Guest post by Harrison Kratz, a junior at Temple University and president/founder of Kratz PR & Management.

When I was asked to write this post, I was told to pick a topic I was passionate about. I immediately knew the direction I was going to take. I have always been passionate about the NFL, but that passion is now for the wrong reasons.

During the past few years, The NFL’s PR mess has gone from bad to worse. Commissioner Roger Goodell got off to a good start in cracking down on wrongful behavior off the field, but all that progress seems to be lost and buried under a slew of serious image problems.

The NFL has a handful of stellar role models and representatives of the league in players such as Drew Brees and Peyton Manning. However, those players have been taken over by foul play on and off the field, sexism, and poor league management. For a league that has established itself as the dominant professional sports league in America, this is unacceptable. (more…)