their conference and division since the 1900’s. Recently, they have not been doing well in the NFL. However, this does not matter because the Dallas Cowboys are still the wealthiest team in the NFL no matter if they win or lose throughout the regular season. The Dallas Cowboys brand has been noticed by Forbes as being the mostly wealthy brand in American sports, coming in at $4 billion dollars in 2014 (Citation). The Dallas Cowboy brand has grown since the day Jerry
The Buffalo Bills were the team of the 90’s. With players like Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, and Bruce Smith, who could lose, right? Wrong. The Buffalo Bills, or as ESPN author Dave Schoenfield calls them,“The Beatable Bills,” ruled the AFC in the late 80’s and early 90’s making it to four straight Super Bowls and losing every single one (Schoenfield).The Bills are sometimes are referred to as the greatest losers, but as Bills former owner Ralph Wilson once said “ No matter what the scoreboard said, this team was a champion in my heart.”(Caffrey 38)
The Pittsburgh Steelers have arguably the most passionate fan base in all of football, making them a marketing and business giant, however, these key strengths for the Steelers are somewhat counterweighted by their weaknesses. To the naked eye the Steelers really have no stand-out drawbacks, they sell out practically every game at Heinz Field, but when taking a closer in depth look at the organization it appears that the Steelers suffer from the same downfalls as the rest of the National Football League. NFL fans are some of the oldest fans in all of sports, these fans that are of old age will soon not be physically able to go to as many games as they once have, the Steelers have one of the oldest fan demographics. Season tickets are passed
Football is one of the most amazing sports in the world, and they have had some of the best athletes and coaches in the program. It says, “Robert Neyland was an outstanding football player and coach for the Tennessee Titans”(Lawrence 1). This shows that
The Charleston RiverDogs had their first playoff campaign in 11 years come to an ill-fated end on Saturday night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Ballpark, falling to the Rome Braves, 4-1 in front of a crowd of 2,230 supporters.
In the 60's and early 70's, Carroll Dale was one of the NFL's all-time great receivers. He was one of the most reliable, productive, and consistent big play receivers of his era. A look at his statistics will tell you why. Carroll caught 438 passes for 8,277 yards and 52 touchdowns and averaged a sensational 18.9 yards per catch- the 13th best mark in NFL history, tied with Mel Gray and Lance Alworth. In his illustrious career, he caught 25 touchdowns of 40 or more yards and compiled 21 100-yard games- including 2 games of 200-plus yards. Never had a 1,000-yard season. Had 4 seasons of 800-plus yards. Carroll was a long bomb threat and was a clutch receiver anytime you needed a game-breaking play. He could catch the long pass, the medium,
The purpose of this research is to study the organization of the Texas Rangers. The strategies used to study this organization will the SWOT analysis. These concepts are important because it shows where the organization is doing well, where the organization is weak so that they can improve, profits where they can improve or succeed (The Case Study as a Research Method). Finally, The SWOT Analysis shows where the organizations threats are, threats that can end the organized or severely limit it.
As stated earlier, Herb Brooks had a vision, he was able to see something in his players. He looked at people’s potential and what they could become. He did
For the first time since 1990, the New York Giants are the reigning Super Bowl champions. Their thrilling victory over the 18-0 New England Patriots is already being called one of the greatest football games every played. Even casual football fans found themselves following the ups and downs of Big Blue last season. It all started when bookie Tim Mara bought the New York Giants in 1925 for a whopping $500 and then almost went bankrupt when they lost their first three games. Six years later, Mara passed team ownership to his sons Jack and Wellington. Wellington, who was 14 at the time, co-owned the team until he passed away in 2005.
The mission of the Tennessee Titans is to be considered among the elite franchises of the National Football League that excels on and off the field. We achieve this goal through our interaction with each other, our fans, and the Nashville and Tennessee communities. The Tennessee Titans are committed to serving our communities and fans by enhancing and improving the communities in which we live and work, delivering the best possible service and product to Titan fans at games and at all functions, and maintaining the highest possible moral and ethical standards, recognizing that we are all not only stewards of the Tennessee Titans but also the National Football League.
When I think of leadership, I think of it as a skill that not everyone can develop. For me, it took numerous times of being a follower or a leader, before developing this skill and form the type of leader that I wanted to become.