The first time I thought I wanted to work at the National Football League, I was nine years old. The Tennessee Titans had just beaten the Kansas City Chiefs to win their first playoff game in over a decade. After that game, football became my passion. I would wait all week for the Titans to play, and immediately after one game ended I would start thinking about the next one. The seed that was planted after that playoff game in 2017 only grew, and my plans for my future working at the NFL became more detailed. I learned about an alum from Harpeth Hall, Katie Hill, who is the Senior Vice President of Communications at the NFL. I emailed her and scheduled a Zoom call with her to learn more about what she does and to talk about my desire to work at the NFL. She helped me schedule a shadow day with the Titans, where I learned about the business, marketing, and analytics which happen behind the scenes of a football organization. I went to a meeting with a clothing brand that the Titans were hoping to establish a partnership with, and I went to a meeting with the President and CEO of the Titans, Burke Nihill, to discuss the future of the new stadium the Titans are building. My experience shadowing the Titans solidified my interest in working in the business side of football. An Economics degree would help me in my future career whether I am working for the NFL or for a football franchise. The NFL and football franchises are both businesses which deal with enormous amounts of money and resources. Every year, each NFL team has a salary cap, and they have to be strategic and even a little bit creative about how they pay their players. They might have to trade a player who they cannot pay, or they could give him a contract which would have him receive the majority of his money at a later time when the team is not likely to reach the salary cap. With an Economics degree, I will be able to decide how to best allocate resources. An Economics degree would also be extremely useful if I have a career working for the NFL. The current NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, was an Economics major, and the amount of revenue the NFL generates has increased steadily since he received the job. The NFL International Series, wherein NFL teams play games outside of the United States, began under Goodell, and, according to Bloomberg, the NFL values each international game at fifty five million dollars. Goodell’s background in Economics helps him not only to launch initiatives like the NFL International Series, but also to lead a business with the NFL’s scope, and I know a degree in Economics will do the same for me.

The first time I thought I wanted to work at the National Football League, I was nine years old. The Tennessee Titans had just beaten the Kansas City Chiefs to win their first playoff game in over a decade. After that game, football became my passion. I would wait all week for the Titans to play, and immediately after one game ended I would start thinking about the next one. The seed that was planted after that playoff game in 2017 only grew, and my plans for my future working at the NFL became more detailed. I learned about an alum from Harpeth Hall, Katie Hill, who is the Senior Vice President of Communications at the NFL. I emailed her and scheduled a Zoom call with her to learn more about what she does and to talk about my desire to work at the NFL. She helped me schedule a shadow day with the Titans, where I learned about the business, marketing, and analytics which happen behind the scenes of a football organization. I went to a meeting with a clothing brand that the Titans were hoping to establish a partnership with, and I went to a meeting with the President and CEO of the Titans, Burke Nihill, to discuss the future of the new stadium the Titans are building. My experience shadowing the Titans solidified my interest in working in the business side of football. An Economics degree would help me in my future career whether I am working for the NFL or for a football franchise. The NFL and football franchises are both businesses which deal with enormous amounts of money and resources. Every year, each NFL team has a salary cap, and they have to be strategic and even a little bit creative about how they pay their players. They might have to trade a player who they cannot pay, or they could give him a contract which would have him receive the majority of his money at a later time when the team is not likely to reach the salary cap. With an Economics degree, I will be able to decide how to best allocate resources. An Economics degree would also be extremely useful if I have a career working for the NFL. The current NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, was an Economics major, and the amount of revenue the NFL generates has increased steadily since he received the job. The NFL International Series, wherein NFL teams play games outside of the United States, began under Goodell, and, according to Bloomberg, the NFL values each international game at fifty five million dollars. Goodell’s background in Economics helps him not only to launch initiatives like the NFL International Series, but also to lead a business with the NFL’s scope, and I know a degree in Economics will do the same for me.

The first time I thought I wanted to work at the National Football League, I was nine years old. The Tennessee Titans had just beaten the Kansas City Chiefs to win their first playoff game in over a decade. After that game, football became my passion. I would wait all week for the Titans to play, and immediately after one game ended I would start thinking about the next one. The seed that was planted after that playoff game in 2017 only grew, and my plans for my future working at the NFL became more detailed. I learned about an alum from Harpeth Hall, Katie Hill, who is the Senior Vice President of Communications at the NFL. I emailed her and scheduled a Zoom call with her to learn more about what she does and to talk about my desire to work at the NFL. She helped me schedule a shadow day with the Titans, where I learned about the business, marketing, and analytics which happen behind the scenes of a football organization. I went to a meeting with a clothing brand that the Titans were hoping to establish a partnership with, and I went to a meeting with the President and CEO of the Titans, Burke Nihill, to discuss the future of the new stadium the Titans are building. My experience shadowing the Titans solidified my interest in working in the business side of football. An Economics degree would help me in my future career whether I am working for the NFL or for a football franchise. The NFL and football franchises are both businesses which deal with enormous amounts of money and resources. Every year, each NFL team has a salary cap, and they have to be strategic and even a little bit creative about how they pay their players. They might have to trade a player who they cannot pay, or they could give him a contract which would have him receive the majority of his money at a later time when the team is not likely to reach the salary cap. With an Economics degree, I will be able to decide how to best allocate resources. An Economics degree would also be extremely useful if I have a career working for the NFL. The current NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, was an Economics major, and the amount of revenue the NFL generates has increased steadily since he received the job. The NFL International Series, wherein NFL teams play games outside of the United States, began under Goodell, and, according to Bloomberg, the NFL values each international game at fifty five million dollars. Goodell’s background in Economics helps him not only to launch initiatives like the NFL International Series, but also to lead a business with the NFL’s scope, and I know a degree in Economics will do the same for me.