Injuries In Professional Football

Injuries in Professional Football Rules of safety in professional football have had lots of controversy over the years. Many people think that football is too dangerous and should either be completely abolished, or have the rules amended. On the other hand, some think that the players know the risks and what they are doing to their bodies and minds. The rules in the NFL should be changed because injuries are way too common, head injuries are becoming much more severe, and players will play through injuries sometimes. Research has found new head injuries that effect players after years of hits to the head. Many players that have taken an excessive number of hits to the head over their career, are being diagnosed with brain injuries such as CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy). An article from the BIRI (Brain Injury Research Institute) explained that “Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a condition of brain damage which persists over a period of years or decades and which is the result of traumatic impacts to the cranium” (What is CTE?). Over time the mass of the brain literally deteriorates. It also mentions in the article What …show more content…
Players are influenced to play even when they are injured, you are viewed as weaker if you cannot play through some injuries. An online article states that “Withstanding the brutality of an NFL game is a badge of masculinity, the signal of a true warrior. It’s also how players keep their jobs. As former Miami Dolphin linebacker Jason Taylor once said: ‘Be a player, not a patient.’” (Jacobs). I played football for ten years and if you were not seriously hurt, you went back in and played. I remember in 2014, I played through a game with a concussion because I did not get checked out and I just stayed in the game. Although many people welcome changes in the NFL, many others think that the players know the risk of the game when they sign their