...with his girlfriend, Ray Rice, lost his temper and proceeded to punch and drag Janay Palmer out of the elevator. His actions not only changed his career, but also shed light onto the personal conduct policy in the NFL. The reputation of the NFL and its members was under a magnifying glass. Commissioner Roger Goodell, especially would face the ultimate challenge. As a result of this incident, the NFL revised its personal conduct policy to a more robust, thorough, and formal. According to the NFL.com, Commissioner Roger Goodell said, "We now have a layered evaluation process to take into account a diversity of expert views. This will better enable us to make appropriate decisions and ensure accountability for everyone involved in the process." Ethics and Crisis Management in Sports On February 15, 2014, both Ray Rice and his fiancé Janay Palmer Rice were arrested in Atlantic City, New Jersey after an altercation had occurred in the Revel Casino. Videos of the incident were released four days later by TMZ. On March 26, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, addresses the media about the incident and said that yes Ray Rice will face disciplinary actions when the investigation was fully complete. On June 16, Ray Rice has his disciplinary hearing with the NFL. On July 24, NFL suspends Ray Rice for 2 games. According to an article on SB Nation, Baltimore Ravens General Manager said, “As a league, we have a conduct policy,” Newsome said. “Being a member of the league, we will follow that...
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...Term Paper: Corporate Responsibility and the NFL MNGT 5000: Management ODC S1 2015, Professor J. W, Webster University Introduction With the recent public backlash over the National Football League’s handling of domestic violence issues with its players, the League’s ethical policies and social responsibility behaviors are being highly scrutinized. It is an example of a highly successful, profitable company that has revealed itself to have a disparity between the social responsibility programs and ethical policies it has in place, and the degree to which it enforces them. Like most companies, is the NFL is at risk of decreasing profit margins in favor of ‘doing the right thing’? This paper will review the recent issues for which the NFL has come under fire, define corporate social responsibility programs, explain what measures the NFL is currently undertaking to rectify its public image problems, and explore the conflict that the National Football League, like any company, may experience with enforcing such measures. Discussion In 2014, NFL player Ray Rice was suspended by the League for two games, a suspension received as the result of the NFL discovering he’d perpetrated an act of domestic violence against his then fiancée, Janay. After the matter had been ‘settled’ by the League, news magazine TMZ obtained a video tape of the actual domestic violence incident from the casino where it took place. The tape clearly showed the football player punching his wife in the...
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...Involvement and Responsibility to the Community NFL Play 60 is a campaign designed to tackle childhood obesity. Introduced in October 2007, by the National Football League, NFL Play 60’s goal is to make the next generation of youth more active and healthy by encouraging young fans to be active for at least 60 minutes every day. The NFL has dedicated over $200 million to the health and wellness of children, while also implementing in school, after school and team based programs to get children excited about being active. Childhood obesity is a national epidemic. The current generation of children is projected to be the first generation not to live longer than its parents. Only 8 percent of elementary schools provide daily physical education which has led to 33 percent of children in America being obese or at risk to be obese. NFL players from around the league have donated their time and money to encourage kids to get active. Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers just recently did a commercial promoting the campaign as well. Players from the Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, and Miami Dolphins also supported NFL Play 60 by participating in the Annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House. The players taught children that attended football skills and did some football drills with them as well. Factors that Influence the NFL's Social Responsibility A variety of factors, including education, health, and community, define NFL Play60. The school environment understands...
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...of the National Football League. Mr. Roger Goodell has every right to punish one of the league’s superstars that give the NFL a bad name. However, I’m not sure that an average person in the working world would undergo the same treatment Ben has gotten. Due to his highly recognizable name, the media has swarmed the story and reported multiple instances of women stepping forward who claim to have been sexually assaulted as well. I’m not sure an average working individual would have been laid off or given a “suspension” from work because of legal issues in their private lives. Especially if that individual was not found guilty in court. Since Roger Goodell has stepped into office as commissioner, he has put his foot down on legal issues with his employees. Some examples of this include when Donte Stallworth killed a man while driving his car under the influence of alcohol, Adam “Pacman” Jones’s constant trouble with the police, and Michael Vick’s dog allegations. Before entering the league as commissioner, the National Football League was known for employing “thugs” or not well behaved football players. One notably interesting thing I recall Goodell accomplishing is creating a program for incoming NFL rookies before their season starts. Last year, I believe Deion Sanders took all the first round draft picks and accompanied them through the NFL Hall of Fame. He first asked all the rookies if this was a place they wanted to be once they retire. After agreeing, Deion...
