ipl-logo

Informative Essay: The Role Of NFL Players In Professional Sports

573 Words3 Pages

The NFL is one of the most popular sports down south. In the NFL there are lots of player that don’t succeed. Players in college play very hard to make it to the NFL. The NFL draft is a great thing they have come up with now so the sorry teams that are in the NFL can get some talent now. These are three NFL players that are known for their abilities on and off the football field.
After Ryan Mattison had failed to keep his grades up in school, Ryan had turned to the army. Lance Zierlein say that that Mattison took play in the two developments in Iraq. (1) Ryan played the safety position in college weighing in at 216 pounds, he gained 35 pound of muscle while in Iraq. After the trip to Iraq and gaining weight he started to think about going to the NFL. He was scared of contact when he …show more content…

H got drafted by the Cleveland Browns. After Trent senior season at Alabama h had broken the single season rushing yards there. He end up with a break out season his rookie year in the NFL. The Browns traded Trent to the Colts. Trent didn’t stay with the Colts much longer. He ended up getting released by the Colts cause he wanted to be a type of running back he wasn’t ,he signed to the Raiders after all of this happen. Ryan Clark quoted “in three preseason games he carried the ball 15 times for 42 yards, caught three pass for 5 yards and returned a kickoff for 11 yards.” (Inabinett 2) Trent was released from the Raiders and now is a free agent. According to pro football reference, only one running back in NFL history with at least 600 rushing attempts has a worse yards-per carry average than Richardson.(1)

These three football players would certainly never make it to the hall of fame. They did well in the regular life. They also played good college ball, but they weren’t ready for the challenge. Injury also stops people often in the NFL. I think these three players would love to start over but they

Show More
Related

  • Jared Odrick's Accomplishments

    511 Words  | 3 Pages

    Odrick was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the 28th overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. In 2010, playing for the Dolphins, he recorded 15.5 sacks and 101 tackles during his first three seasons playing both as a backup and occasional starter. He signed a five-year, $13 million contract (with $7.1 million guaranteed) with the Miami Dolphins on July 29, 2010. He is currently represented by Drew Rosenhaus. In October 2010, Jared broke his foot in practice and missed the rest of the season.

    Read More

  • Trevon Thorpe Persuasive Speech

    355 Words  | 2 Pages

    Trevon is a running back and defensive back for the

    Read More

  • Differences Between The Chicago Bears And Wide Receiver Alshon Jeffery

    590 Words  | 3 Pages

    It seems like year after year he is on the edge of having a breakthrough season, but just falls short of pulling the trigger. He has passed the 800 yard mark in each of the previous two seasons, and had over 1,000 yards receiving in 2013. He will more than likely be available for a lot less than Jeffery, and with the right surroundings could be equally as

    Read More

  • Tony Romo Research Paper

    669 Words  | 3 Pages

    He broke a finger throwing a ball in Arizona. In conclusion I think that tony has been successful because even when he broke lots of bones he keeps playing. He had a back surgery, in 11/23/2014 but now he is fully recovered. As a football player Tony’s records are really good.

    Read More

  • Demaryius Thomas: A True NFL Hero

    945 Words  | 4 Pages

    He has won player of the week twice in the NFL. He has had 3 seasons in top 10

    Read More

  • Consequences Of The Nfl Draft

    527 Words  | 3 Pages

    He’s coming off a of knee injury which prevented him from participating in the NFL scouting combine. The Raiders have a history of falling love with “combine warriors”, which makes this pick even more surprising. This was a very un-Raider like pick. 4. Will Fuller being the first receiver off of the

    Read More

  • Eric Dickerson Biography

    473 Words  | 2 Pages

    Eric was the thoroughbred of the nfl he ran with the most upright position it was like a horse running on a track. Then on the sad day he was traded to the colts. He ran just like they thought he would and even better he was older but still ran with a passion. Then he got traded again and his career went downhill he got old and wasn 't the same back. When he retired he said that his biggest regret is not keeping his body how it should have been in the nfl he got weak and slow.

    Read More

  • Collin Kapernick Argumentative Essay

    297 Words  | 2 Pages

    In today’s society, we have former National Football League(NFL) quarterback Collin Kapernick who’s no longer in the NFL because of his protest against racial inequality. However, many people believe he is no longer in the NFL because of his talent. Kapernick led the 49ers to Super Bowl 47. Although they didn’t win, he threw for 302 yards with a touchdown and rushed for 62 yards. Therefore, he didn’t get kicked out of the league because he wasn’t good enough, but for sitting down during the national anthem.

    Read More

  • Summary Of Through My Eyes By Tim Tebow

    1242 Words  | 5 Pages

    Tim’s first ever NFL game was against the Jaguars, and it was a loss. Tim Tebow was a backup quarterback to Kyle Orton, although he did get some playing time every game. After thirteen weeks the Denver Broncos were 3-9, and that isn’t very good. In week fifteen, he started his first ever NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, they did end up losing that game and their record was

    Read More

  • The OJ Simpson Trial

    1618 Words  | 7 Pages

    The conservation of his spot in the hall of fame is a message to kids that character does not matter in sports, and only athletic ability does. Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the NFL always talks about the “integrity of the game”, but he is not upholding this statement by having a man in the Hall of Fame that is a felon who has shown he has poor

    Read More

  • High School Athletes Persuasive Essay

    694 Words  | 3 Pages

    So instead of taking a freshman that has only played for one year or a high school player, take a proven senior that will wanna step into their pro team and have a better career from the years of experience in college. So because of the less quality time with family and friends, having that lack of comfort from being away from home, and having that kid mentality of getting whatever you want and without hardwork and determination. Is without a doubt a part on why high school athletes should not be drafted to the

    Read More

  • The Case Of State Of Georgia V. Marcus Dixon

    954 Words  | 4 Pages

    Wilson argued that after being released from prison, Vanderbilt had long moved on from their initial scholarship offer, and even though being a very great athlete, no major college football program would recruit him Dixon had to settle for a smaller school, and the stigma for being in prison did not stop there. After college it was difficult for Dixon to receive a contract for a National Football League team. For the remainder of his football career he went from team to team and eventually retiring with a Canadian Football League team (Wilson, 2008). There was no doubt much criticisms for his

    Read More

  • Football In The 1930's

    675 Words  | 3 Pages

    What if you were very athletic in the 1930s and you wanted to play football, would you play with all of the chances of getting injured? Have you ever wondered about Football in the 1930s and wondered what types of protection changed, and was created? In this essay it will show all of the aspects on how Football has changed and what it was like. Football is an amazing sport itself, but once helmets and pads and other types of protection get added it makes it much more fun and safer to play. 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.

    Read More

  • Bo Jackson: The Great Athlete

    608 Words  | 3 Pages

    It won 't be easy, but the fact he is a great athlete bodes well for his chances of establishing himself as a viable running back in

    Read More

  • Franco Harris Short Biography

    787 Words  | 4 Pages

    However, the period was brief and he retired his jersey after only 8 games. Regrettably, he didn 't get to break Jim Brown 's rushing record... all he needed was about 200 more yards. Franco Harris Career Stats

    Read More

More about Informative Essay: The Role Of NFL Players In Professional Sports

Open Document