Comments on: NFL’s breast cancer awareness effort is making a difference

By: footballer4ever

footballer4ever — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:03:49 +0000

“Lets be real here.. The real reason this was put into place was to attract women to the sport. The bigger the pool of fans, the greater the cash flow”

That sums it all perfectly and weeds out all the bs feel good story you are all trying to sell.

By: koenig61

koenig61 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:03:15 +0000

So glad to hear that she’s doing we’ll. having said that I think the NFL really needs to promote prostate cancer month, as more men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year than women are with breast cancer. Add into this fact that the majority of fans watching football are men, and the fact that men are less likely to even go to the hospital than women, I believe the very least they could do is promote both awareness campaigns.

By: pilot2011

pilot2011 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:48:40 +0000

Deangelo Williams is the one who should be thanked. He was the one who started it all and pushed the NFL for years to finally allow it.

So thank you, Mr. Williams.

By: voyager6

voyager6 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:16:41 +0000

Let’s keep the pink apparell, but change it from 100 percent pink to rings or stripes of different colors, one for each cause. then they can wear it all year long.

By: 2ndaryinsanity

2ndaryinsanity — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:16:06 +0000

It’s pretty obvious the NFL is trying to gain more female fans with this. But, hey…even if some of the money raised does some good, I’m all for it. However, I think they should raise awareness and money for other diseases as well. It would be more fair if they alternated…this season it is breast cancer; next season testicular/prostate cancer; the following season traumatic brain injuries (not a disease, but still appropriate given the fact its a real problem for football players);next it could be childhood cancer; then heart disease; then back to breast cancer; etc. Or something along those lines. The NFL’s popularity is a great platform to raise awareness and money for a number of diseases, not just breast cancer.

By: sonnymanetto

sonnymanetto — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:58:24 +0000

I’m still not sure why the NFL feels compelled to dedicate 25% of it’s season to creating awareness to the most publicized disease in the world. Don’t get me wrong, I support curing all cancers, but the NFL admittedly doesn’t donate all the proceeds to charity. This reeks of the Shield lining its pockets under the guise of charity.

By: bobothegreatest

bobothegreatest — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:51:52 +0000

Lets be real here.. The real reason this was put into place was to attract women to the sport. The bigger the pool of fans, the greater the cash flow. You do notice that the NFL has just started selling NFL jerseys for women dont you?

Bobo

By: Gabe Smith

Gabe Smith — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:36:12 +0000

@noozehound. Raising awareness is part of preventing needless cancer deaths. Research is of vital importance as well, but we can’t sacrifice people’s lives today by putting all of the money towards the cure of tomorrow. Additionally, you’re way off base about the ACS. In addition to raising money for cancer research and awareness programs, they also spend money on patient programs to improve quality of life and reduce suffering. They provide Hope Lodges for people to stay free of charge when they are traveling out of town for treatment. They provide rides for people who have no means of getting to treatment. They can even sometimes provide air transportation. Do some research, please.

By: Andre's Johnson

Andre's Johnson — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:23:05 +0000

Good story. The Pepto-Bismol remark is stupid, but I’m happy to see saved lives.

By: smackingfools

smackingfools — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:16:41 +0000

Imagine what they could do for leukemia.

By: mossnvick

mossnvick — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:15:02 +0000

prostate cancer and testicular cancer should be getting a lot more attention glad to see that the nfl is raising awareness and money in an attempt to fully cure the disease however they are a smart business enterprise though they are also attracting more attention to their brand from the female market along the way

By: dybzinski10

dybzinski10 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:07:40 +0000

biggestredmiami — I support the awareness they are creating, but a whole month loses it’s luster. It gets to the point of thinking ‘enough already’ by the 3rd week. I mean some Octobers have 5 Sundays in them… practically ONE THIRD OF THE SEASON.

That is plenty of time to make a statement for other causes just as important. Why not make any acknowledgement to state breast AND prostate cancer, or alternate weeks?

It’s become a gimmick for the bottom line, as with any consumer product company that offers pink cancer products at retail. They make more profit than they donate on those goods (usually like 10-20%)… if it wasn’t about the bottom line they would donate all of the profit.

It’s too much, and really all about marketing instead of promoting causes.

By: themajorleagueblog

themajorleagueblog — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:05:03 +0000

Though admirable by the NFL, they aren’t doing it for the well-being of women. Glad that it is helping, too bad it is tarnished by other motives.

By: AlanSaysYo

AlanSaysYo — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:50:25 +0000

Hey Peter man, check out channel 9.

