Roger Goodell Argumentative Essay

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Most sports people see Roger Goodell as a foul, unfair man, who is in over his head running the National Football league. Seriously he’s hated for the way he runs this multi-billion dollar league. Come on, he even looks like one of those people you just want to hate, go ahead look him up… truthful right? Even still Roger Goodell makes a base salary of $3.5 million but gets an average bonus of $26.5 million based on revenue. Roger Goodell was hired by the former commissioner Paul Tagliabue and the owners of the NFL teams in 2006. His job is to uphold the dignity of the league on and off the field. The clown commissioner of NFL named Roger Goodell should be fired for being unable to uphold the league's dignity.

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In just the 2013 season, 228 were diagnosed that season. There have also been major issues with concussions and effects on past players. As of 2014, seven former NFL player have committed suicide due to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). A disease that causes memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, impulse control problems, aggression, depression, and, eventually, progressive dementia. The development of CTE has been connected to past multiple concussions in people (Boston University). This issue is calling for action in creating football a more safe sport without taking the integrity of the sport away. This is the one call Roger Goodell has done a wonderful job …show more content…

The NFL official report, known as the Wells report said that 11 out of the 12 football averaged a psi of 11.48 (business insider). Then the report stated that it was probably that Brady had the balls deflated. So, Goodell after the Super Bowl handed Brady a Four game suspension and fine the patriots two picks a 2016 first round picks and a 2017 fourth-round pick and $1 million. Even though the rules state that the fine for tampering with equipment is a $25,000 fine. The Wells report didn't take in Gay-Lussac’s Law of gas. The law states that; If the temperature of a container increase, the pressure increases. Also if the temperature of a container decreases, the pressure decreases. Test by University of New Hampshire Deflategate course stated that the temperatures stadium at the high forties and rain did have an effect on footballs filled up inside at a room temperature of 71°f deflating them.

Originally Brady appealed and won and did not have to serve the four games. In the investigation, the most suspicious thing Brady did was destroy his phone, after the NFL already had all of his text and call logs. Though this past 2016 season Goodell appealed Brady's appeal and won to give Brady the Four game suspension. This was Goodell trying to show that he is still the almighty. He gave Brady and the Patriots these fines to show that he had all the power. He gave Brady the fine thinking that he was going to retire soon though that

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