A sports doctor for the U.S.C. Gamecocks lives in our building. I asked him if politics was involved in the current concussion controversy (I believe it is, as a part of the ongoing wussification of America).
The doc’s reply was guarded. He seemed to blame the players for regarding their helmets/facemasks as weapons rather than safety equipment, and therefore headbutt far more aggressively than if they were wearing leather helmets & no face masks.
He also noted that 300 pound linebackers are now the exception rather than the rule (Refrigerator Perry?).
Is the concussion kerfuffle the revenge of the soccer loving nerds?
Only if you believe the concussions are being faked somehow. Jeepers.