Talk:Jack Brewer

Lacks sources, requires few removals

The tone of the article gives a hint on which side the main contributor of this article is. However, a lot of content is not verifiable, thus my removal. I'm placing the removed items here:

• Jack Brewer also serves as the senior advisor to the president of Malawi, H.E. Joyce Banda, who he advices on several ongoing economic development initiatives across Malawi including health clinics, education, agriculture, microfinance, scholarship and sports programs that provides healthcare and support to orphanages for individuals living in extreme poverty. Through their joint efforts, loans are currently being provided to over 1,500 families throughout more than 100 villages, positively impacting over 10,000 individuals and in collaboration with Joyce Banda Foundation International and various partnering organizations JBF WorldWide has shipped nearly 300,000 meals, 10,000 futbols and over $500,000 worth of medical supplies to Malawi in the past year.

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• Recipient of National Recognition Award from President Joyce Banda of Malawi. Jack Brewer received this award for his philanthropic and economic development work through JBF Worldwide in February of 2013

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• Internationally, MMUN is the largest of the Model UN programs servicing the needs of students age 9-15, which is the age when they are developing their sense of social justice. We are a 501 (3) (c) compliant not-for-profit organization with an international focus on youth education through our Global Citizenship Program.'

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• Mr. Brewer serves as the lead in uniting athletes’ and artists’ philanthropic endeavors in a continued effort to support important, sustainable projects and to respond to relief emergencies around the world. The MDGs Athletes and Artists Committee consists of numerous celebrities including Actress Scarlett Johansson, Television Producer Tisha Fein, former MLS player Seth Stammler, former NBA player John Starks, and numerous current and former NFL players including Israel Idonije, Barrett Green, David Clowney, Marion Barber III, Jermichael Finley, and many more. Mr. Brewer honored several diplomats and United Nations Ambassadors for their work towards achieving the MDGs during an exclusive MDG Awards event he hosted at the United Nations in March 2012.

--> Not about the person

• a division of Peace and Sport – a global initiative under the High Patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco and headed by President and Founder Joël Bouzou whom also serves as President of the World Olympians Association. Peace and Sport strives to promote sustainable peace by raising awareness about and educating people through the structuring values of sport.

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• New York State Senate Proclamation – Designated by Senator Carl L. Marcellino for Mr. Brewer’s dedication of time and energy, competence, intelligence and leadership to state affairs (2012).

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• New York State Assembly Citation – Recognized as an honorable individual for his actions to promote the spirit of democracy and community service as well as for his ongoing work with The Jack Brewer Foundation (2012).

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• Friends for Good Health Goodwill Global Ambassador Award – Received in recognition and appreciation for outstanding leadership and dedicated service to the community and country (2012).

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• Citation from Nassau County, Office of the Executive – Honored for significant contributions to the enhancement of the region and the betterment of the residents (2012).

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• Office of the Town Board, Town of Oyster Bay Citation – Presented for standing up for an ideal and his act to improve the lot of others. Mr. Brewer was recognized for his humanitarianism and caring solicitude as well as his ongoing actions to help positively touch the lives of families in need and for serving as a shining example of compassion and community spirit (2012).

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• Invited to attend a policy forum and reception for the United States Chiefs of Mission to the Western Hemisphere on behalf of JBF Worldwide (2009-2012)

--> Ok he must have been honored by the invitation, but that's not what is meant by "honors" :)

• Selected as the only male member of the UN Foundation Executive Committee for the “Girl Up” Campaign (2011).

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• Influential in bringing American football to China including the first-ever delegation of NFL players and historic NFL Official Super Bowl viewing event (2011-2013)

--> Good for him but that's not an honor, and it's not verifiable

• Invited to speak as a keynote speaker at numerous high-profile international events including the 2010 Peace and Sport International Forum in Monaco, the SportBusiness Sport and Social Responsibility Summit 2011 in London and the Sports & Social Impact panel of the Ivy Sports Symposium at the Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania (2011) as well as the Opening Ceremonies of the Montessori Model UN, which was held at the United Nations General Assembly (2012).

--> Ok he must have been honored by the invitation, but that's not what is meant by "honors" :)

• 2010 Upliftment Jamaica Humanitarian Award (2010).

