National Football League controversies

PayPerHead Set to Begin $3 Per Head Until Super Bowl Promo

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Monday, June 28, 2021
National Football League, Sports in the United States, Super Bowl, National Football League controversies, American Football League

The company's Super Bowl Promo begins in July and lasts until the 2022 NFL Championship.

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  • The company's Super Bowl Promo begins in July and lasts until the 2022 NFL Championship.
  • The National Football Leaguehas added an extra game this season, pushing both the playoffs and the 2022 Super Bowl forward by a week.
  • We offered agents the $3 per head until Super Bowl promo in 2020 to help bookie software agents get by during the pandemic.
  • "When agents sign-up for the $3 per head until Super Bowl Promo, they can offer all add-on platforms, including Premium Props, the Premium Gaming platform with 3D options, and Live+.

Oculogica’s New Patent Opens Potential for a CTE Test for Live Subjects

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
National Football League controversies, Injuries, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Neurotrauma, Branches of biology, CTE, Sports, Tau protein, Encephalopathy, Boston University CTE Center and Brain Bank, Chronic traumatic encephalopathy in sports

The new patent protects Oculogicas method and system for assessing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease known as CTE, in live patients.This is Oculogicas eighth patent in the U.S.

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  • The new patent protects Oculogicas method and system for assessing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease known as CTE, in live patients.This is Oculogicas eighth patent in the U.S.
    CTE describes microscopic findings in the brains of people who have been exposed to repetitive trauma.
  • CTE currently has only been diagnosed after death, and is identified by the buildup of tau protein in an abnormal location in certain portions of the brain.
  • Researchers have been pursuing additional ways to diagnose CTE because current studies have included biased samples of donated brains, with potentially only the worst cases being donated by families.
  • Subjects were assessed for eye-tracking and a modified version of the Boston Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury (BATL).

NICE Announces Interactions Live 2021, the World’s Biggest CX Customer Conference of the Year, Featuring Tom Brady and Hosted by James Corden

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Software, Technology, Internet, Data management, National Football League, Professional sports leagues in the United States, National Football League controversies, American people of German descent, Tom Brady, Super Bowl, History of American football

b"NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced Interactions Live , the world\xe2\x80\x99s biggest customer experience-focused virtual event of the year.

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  • b"NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced Interactions Live , the world\xe2\x80\x99s biggest customer experience-focused virtual event of the year.
  • Click here to learn more or register for the event.\nJoining Interactions Live as keynote speaker is Tom Brady, seven-time Super Bowl champion and one of the most accomplished athletes of the past two decades.
  • With 17 Division Titles and ten Super Bowl appearances, Brady\xe2\x80\x99s accolades have inspired a generation of young athletes to pursue their greatest potential.
  • Throughout his unprecedented football career and particularly in the past year, Brady has shattered numerous NFL records.

ScottsMiracle-Gro Unveils Bright and Sunny Super Bowl Spot to Inspire Consumers to ‘Keep Growing’

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
National Football League controversies, Super Bowl commercials, Television advertising, Lawn, Super Bowl XL, Miracle-Gro, History of American football, National Football League, Natural environment

On the heels of a surge in lawn and garden care that drove more than 25 million new consumers to the category in the past year, ScottsMiracle-Gro today unveils its first-ever Super Bowl commercial.

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  • On the heels of a surge in lawn and garden care that drove more than 25 million new consumers to the category in the past year, ScottsMiracle-Gro today unveils its first-ever Super Bowl commercial.
  • The upbeat and optimistic ad encourages gardenersboth new and experiencedto Keep Growing with the chance to win the lawn and garden of their dreams.
  • The Super Bowl commercial marks the launch of ScottsMiracle-Gros biggest marketing push with a fully integrated eight-week program leading up to the first day of spring.
  • The 45-second Super Bowl spot was directed by Martin Granger, one of the most sought-after comedic TV commercial directors in the world.

Super Bowl Commercials: What Started the Strategy of Agencies Scooping Themselves?

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Monday, February 1, 2021
Professional sports leagues in the United States, National Football League controversies, American Football League, National Football League, Super Bowl, History of American football

That is until Dirt Devil and their PR firm, Falls , had the risky idea of scooping themselves.

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  • That is until Dirt Devil and their PR firm, Falls , had the risky idea of scooping themselves.
  • Although the commercial was cool and fun the real impact was the reaction of "how did they do that?"
  • The media impressions were more than four times that of the Super Bowl ad itself.
  • "It has actually given Mike and I some quiet satisfaction to see this strategy used again and again since we started it in 1997."

