American football has been around since the early 1900's. The players tackle each other until one is on the ground. Football has always been a full-contact sport. Throughout the years injuries have stayed part of the game and the NFL has taken their time to increase player safety. The NFL should increase player safety because of the injuries have occurred. Some of the injuries may be lifetime injuries. Serious brain injuries have been linked to football as, well as heart issues and other permanent heath problems. In any sport there will be injuries, however with the NFL the risk of getting injured is higher than any other sport. Players in the NFL are likely to get a concussion. It could be the physicality of the sport. Football has a long history with physical contact. To avoid injuries, the NFL has been changing rules and modifying player equipment, for safety. When the NFL was introduced in the 1920's player safety was in the creator's mind; there were only 14 teams, the uniform was made of thick wool, and helmets were not mandatory. The head injuries were gruesome; concussions to cracked skulls were the injuries players would suffer. The injuries became serious enough for the NFL to increase player safety. In 1930's helmets became mandatory. Even though players were able to wear helmets, the helmets were leather, and had no facemask. By the 1950's the NFL was changed, the overtime quarter was born and players were wearing hard plastic helmets. It was not until the 1950's the NFL made the plastic helmets mandatory. Concussions have been a part of the NFL since the beginning of the sport. In August of 2013 the NFL agreed to pay $765 million to settle a lawsuit brought by more than 4,500 players and their families. New York Tim... ... middle of paper ... ...://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/30/sports/football/judge-announces- settlement-in-nfl-concussion-suit.html?ref=football/>. Cote, Rob. Therichest.com. 11 Oct. 2013. Sports money. 05 Dec. 2013 . Florio, Mike. Nbcsports.com. 08 July 2013. NBC Sports. 05 Dec. 2013 . Gunter, Tim. SportsRadioInterviews.com. 10 May 2010. Sports Media Booking. 05 Dec. 2013 . Stern, Robert. PBS.org. 08 Oct. 2013. Public Broadcasting Service. 05 Dec. 2013 .
American football in the past several years have really developed, not only from the fans perspective but also from the players and the official heads. Safety is the most important topic talked about in all sports but it is a must in football, especially because of the way the game is played with all of the tackles and hits. It is really important not only for the players to be safe but also the officials to keep it safe. Both players and officials play a key role in making the game of football safe and interesting to watch for the fans and a great experience for the players as well. As said in the Denver Post, players are expected to play with the rules…coaches are expected to teach…and game officials to emphasize the rules. The game of football, in the NFL, is safer than it has ever been because of the rules, penalties and the equipment.
The American people not only love to win in anything, they live to win even when they, themselves are not the ones actually winning the game. The American people cheer with great enthusiasm when their team comes in first in a game, championship, or competition. To place anything less than first in any sport or academic competition is unfathomable, it is unappreciated, and frowned upon. Sadly, yet true the majority of all football players in the National Football League (NFL) see it this way as well. The USA is to blame for that. Football players throughout their careers during both on and off seasons, and practices are pushed to their breaking point, and most American people are unaware of the damage that is causes to their body mentally and physically, and the fear is that many of these players do not know the consequences of this brutally, dangerous sport.
To understand the issue of concussions in the NFL we must first understand exactly what a concussion is. A concussion is a minor traumatic brain injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. Severe concussions can cause loss of consciousness and/or forgetfulness. However, you do not need to lose consciousness to have a concussion. Minor concussions usually cause headache, nausea, dizziness, and tiredness. An NFL study showed that most concussions occur when one player delivered a hit to the side of the head of another, and when the player was either standing still or moving slowly. These hits that cause concussions pack an average force of 980-pounds. Concussions affect professional athletes as well as amateur or youth football players. Studies have shown that high school football players are nearly twice as likely to get concussions as college football players and high school athletes in other sports. Also, they show that 47% of high school football players say they suffer a concussion each season. As a result about 250,000 people under the age of 19 went to the emergency room with concussions in 2009, compared with 150,000 in 2001.
Present players in the National Football League disagree with all the protective rules now but when they are no longer playing football it’ll be a different story. Players also tend to forget that they won 't be playing football forever and that they will need to be healthy later on in life when they can no longer play football. It’s not okay for players to complain about the safety rules now, and then later claim the National Football
Concussions occur regularly on the football field and have always been an injury associated with football. They occur at all levels from little league to the NFL. One of the earliest reported concussion...
For Safer Football claims that the NFL has not done enough to make the NFL safer. They believe the NFL should do more to combat the decline in children signing up to play football in youth leagues and we should do more on the grassroots level. For Safer Football is also concerned that the NFL has lost too much money because of lawsuits, and bad publicity.