By: packmanfan

packmanfan — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:45:02 +0000

A 34 year old woman never heard of breast cancer before?
Must be as dumb as a box of rocks.
How much more awareness do we really need shoved in our faces?

By: packmanfan

packmanfan — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:40:49 +0000

1uniquename says:
Oct 20, 2012 9:52 AM
Not only that but I’m sure the NFL had raised hundreds of millions of dollars since this began for research. So good job NFL with this and keep up the good work.
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And tons of that research is being done on non-human animals just for money instead of seriously working to find a cure.
They won’t find one by insisting to study it in non-human animals that don’t get breast cancer in the first place.

By: utlonghorn6623

utlonghorn6623 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:38:53 +0000

Well can we make September Childhood Cancer month and let the players wear gold? They are our future and the survival rate is low.. I just had a child pass away with cancer and this would be a huge movement.

By: packmanfan

packmanfan — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:37:15 +0000

Why aren’t they doing anything for testicular cancer awareness?
Are woman parts more important to men then their own man parts?
What a bunch of pervs!

By: taylorgang24

taylorgang24 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:17:30 +0000

This is a joke. Over 99% of women with breast cancer survive yet it garners almost the most funding out of every disease. Sweet, lets toss even more money at something we’ve already conquered. Good for the gal in this tale tho.

By: falconssuc1

falconssuc1 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:11:30 +0000

Giants have more titles than steelers

By: packownsu

packownsu — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:09:47 +0000

When I see Pink in the NFL I want to puke. Not because the NFL has chosen to be proactive but because they chose to promote the health of womens tits over the starvation of 15 million kids worldwide each year. Sane men would put their childrens lives ahead of their womens tits.

By: andypro18

andypro18 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:06:38 +0000

Let’s not forget that the Susan G Koman foundation last year tried to stop giving money to Planned Parenthood, but they were bullied into keeping their funding of abortions.

And, there are several credible studies, from all over the globe, that having an abortion may lead to an increased risk of breast cancer.

If this is all about awareness, why do you NEVER hear that those who’ve had abortions have an increased risk of breast cancer? Isn’t making women aware of an increased risk what this is all about?

Nope, you’ll never hear about increased risk due to abortions, because abortion is a national religion. So, until the breast cancer awareness crowd tells women the truth about abortion, and stops funding the practice, they won’t get one dime from me.

By: billsboy88

billsboy88 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:54:38 +0000

Pretty cool story

By: dannythebisforbeast

dannythebisforbeast — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:51:49 +0000

Here’s my opinion

Pink is good. It creates sales to a new market-women. Also good PR obviously.

women wouldn’t buy a men’s awareness apparel that was say blue. But men by apparel for the team not the cause. Therefore no additional revenue stream is created Therefore it is not priority

By: bobbyt44

bobbyt44 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:42:53 +0000

That’s a great story but the NFL is truly doing this to massage the relationship with female viewers.

The fact that their is an arrest ticker to the right side of the page shows what type of image some pseudo fans can have.

The NFL will put a halo around their product whatever way possible to improve the bottom line.

By: elitekane

elitekane — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:26:01 +0000

“chuckyd317 says: Oct 20, 2012 9:51 AM

Aaron Rodgers wearing a pink chin strap doesn’t make me any more aware of breast cancer… what about heart disease? AIDS, or any other disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people a year??”

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If people had your attitude then nothing would ever be accomplished….. What a stupid comment

By: ketelwon

ketelwon — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:20:45 +0000

How about mentioning that only 5% of profits go to charity? That’s a fact. Even worse…the majority of that 5% goes to marketing. Very little actually goes to science and research.

By: voyager6

voyager6 — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:14:33 +0000

I have nothing against the Breast Cancer program, but to be fair, shouldn’t the NFL also sponsor a men’s health issue like testicular cancer, or is it they are really only interested in gettting more women to watch NFL football?

By: all4patriots

all4patriots — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:09:17 +0000

great that she got help for the cancer

now she needs to dump the Jets fan husband!

By: noozehound

noozehound — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:08:38 +0000

only 16% of the money brought in by the ACS and Susan G. Kommen is used for readearch. we need to stop donating time and money into “awareness” and put that money into RESEARCH! my mother is a cancer survivor, she refuses to do anything for the ACS, but we do walks and donate to people who are actually trying to find ways to stop cancer. learn about who you donate money to, the ace is NOT a non-profit. the CEO and CFO make well over $1,000,000 in salary. that money comes from YOUR donations. Donate your time and money to real organizations, not lobbying groups.