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It has been called the most violent hit in NFL history.   It also has been called simply a case of bad luck in the extreme, a fluke.   It was almost certainly among the most unnecessary hits ever put on a player. Many fans have forgotten it; others are too young to remember it. Anyone who saw it would not, could not, forget it. I saw it, and I think about it often. I think about it during every preseason game I watch. I think about it every time I see a player for any team being carried off the field on a stretcher. I think about it every ...

It has been called the most violent hit in NFL history.   It also has been called simply a case of bad luck in the extreme, a fluke.   It was almost certainly among the most unnecessary hits ever put on a player. Many fans have forgotten it; others are too young to remember it. Anyone who saw it would not, could not, forget it. I saw it, and I think about it often. I think about it during every preseason game I watch. I think about it every time I see a player for any team being carried off the field on a stretcher. I think about it every ...

As a society, we are constantly changing.   Cavemen built clubs, and used their counterparts as test-subjects.   In the Roman Empire, coliseums were built for men to compete against each other, and allowed for fandom to ignite.   During the Medieval Age, jesters filled the scene and provided entertainment for all. Shakespeare thereafter wowed audiences with his story-telling and "play-making ability"…literally.   More recently, in the 1960s and '70s, times were good. Life was, for the most part, care-free. Days were filled with kids playing in yards, neighbors conversing regardless of mutual-likeness, and of course who could forget those Beatles?   Time in between was spent living, laughing, and ...

As a society, we are constantly changing.   Cavemen built clubs, and used their counterparts as test-subjects.   In the Roman Empire, coliseums were built for men to compete against each other, and allowed for fandom to ignite.   During the Medieval Age, jesters filled the scene and provided entertainment for all. Shakespeare thereafter wowed audiences with his story-telling and "play-making ability"…literally.   More recently, in the 1960s and '70s, times were good. Life was, for the most part, care-free. Days were filled with kids playing in yards, neighbors conversing regardless of mutual-likeness, and of course who could forget those Beatles?   Time in between was spent living, laughing, and ...

I remember when listening to a sports radio show was a good way to hear scores, updates on your local teams and players, interviews with sports analysts, and the occasional human interest story. However, if you find yourself in central Alabama in the afternoon, you are instead forced to choose between a static-filled AM sports talk show and a man named Paul Finebaum. If you've never heard of Finebaum, like most people outside the state lines of Alabama, his show can be described as Jerry Springer on the radio—if the topic was perpetually "I Married My Sister and We're Being Evicted From ...

I remember when listening to a sports radio show was a good way to hear scores, updates on your local teams and players, interviews with sports analysts, and the occasional human interest story. However, if you find yourself in central Alabama in the afternoon, you are instead forced to choose between a static-filled AM sports talk show and a man named Paul Finebaum. If you've never heard of Finebaum, like most people outside the state lines of Alabama, his show can be described as Jerry Springer on the radio—if the topic was perpetually "I Married My Sister and We're Being Evicted From ...

The football fan dies every year, only to be reborn once more after a short period of time—usually two to three months. For the ordinary man, the summer is the best season of the year. It's the season during which one rests from everyday life.  Just think about it: mohitoes, bright sun, palms, Latino music, time off work, beautiful things everywhere you look at, and water, lots of water. How could you not wait for times like that? Surprisingly, a special breed of people exist that scorn this season of the year: the football fans. These people have spent their year watching matches, discussing them ...

The football fan dies every year, only to be reborn once more after a short period of time—usually two to three months. For the ordinary man, the summer is the best season of the year. It's the season during which one rests from everyday life.  Just think about it: mohitoes, bright sun, palms, Latino music, time off work, beautiful things everywhere you look at, and water, lots of water. How could you not wait for times like that? Surprisingly, a special breed of people exist that scorn this season of the year: the football fans. These people have spent their year watching matches, discussing them ...

Has anyone thought of a way to measure the impact or to harness the energy in the Bleacher Report? Over the three months I have been an active Bleacher Report writer (for several months I occasionally visited to read articles that popped up when I googled and did research), B/R writers have come and gone, praised and provoked,  complained and competed, complemented and complimented, and meddled and mentored. The list can go on and on. I am writing today to implore you to see your  experiences in a new way. Let me remind you of at least three ways of thinking about sports ...

Any time a person arrives at a milestone, it is worth mentioning. I realize I am only one of thousands of writers who have used the Bleacher Report readers as a springboard with which to fan his or her passion. It is fulfilling to realize I have actually written 100 articles now. Obviously none were masterpieces, but I do hold high hopes that not many were complete stinkers. By sharing our mutual knowledge and experiences, I feel I am a little better at it now than I was when I began. Not to mention, the gifted writers I have come in contact with. I ...