Football is a very exciting sport to play and watch. Boys enjoy getting a touch down and kicking a field goal. People love to sit and watch their friends and family perform. Even though everyone gets a lot excitement out of it, football can be very dangerous. The danger can occur within getting tackled or just by running up and down the field. "Football is at a crossroads," says Jodi Balsam, a sports law professor at Brooklyn Law School in New York. "And that crossroads is about convincing the next generation of players and their parents that the game is safe to play and that the rewards of playing outweigh the risks." (New York Times Upfront, Charles) Football has always been a sport known for hard tackles and rough play, making injuries inevitable. Football is a dangerous sport because it can lead to problems with the head like: concussions, brain damage, and head trauma.
The NFL has already had changes to the way the players are allowed to come in contact with a defenceless player, but it does not address the problem as well as it needs to (“NFL” n.p.). There should changes that affect how long an athlete must sit out after receiving a head injury to avoid more brain trauma. Also, there should be trained personnel at every game to decrease the amount of undiagnosed concussions which will increase the player’s safety. These changes would make big strides in protecting the players while also appealing to Americans by not further changing the contact rule which would ease this
Concussions, a concern to many athletes in high school, college, and pro sports. By definition a concussion is a severe injury to the brain that alters the way it functions and many people die from having one. In a study a total of 167 high school athletes got a concussion playing football, soccer, lacrosse, or cheerleading. The number of concussions has been reduced over the years, but are still a major issue. In pro football people tend to blame the NFL for the concussions, but the players are the real people to blame for this issue. Sure the NFL has ignored some of the advice giving to them for the concussions, but they have used a lot of cash to find a solution for the concussions. The NFL is innocent for the concussions because players ignore the concussion when they get one, risks have always been in sports, and the NFL is currently trying to reduce concussions.
The NFL need to improve their safety on players that play in the NFL. Also for the men that play in the NFL and take all them hits they deserve more money then what they get. Most players in the NFL catch brain disease once they leave the NFL. Also most NFL players go broke when they retire out the NFL. NFL players get on drugs while they in the NFL which hurts them when they retire. The NFL has bad effects on the players of the game during and after there career.
You either think players are protected or you don’t. Believe it or not most Americans think the NFL is not currently trying to improve player protection. The problem is they don’t do their research. People watch players get hit and hear stories of players who can’t play in a big game because they have concussions. Most people don’t take the time to realize the NFL is trying to solve a problem that is nearly impossible to solve in a contact sport. (ESPN.com) There were a total of 83 concussions during the season of 2015, and in 2016 there were 71. That means in one year the concussion rate has decreased by over 15%. On top of that the concussion rate in practices have decreased by 47% since 2014. Although these differences seem small they are
Football is a dangerous sport; players go into games knowing that they could get hurt. The kickoff plays a huge role when it comes to head injuries. According to an article by Mark Maske, there were a total of 270 concussions in the NFL in 2010 and 35 of them were from the kickoff. Though 35 may not seem like a large number it still would make the game safer if there were zero concussions instead of 35. The number has decreased over the years though, “Players suffered 266 concussions last season, including 20 on kickoffs, according to the study released Tuesday by Edgeworth Economics, a consulting firm. That was down from 270 concussions suffered by NFL players during the 2010 season, 35 of them on
To sum it all up,Professional sports are too risky for players because they can get head injures,CTE,and concussions.Also they can get hurt and cause issues.I predict that if players keep getting hurt then the safety policies would finally complain about the dangerous sports.In my opinion if all of this happens just because of a sport they should stop all of it and make a improved version of the game where its safe.When the players play the game they might go
In the modern day United States the sport American football has become not only entertainment but also a tradition whether it’s watching the BCS college championship or watching the super bowl with the family. The sport of American football is unique to the United States and has grown and became iconic over the years and has become a part of many Americans lives. American Football was made in 1869 and was modeled after the sport of rugby. They took the basics of rugby and changed it to make it fit better for them. The game has changed over the years but it also affected many Americans as the tradition of Monday Night football has begun. The game has had problems with the United States government as it was said to be too dangerous to play, this lead to an upgrade in the equipment and they tried very hard to make the equipment well ensuring player safety throughout the sport.
There is no question that football is a dangerous sport and has caused numerous life changing injuries for players. No one can blame the sport; every person who has played football took the risks but participated anyways. Although they took the risks of the sport, is that enough reason to allow such a thing. I say yes, football players take and know the risks to their health and thus should be allowed to play the sport without any additional rules or equipment modifications. Football has been around for over a hundred years and is a part of American culture, and it should remain the way it is.