Blog 3- Book

I am reading League of Denial. The general argument made by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams in their work at ESPN as investigative reporters is that in the $10 Billion industry that is the NFL, the players are not protected by the League. They write,“Based on exclusive interviews, previously undisclosed documents, and private emails, this is the story of what he NFL knew and when they knew it-- questions at the heart of  crisis that threatens football...” In this passage, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams is suggesting that the NFL has been negligent in keeping the players safe. In conclusion, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams's belief is that rule changes and further investigation must continue in the NFL to help effectively make the game safer. In my view, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams are right. More specifically, I believe that the NFL must change rules to protect players from head injury through rules that need to be specifically defined as well as given strict guidelines to the referees to insure a fair game as well as one that does not penalize a player for a legal hit. For example, when a quarterback is hit by a player leading with his head a helmet to helmet must ensue, however, if that quarterback is not hit in the head and is simply taken down using a shoulder pad when no helmet to helmet contact is made, no call should be made. Although the authors might object that that is a no call situation, I maintain that if that is made a call then there will be less of an ability to enjoy the game of football. After all, the players are paid a significant amount of money to hit and be hit. It's their job. Therefore, I conclude that although I agree that changes must be made they need to be limited in their expansion because changing the game too much may make a negative effect to the franchises and the popularity of the sport. The authors are extremely credible in the fact that they work for the global leader in sports investigation with ESPN. I skimmed the books summary and prologue to check for relevance to my topic and it proved very effective considering it is an exact match of what I am looking for.