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...Assignment 1: Social Performance of Organizations National Football League (NFL) Diallo Jones Dr. Antoinette Bridges BUS 475 – Business and Society Nov 2, 2014 Corporate social responsibility in professional sports first emerged from the idea that charitable endeavors and community outreach programs could help boost fan support and increase revenues. Today, many professional leagues and franchises use their social responsibility efforts as a way to improve their public relations and marketing strategies ( “Sports Philanthropy”, 2009). Increasingly, teams see social responsibility as critical in bridging the gap between athletes and fans as a result of astronomical player salaries and continued occurrences of player misconduct both on and off the field (Knecht,2007).More than ever before, sports franchises are using their athletes‟ celebrity-like status appeal to generate impact in the community, while leveraging these efforts to promote the image of their league and its teams. The recent rise in CSR activities illustrate that professional sports franchises fully realize importance of image and reputation. According to Public Relations Quarterly, there is a positive and linear relationship between reputation and organizational success (Gibson,Gonzales&Castanon, 2006). Consequently, reputation is the single most valued asset of an organization (Gibson, Gonzales&Castanon, 2006). While positive reputations are beneficial to the success of individuals and organizations...
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...He is thought of as a hero because of his postseason records, but is thought of as a disgrace because of his involvement in “Deflategate”. Tom Brady is an NFL quarterback that was drafted in the sixth round in the 2000 draft. He is arguably one of the best quarterbacks to ever walk this planet, winning four Super Bowl’s as a starting quarterback with the New England Patriots. Brady’s reign on the Patriots might be over, due to his involvement in the Deflategate scandal that took place in the 2015 AFC championship against the Colts. The scandal is controversial because Tom Brady was not punished for these actions until the 2016 season (one and a half years later). The owner of the Patriots was upset with the NFL because Tom Brady had been cleared...
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...of whether to try to get the athlete back onto the field as quickly as possible, as long as they are healthy. That being said, with concussions and the recent findings on CTE, the long-term effects of such injuries could be damaging. Thus, it creates a complex dilemma for leagues and health care professionals on how to avoid this issue. This is especially rampant in the NFL. Although there have been some changes in concussion protocol, helmet-to-helmet hits, the moving of kick-offs by five yards to reduce concussions in the league, protection of defenseless receivers, and others, players still constantly are affected by unavoidable injuries. There is a huge dilemma at play as the NFL and players are making tons of money every year. It is very difficult for athletes to retire to avoid such injuries, as the game that they play may be the only thing that they know. It may well very be their only stable source of income as...
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...as Advocates for Social Change. Arjun Tummala Honors US History - H Block Mr. Kurt Wahlgren March 15, 2024 To what extent did the activism of Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown shape perceptions of athletes as advocates for social change? Table of Contents:. Introduction Jim Brown's Emergence as an Activist Public Perceptions and Reactions Legacy and Influence on Athlete Activism Tainted Legacy Conclusion. Both historically and contemporarily, professional athletes have gained popularity not solely for their exceptional abilities within their respective sports, but also for...
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...regarding the New Orleans Saints, at which the defensive coordinator has run bounty system and the coach turned the other way. According to CBS (2012) The National Football League (NFL) commissioner issued a harsh one year suspension to New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton for his role in the team's bounty system that rewarded defensive players for laying injurious hits on opposing teams. The NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell recently wrote, “The NFL’s commitment to the health and safety is not new at all, and is something that all of us have been actively pursuing for many years” (NFL, Health and Safety, 2010). When the word reached him of the New Orleans Saints violation of the organizations anti-bounty rules, Goodell was left with little choice but to come down hard on the team for exercising unethical practices that are contradictory to the NFL’s organizational values. In the aftermath, the decision that Commissioner Goodell would eventually make would shake the NFL down to its foundation. Sending both a strong message to players, coaches, fans and media that this type of conduct was unacceptable, as well as reinforcing his commitment to player safety and solidifying his objective of creating a safer NFL. Furthermore, it is well known that the organizational cultures are the values and behaviors that influence a...
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...National Football League (Assignment 1) Michael Davis BUS 475 February 2, 2014 Dr. Joaquin M. Angles The National Football League My choice is the National Football League (NFL) which was founded on 20 August 1920. The NFL is made up of 32 teams across the United States; each team has 53 players on the team at the start of the regular season. The 32 teams are broken into two divisions; the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL original name was the American Football League and the name was change on 22 August 1922 to the National Football League. The NFL is the only major sport that does not have any teams outside of the United States. Each team has one majority owner and the owners elect the commissioner of the league; the commissioner oversees the daily rules and regulations of the league. The NFL ends a long season by two teams playing in the Super Bowl for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The NFL has become the number one sport in America; most watched and biggest profits year after year. But with that said the NFL still has its issues going forward form profits, society and business. Most teams in the NFL are privately owned and finically statements are not release to the public. In my opinion the two key factors that can affect the success of the NFL or the ownership and customers (fans). I know that ownership is internal/external because the owner is not really seen as a part of the team. The owner is one of the biggest...