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• Creation of the One Team 4 Haiti Relief Fund (2010) (spearheaded project).

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• JBF Worldwide was selected to ring the Closing Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange (2009) as well as the Opening Bell at NASDAQ (2004).

--> Ok he must have been honored by the invitation, but that's not what is meant by "honors" :)

• 2009 Congressional Certificate of Appreciation Award – Appreciation for the Jack Brewer Foundation’s work in the African community. The Jack Brewer Foundation was presented with a Congressional Certificate by the office of United States Congressman, Charles B. Rangel of New York’s 15th District (2009).

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• Named to the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Dynamics 'Rising Alumni' Class of 2013 Jack Brewer was one of 23 featured alumni in the inaugural 'Rising Alumni' class for his work across the globe with The Brewer Group and The Jack Brewer Foundation.

--> Good for him, but we don't need to know that --Rubyface (talk) 08:43, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

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NFL Captain Positions

The article contains an uncited claim that Brewer served as a special teams captain for three different franchises. Before 2007, the role of NFL team captain did not formally exist in its current form, although before that time teams could unofficially appoint captains, and since time immemorial one or more team members have always been sent out to represent the team during the pre-game coin toss ceremony. There is no proof that Brewer ever served as a team captain, although conversely there is no proof that he never served as a captain. In any case, his brief career ended before the 2007 season. This claim should be deleted.Timothy Horrigan (talk) 18:05, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Special Teams Statistics

The special teams statistics in this article appear at first glance to be at odds with the data is sources such as Pro Football Reference. I frankly was overly suspicious of those statistics because Mr Brewer was a little-known special-teams player who has been keeping a much higher profile during his post-NFL career as a businessman and political figure. And, also because he tends to exaggerate his accomplishments. However, it turns out that special team statistics are globally inconsistent with the numbers found in the standard sources, which only list defensive statistics related to regular plays from scrimmage. It is hard to find special teams statistics, but I was able to find a reliable source for his last full season, 2005. The Eagles did indeed credit him with 15 special team tackles, just like he claims: his Pro Football Record listing for that year apparently documents only the 3 tackles he made while filling in as a defensive back. Timothy Horrigan (talk) 23:07, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

@TimothyHorrigan: Well, I was the one who found the 2005 source from the Eagles website and added it to this article (diff). I believe individual teams are the only ones who maintain special teams statistics like that, and if I remember correctly, a "tackle" by the Eagles' standards is not consistent with how the NFL records them. Team-specific special teams stats judge a "tackle" as whichever player was closest to a fair catch punt, for example. Due to these inconsistencies, it may be best to indicate in the article that "according to the Eagles, he made 15 special teams tackles" or something along those lines. Eagles 24/7 (C) 23:16, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Professor

According to Brewer's website:

"Currently Brewer serves as a professor at the Gabelli Business School at Fordham University where he leads the newly launch Executive MBA Program for Athletes and Artist (2019)."

173.88.246.138 (talk) 01:44, 27 August 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 5 January 2024

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The result of the move request was: moved. Consensus that the article subject is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC for Jack Brewer. (closed by non-admin page mover) ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 21:52, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

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Jack Brewer (American football) → Jack Brewer – Jack Brewer currently does much more than play football and therefore the title should be more broad. With American Football in the title, it excludes all of his professional and humanitarian work. Amandahallll (talk) 20:12, 4 January 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). 162 etc. (talk) 19:49, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

• Support: The disambiguation would be correct if he weren't the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC among people of this name. However, by pageviews this does far outpace the other pages with 96.8% of views. SilverLocust 💬 20:49, 4 January 2024 (UTC) (edited from RM/TR)

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• Oppose. There are five men listed upon the Jack Brewer disambiguation page, with little indication that the renown of the sports celebrity exceeds the combined notability of the remaining four men. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 04:36, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support per SilverLocust. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:43, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
• Support, appears to be primary topic according to both criteria in this case. Dekimasuよ! 04:05, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

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Very few sources, subjective descriptions

Practically no sources cited throughout entire article. Lot of bold claims that seem subjective in nature, in addition to being vague. Skeptical of the whole Merrill Lynch and business success section. 75.118.46.200 (talk) 03:30, 10 April 2024 (UTC)