Harvin is very talented, but I questioned his longevity when he came out of UF because he is not very big and he took too many hits. Another play of similar build and talent is Desean Jackson of Philadephia who is about the same build and lightning quick and he has gotten blasted more than once and I question how long he will last.
The reverse of that is a player like Darren Sproles or Santana Moss. Both are very small by NFL standards, but they both seem to survive the beatings.
I agree with the poster talking about teaching tackling techniques. Proper form tackling is wrapping up and taking them down - not using your body as a blunt force missile. The irony is that you see as many DB’s lay themselves out trying for these knockout blows as you do receivers!
The NFL is a very rough game and it will always be like that, but the league must continue to modify play or they risks the entire business for the sake of hard hits.
And he gets migraines.
I think all football helmets should have soft plastic and foam and not a hard shell and without a face mask or eye shield.
The shoulder pads should be soft plastic, good for protection, not for a weapon.
Without a face mask you have more broken noses and stitched lips but less serious damage.
In addition, the players would automatically cut down on head to head contact.