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...Michael Vick Michael Vick was born on June 26, 1980 in the city of Newport News, Virginia. Vick’s parents Michael Boddie and Caletha Vick and Vick’s siblings Christina, Courtney and Marcus grew up together in the hostile environment that Newport News was known for. Newport News is infamous for it’s gangs and drug activity. It is nicknamed “NewportNam”. This is a reference to Vietnam in order to show the hostile and dangerous environment that Vick grew up in. This would impact Vick in a negative way in his future. Vick’s journey to prison would start at a young age. Michael Vick saw his first dog fight at the age of 8. Dog fighting was a part of the culture of the neighborhood. In his biography, “Finally Free”, Vick says that “When [he] was young, [he] witnessed dogfighting so much that [he] didn’t think it was wrong” (102). Growing up in this kind of environment would lead to Vick’s imprisonment. He also states that while he knew that people got in trouble for dogfighting, he never knew that people could be arrested for it. Another factor that caused Vick’s imprisonment was the absence of his father. Vick’s father, Michael Boddie, worked at a local shipyard as a sandblaster. Boddie also struggled with an addiction to drugs and alcohol. This resulted in Vick growing up with no one to teach him right from wrong. This also resulted in no one being able to guide him through the tough times of living in Newport News. In accordance, in the book “Role Models”, the author writes that...
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...time, there did not exist much racial diversity thus an Italian native living in Brooklyn in the 1920s was a big deal. During this period, ethnic backgrounds of individuals were treated the same as racial differences. Vince’s experience in handling racial segregation impacted his life. His experiences made him stand by the view that every person should be treated equally regardless of their race or ethnic backgrounds. This view in Vince’s life would be translated in his career later in life as an NFL coach at Parkers his stint as head coach running from 1959. During this time racial tensions were high in the US, this drove Lombardi’s non-tolerance for...
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...Jose A. Jilpas Rebecca Millan Engl-1302 VF1-Composition 2 - Rhetoric 9 December 2014 The Big HIT in the NFL: Head injuries are changing the way the game is played I firmly believe that the future of the NFL and all of its players is in jeopardy of being lost as the American sport as we know it simply due to the fact that too many injuries are occurring in the NFL today than what was happening in the past. Sure past players got hurt, but players now hit ten times harder, play ten times tougher, it’s obvious they are due for a serious injury, it’s just a matter of time and when, surely they make millions each year, but is all that money worth the risk of losing your life or possibly harming it? Imagine this, you’re at your sons final football game as he’s a senior about to graduate, he’s got the crowd rooting for him, he’s the one who snaps the ball, yes the quarterback of the team. The defense is running full force, showing blitz when suddenly “ WHAM!” he takes a huge hit from a defensive player and stays laid out on the floor , suddenly coaches and staff from the team rush to the field while he remains still, the crowd silent , awaiting the outcome . Slowly he gets up with the help of the staff and coaches, he’s then carted to the locker room by team staff where they tell the parents that they are checking him for a concussion because it’s UIL protocol when it comes to hard extensive hits taken by a defenseless player. Not one person who loves football can deny that...
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...Why American society needed heroes in the aftermath of World War II- Paul Gallico, described athletic stars as "the Golden People", nothing that in the years following World War I sport had " its first million-dollar prizefights, and the adulation of sports heroes rose to the point almost of national hysteria". As World War I came to a close, however, the " Golden People" were anything but. The horrible devastation of the war and its terrible new weapons had shattered the idealistic notions of the Progressive reformers. The decade of the 1920s was termed the "Golden Age of Sports", and the media's creation of sport heroes during this time provided a stabilizing influence in a rapidly changing American culture. Sports stars were lionized as All-American types who exemplified American cultural values. The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame represented the American ideology of spirit, teamwork, and assimilation of diverse groups within society. Babe Ruth, the most famous of all the athletic heroes, symbolized the American dream, the land of opportunity and meritocracy, where one could succeed despite humble origins. The depiction of such heroes presented a more homogenous culture and solidified an American cultural identity, but it also masked social tensions inherent in the United States in the aftermath of World War I and during the Great Depression and World War II The media's role in constructing a popular culture- The new communication medium of radio became commonplace...
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... THE IMPACT OFWESTERN SPORTS 2 Abstract With the advent of the globalization era, the conflict in different cultural exchange becomes prominent, especially the difference between Chinese and western sports culture. The difference is largely due to the different historical and cultural background. Each of them has made a sense to the development of its own society and influenced our understanding of sports and main sport activities in the wide world. What's more, because of the impact western sport, Chinese traditional sport has changed a lot compared with last century. THE IMPACT OFWESTERN SPORTS 3 The General With the advent of the globalization era, the conflict in different cultural exchange becomes prominent, especially the difference between Chinese and western sports culture. The difference is largely due to the different historical and cultural background. Each of them has made a sense to the development of its own society and influenced our understanding of sports and main sport activities in the wide world. What's more, because of the impact western sport, Chinese traditional sport has changed a lot compared with last century. Many sports in China are played only during seasonal festivals or in certain regions. China's national sport is ping-pong. Other common sports include shadow boxing ( wushuor taijiquan). Western sports...
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