The NFL vs. Player Safety On February 7, 2016, millions of people worldwide watched Super Bowl 50. Being the most popular sport in America, NFL fans from all teams come together to watch the biggest game of the entire season. With another season ending, the NFL still remains in a fight with the players’ safety of the league. The next couple years might determine if the NFL can become safe for future players. With the technology the league offers, the NFL can become safer with greater understanding of the sport, better fundamentals, and a change of rules to make the game watchable.
The NFL has been around since 1920, with the mechanics of football changing every year. With the movie Concussion releasing a few months ago, many different …show more content…
An age restriction should be set to allow only a certain age group play competitive tackle football. A more aggressive approach could be a total ban on youth football to allow a child’s brain to fully develop. Research shows that a brain will fully develop around the age of 25 (Candy para.1). So youth, high school, and college players are playing football before their brain develops. This could impact on how many players play in the league, as those numbers should dip down if others find out about this shocking remark. Youth and even high school should ban tackle football and consider playing flag football. Flag football can be fun for everyone all ages as no tackling occurs resulting in no or few injuries. This would be encouraged by doctors and officials to help the future of playing football. In the NFL, league officials should discuss new rules allowing players to only hit in certain areas. If violated, the league should face strict punishments to players as they are damaging not only a player’s life but also himself. Changing the rules to the game can help make others still love football and not worry about health …show more content…
Not only would it be safer but also watchable to those who are afraid and disgusted by the way the game remains played. The NFL and the sport itself will change over the years and fans can assure that football will end its battle with safety. Concussion changed the way one thinks about football and has helped others to see the danger of the game. Players do not want confusion, depression, memory lose or control problems, as these are symptoms to CTE (Boston University). Players under age thirty continue to retire around the league, stars like Calvin Johnson, Jerod Mayo and Marshawn Lynch, which show that players are concern about health and want to have the game safer. The sport has lost 87 players to CTE and does not want that number to increase (Breslow). The future of football remains in the hands of league officials of the NFL and if the league does not change the result could be
The NFL has been around since 1920, with the mechanics of football changing every year. With the movie Concussion releasing a few months ago, many different …show more content…
An age restriction should be set to allow only a certain age group play competitive tackle football. A more aggressive approach could be a total ban on youth football to allow a child’s brain to fully develop. Research shows that a brain will fully develop around the age of 25 (Candy para.1). So youth, high school, and college players are playing football before their brain develops. This could impact on how many players play in the league, as those numbers should dip down if others find out about this shocking remark. Youth and even high school should ban tackle football and consider playing flag football. Flag football can be fun for everyone all ages as no tackling occurs resulting in no or few injuries. This would be encouraged by doctors and officials to help the future of playing football. In the NFL, league officials should discuss new rules allowing players to only hit in certain areas. If violated, the league should face strict punishments to players as they are damaging not only a player’s life but also himself. Changing the rules to the game can help make others still love football and not worry about health …show more content…
Not only would it be safer but also watchable to those who are afraid and disgusted by the way the game remains played. The NFL and the sport itself will change over the years and fans can assure that football will end its battle with safety. Concussion changed the way one thinks about football and has helped others to see the danger of the game. Players do not want confusion, depression, memory lose or control problems, as these are symptoms to CTE (Boston University). Players under age thirty continue to retire around the league, stars like Calvin Johnson, Jerod Mayo and Marshawn Lynch, which show that players are concern about health and want to have the game safer. The sport has lost 87 players to CTE and does not want that number to increase (Breslow). The future of football remains in the hands of league officials of the NFL and if the league does not change the result could be