1.0Adpulphttps://www.adpulp.comDavid Burnhttps://www.adpulp.com/author/david-burn/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0fbkWu07dF"><a href="https://www.adpulp.com/football-is-back-to-the-delight-and-disgust-of-millions-of-americans/">Football Is Back (To the Delight and Disgust of Millions of Americans)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.adpulp.com/football-is-back-to-the-delight-and-disgust-of-millions-of-americans/embed/#?secret=0fbkWu07dF" width="600" height="338" title="“Football Is Back (To the Delight and Disgust of Millions of Americans)” — Adpulp" data-secret="0fbkWu07dF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.adpulp.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://i2.wp.com/adpulp.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NFL___The_Road_to_Kickoff_-_YouTube.png?fit=1193%2C693&ssl=11193693“Football is a microcosm of America.” LaDainian Tomlinson said so, and he’s right. This ultra-American game is violent by design. One team acquires the territory of another. Like the land on which the game is played, football’s territory is highly contested, and this constant striving and insecurity is a mirror into the American soul. So […]