Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: elcid1970
Is the concussion kerfuffle the revenge of the soccer loving nerds?

Only if you believe the concussions are being faked somehow. Jeepers.

127 posted on 01/31/2016 12:14:34 PM PST by 1rudeboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 121 | View Replies ]


To: 1rudeboy

OK, I’m still learning. So football players are larger, faster, and meaner than they were generations ago; combine that with the advance of protective gear technology and you’ve got a recipe for a huge increase in concussion injuries.

If that’s the case, no argument here. But it does appear to me that most college footballers are not the same size as the armored behemoths of the NFL.

The other factor is of course multimillion big bucks and again, it becomes difficult to criticize the dangers of American football both amateur & professional, without sounding like a soccer loving European socialist.

What indeed can be done about the tragic increase in football injuries? Real question.


154 posted on 01/31/2016 1:15:04 PM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 127 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson