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Originally Posted by APG
That's on the 49er's...the rule mentions contact with the forearm/shoulder/helmet against the head or neck area. The target area is at or below the shoulders...unless it's the passer...in which case it's at/below the shoulders and above the knees.
The NFL has reported that ACL injuries are down from the past couple of years.
NFL says ACL injuries are down through 13 weeks this season - ESPN
Even if that wasn't so, the NFL would rather ACL injuries than concussion injuries. |
That story means nothing to me. For all we know, there could have been two to three times as many hits of the knees this year than in previous years, but only a few of those hits resulted in torn ligaments.
What I find ironic is how the major sports are so concerned about concussions that they're trying to mitigate them, but then we have this relatively recent explosion of professional MMA fighting on pay-per-view and even cable. You can see UFC fights on Fox, FX, ESPN2, AXS, HDNet, and SPIKE. You also have the growth of other extreme sports on TV, like X Games, Winter X, etc. etc.
Why try to minimize the violent nature of pro sports to the masses on the one hand, while opening the window to even more violent sports on the other?
I know, I know: it's all about the money.