Bibliograph

Professional football, Tamara Thompson, book editor

Type

Label

Professional football, Tamara Thompson, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Professional football

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

912140566

Responsibility statement

Tamara Thompson, book editor

Series statement

Current controversies

Summary

Explores a variety of contemporary issues related to the National Football League, including accurate reporting of concussions, off-field conduct by players, and the non-profit status of the NFL

Table Of Contents

NFL (National Football League) concussion revelations heighten concern about game safety / Don Van Natta Jr. -- Adrian Peterson and the sport fan's new quandary: Watch or not? / Patrik Jonsson -- Cheating scandals have tarnished pro football's reputation / David Fleming -- Washington, DC, team faces pressure to change derogatory name / Travis Waldron -- NFL cheerleaders take the spotlight with lawsuits over fair pay / Howard Bloom -- Pro football's legal issues attract government scrutiny / Kaveh Waddell -- Overview: Boxing fell from favour as we became less tolerant of violence. Will American football follow? / Ed Smith -- Domestic violence is a serious problem in the NFL / David Leonard and Monica Casper -- NFL players face token league censure for violent off-field behavior / Travis Waldron -- The NFL must do more to curb domestic abuse / Richard Blumenthal -- Domestic violence is not a serious problem in the NFL / Jim Picht -- The NFL is working hard to combat domestic violence / Lucia Graves -- The NFL has strengthened its player-conduct policies / National Football League -- Football is a socially acceptable way to express violent emotions / Tom Allon -- NFL players routinely abuse pain medications to stay in the game / John Barr -- Retired NFL players bear serious consequences from drug use / Jim Dryden -- Alcohol and drug use by NFL players sets a bad example for youth / Bryan Levy -- Pain and pain management in NFL spawn a culture of prescription drug use and abuse / Sally Jenkins and Rick Maese -- Marijuana can play a legitimate role for professional football players / Marvin Washington, Brendon Ayanbadejo, and Scott Fujita -- Three simple fixes that could save pro football: Reimagining the game for the twenty-first century / Jeff Nussbaum -- Professional football is good for the economy / Yuval Rosenberg -- Hosting a Super Bowl is a bad deal for cities / Alan Pyke -- The NFL should be stripped of its nonprofit status / Andy Kroll -- The moral case against football / Melissa Jeltsen -- Actually, anybody can play / Bindu Khurana

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