In professional sports, withholding information about a player’s personal injury is a common standard. If a player’s injury is announced, opposing teams prepare for how the team plays with the player injured versus how the team would play if he were healthy.
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To combat this potential disadvantage, Jacksonville Jaguars Coach Mike Mularkey is fining any player who speaks of their own injuries $10,000. He even joked that players could not tell their moms how they were feeling. Many NFL fans and others involved in the NFL may believe Mularkey’s rule is ridiculous but personally, I do not blame him for his approach. Announcing injuries before the league-mandated timeline gives opponents extra time to prepare for alternate scenarios and in the NFL, a lot of what happens on the field is directly related to not only talent, but preparation.
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Growing up in a household where football consumed much of our family’s time, my passion for the sport grew quickly and immensely. My father was a Division 1 college offensive coordinator for many years.
Being nearly absorbed by the sport, football displayed what hard work and competition was. It inspired me to become involved with many different sports at a very early age and aided in the development of my dream of becoming a sideline reporter for the NFL.
I completed an internship at News Channel 3 in Kalamazoo, Michigan assisting the Sports Director, worked as a color commentator for Cornerstone University women’s basketball and was a High School Sports Reporter for MLive Media Group.
I played softball at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and finished my softball career at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan where I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Despite living in Michigan nearly my entire life, I am a fan of the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints. I love to run, watch sports, spend time with my friends and family, BUT I live for NFL Sundays.
