NFL’s Russell Okung weighs in on amateurism bout

Among a panel that featured lawyers, journalists and professional athletes, Russell Okung debated the heavily controversial topic of paying college athletes at the Seton Hall Symposium on April 2. The San Diego Charger’s left tackle and a member of the executive committee of the National Football League Players Association gave historical references as well as…

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The Impact of the Super Bowl on American Culture

The Super Bowl has gone from being more than just an NFL championship game and has evolved into a cultural phenomenon drawing in over 100 million viewers every year. According to Sports Media Watch, 111.3 million people viewed the 2017 Super Bowl, and 103.39 million people watched in 2018. Seton Hall Associate Sports Management professor…

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Position-by-Position Breakdown of Super Bowl LIII

Media days have concluded and we now shift the focus to kickoff from Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. Let’s keep this short. Here is the position-by-position breakdown of the big game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots. Quarterbacks New versus old. Goff versus Brady. The Rams have used Goff efficiently all…

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The History of Super Bowl Commercials

Beginning in the late 1970s — when Super Bowl advertisements cost only about $80,000 for a 30-second clip, to 2019 where ads ballooned to $5.2 million — the interest of the millions of viewers from around the world is piqued when tuning in to each break in the action of the most watched sporting event…

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How the LA Rams Went from Hard-Headed to Hard-Nosed

Many go to Los Angeles in search of new found opportunity and success. This stands true for aspiring actors and actresses, musicians, and photographers. This remains true for members of the sports industry. Take LeBron James as an example. After getting humiliated two years in a row by the Golden State Warriors, he took his…

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Notable NFL Free Agents

The 2018 NFL League year is just a few weeks away. On March 14, 2018 the NFL free agency period begins at 4:00 pm. Many notable players are free agents this year, including Drew Brees and Le’Veon Bell. However, it is likely that both of these players will stay with their current teams. Here are…

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