The Game of Football By: Joey and Eeshan

How it all Started  Believed to have descended from the Greek game of Harpaston.  Same as the game today but without rules or boundaries. “A Breif History of the Game”

Evolution of the Game  Football, Soccer, and Rugby are variations of harpaston.  Big in England until Rugby took over and football moved to the U.S. "A Brief History of the Game."

Beginning of American Football  Princeton and Rutgers played a game on November 6,  Considered the birth place of football in the U.S.

Changes over the Years  Cannot lock arms with teammates.  Started with 3 downs to go five yards.  Changed to 10 yard in  Added 4th down in 1912.

Birth of the NFL  Started as the APFA in 1920  On June 24, 1922 it changed to the NFL.  Consisted of 18 teams in the beginning.

Oorang Indians  The first and only Native American team.  Consisted of all Native Americans.

Offensive Trouble in the 30’s  Came up with three big rules because of low scoring:  Move field goals to the front of the end zone.  Added hash marks to stay in between on snap.  Passes can be done anywhere behind line of scrimmage.

First Championship  League split into two divisions(East and West) in 1933  Winner of each division would play for championship.  Chicago Bear won first Championship. “PHOTOS”

NFL Draft  Bert Bell thought of a draft at the end of the 1934 season.  Started in 1936  First ever pick was Jay Berwanger who choose not to go pro

AAFC  A league that tried to challenge the NFL in the 40’s  Lasted four years until they could make a deal  All other rival leagues lasted no more than 2 years at this time.  Deal brought the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts, and Cleveland Browns to the NFL

Early 50’s  Started to broadcast games.  Attendance was going down because of that.  In 1956 commissioner Bell said you could only broadcast away games.

Changes in the 60’s  In 1961 the season was lengthened to 14 games instead of 12.  The hall of fame was opened in1963 in Canton, Ohio.  A new AFL started in 1960 that rivaled the NFL “Get Witted Sports Blog”

The NFL and AFL Merge  After six years the NFL and AFL merged in  AFL payed NFL $18 mill over 20 years  The best teams from the two would play for the championship.  Championship renamed to the Super Bowl.  Merged entirely in 1970

Lombardi Trophy  Named in honor of Vincent Lombardi in 1971  Winner of Super Bowl receives it “Obtuse Observer”

Most Super Bowl Victories

AFL and NFL  In 1969 the NFL became the NFC and AFL to the AFC.  NFC consisted of 13 of the 16 NFL teams.  AFC consisted of 10 AFL teams and 3 NFL teams.

Teams added in the 70’s  The NFL added Tampa Bay, Buccaneers to the AFC.  Added the Seattle, Seahawks to the NFC.  They switched conferences a year later.

Changes in the 70’s  Goal Posts were moved back to behind the end zone.  Started sudden death overtime.  Started the bump rule and stricter referees  Made season 16 games long

Illegal Hit  This picture is an example of an illegal hit  Helmet to helmet hit  Players get fined once the commit this type of hit

90’s Expansion Teams  In 1995 Carolina and Jacksonville got teams.  The Carolina Panthers for the NFC  The Jacksonville Jaguars for the AFC “Photos”

00’s Teams  In 2002 the leagues added the Houston Texans to have 32 teams.  League changed from 3 divisions in each conference to 4 with 4 teams in each. “Photos”

Teams in the Future  In an article, NFL officials said they are thinking of adding another franchise to Jacksonville. (The Onion 2013)  The Jacksonville Pythons

Present NFL Teams  32 Teams currently in league  Chart shows all 32 teams and where they are located  League has expanded from when it started out

New Nike Jerseys  The Nike logo is now on every NFL jersey for every team  Jerseys sponsored by Nike in 2012

Salary Caps  Teams have to stay under a certain amount or be penalized.  If over they must forfeit contracts or reconstruct them.  Only allowed a 53 player roster.

Player’s Salary by Position

Crime Rate

Crime  In and article by USA today it says “ NFL players have been arrested at least 395 times since Roger Goodell took office”  Aaron Hernandez was charged with murder “Aaron Hernandez Scandel”

Medical Issues  The main injury would be concussions.  Most player don’t tell people if they have one  Can cause problems later in life

Should you play the game?  Steve Kallis was talking about if you should let your child play football.  Said there are many brain problems that can came from the game.  Know the risks if you play the game.

Good Football Song

Concussions

“The new Republic”

Life after Retirement  Average time is 3 years in NFL  Many people have depression or brain problems after retiring  Concussions are a big part of this

Autopsy  In and autopsy report for Tom McHale who played 87’ to 95’ showed brain damage.  Showed that died from and overdose that could have been because of all of his brain damage.

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