From the moment they buckle their chin straps and tighten their shoulder pads, football players are taught one thing: sacrifice everything in the name of the team. To exist as a football player, let alone be anyone associated with the game, means to not so discretely give up a hardy pursuit of individual glory. This is steadily ingrained into the psyche of anyone that puts on the roughly extra 20 pounds of equipment and steps in between the lines. It is indeed a worthwhile message about life, the greatest team game of all where it’s rare any one person finds success without a boost from someone they know.
The anonymous and apathetic culture of the NFL