Partnership With Native Americans Celebrates its 30th Anniversary during American Indian Heritage Month

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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ADDISON, Texas, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- November is National American Indian Heritage Month, recognizing the culture, traditions and history of American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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  • ADDISON, Texas, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- November is National American Indian Heritage Month, recognizing the culture, traditions and history of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
  • Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) is honoring American Indian Heritage Month this year with a celebration of its 30th anniversary as a nonprofitchampioning hope for Native Americans.
  • PWNA has been an advocate for Native American communities that are often overlooked and underserved for 30 years.
  • To learn how you can celebrate American Indian Heritage Month, visit www.pwna4hope.org and follow along on PWNA's Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .

NFL Sued For Limiting Black Players' Access To Concussion Benefits

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
National Football League, Damages, National Football League controversies

The two players have asked the federal court overseeing the settlement to make clear that the NFL cannot use harmful "race-normed" scores when assessing eligibility for retiree benefits.

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  • The two players have asked the federal court overseeing the settlement to make clear that the NFL cannot use harmful "race-normed" scores when assessing eligibility for retiree benefits.
  • In a separate filing, they have asked that the NFL pay damages to Black ex-players who were subjected to the illegal practice.
  • "This approach was not required by the settlement and the NFL is fully aware of its discriminatory impact on Black players.
  • The NFL has a choice to make: live up to its word and treat Black players like their lives matter, or continue pushing them aside."

Change the Mascot Commends NFL and Washington Franchise for Removing R-Word Slur from Team Name and Mascot

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Monday, July 13, 2020
Sports, Humans, Cultural appropriation, National Football League controversies, Controversies, Arthur Raymond Halbritter, Mascot, Oneida people, Daniel Snyder, Grassroots

The NFL and Dan Snyder have finally made the right call and Change the Mascot commends them for it, said Ray Halbritter, Oneida Nation Representative and head of the Change the Mascot campaign.

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  • The NFL and Dan Snyder have finally made the right call and Change the Mascot commends them for it, said Ray Halbritter, Oneida Nation Representative and head of the Change the Mascot campaign.
  • Future generations of Native youth will no longer be subjected to this offensive and harmful slur every Sunday during football season.
  • Today marks the start of a new chapter for the NFL and the Washington franchise, beginning a new legacy that can be more inclusive for fans of all backgrounds.
  • Change the Mascot is a grassroots campaign that works to educate the public about the damaging effects on Native Americans arising from the continued use of the R-word.

Change the Mascot Calls for Immediate Change Following Washington NFL Team Announcement That It Will “Review” Team’s Racist Name and Mascot

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Friday, July 3, 2020
Cognitive science, Neuropsychology, Sports, Cultural appropriation, Daniel Snyder, Mascot, National Football League controversies, Native Americans in the United States, Consciousness, Dan Snyder

Team owner Dan Snyder can stand on the right side of history and create a new, positive legacy for his team, or instead continue embracing a bigoted slur that denigrates Native Americans and people of color.

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  • Team owner Dan Snyder can stand on the right side of history and create a new, positive legacy for his team, or instead continue embracing a bigoted slur that denigrates Native Americans and people of color.
  • "When Dan Snyder finally changes the name, Change the Mascot we will be the first to commend him for doing what is right.
  • Change the Mascot is a grassroots campaign that works to educate the public about the damaging effects on Native Americans arising from the continued use of the R-word.
  • This civil and human rights movement has helped reshape the debate surrounding the Washington teams name and brought the issue to the forefront of social consciousness.

Covers.com Crowns Brady and the Patriots as the Greatest Bet in Sports History

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
National Football League, American people of German descent, Sportsbook, National Football League controversies, Tom Brady

That's how MGM Resorts sportsbooks' Jeff Stoneback described the first 10 weeks of NFL betting during the 2007 season.

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  • That's how MGM Resorts sportsbooks' Jeff Stoneback described the first 10 weeks of NFL betting during the 2007 season.
  • As NFL betting trends go, that stretch was a microcosm of Brady's two decades under center for the Patriots.
  • Some Patriots betting highlights include:
    Since Tom Brady took over as the starting QB in Week 3 of the 2001 season, the Patriots went 186-129-9 against the NFL point spreads (59.04 percent) with Brady under center.
  • It's a whole new betting ballgame now for the Patriots, Brady and the Buccaneers.