[dfwgator]

and he was a wide receiver (probably the least impacted position on the team besides kicker)

Huh?!?!? Tell that to Darryl Stingley (oh wait, you can't)

[discostu]

Receivers really do take less of a pounding than almost everybody. They’re generally only involved in 10 or 12 plays a game, probably only catch 2/3 of those, and frequently get to pop out of bounds without even getting tackled. When you actually look at their stat lines to see their level of involvement it’s amazing how much attention they get. Good blocking WRs like Hines Ward get more of course, but most WRs won’t block an artery. Yeah they’ll take a beating on a post route, but how many of those do they run in a game.