Elijah Seifuddin
Football is one of the most dangerous and risky sports in the world. Football has many injuries like broken bones, sprains, but the worst is concussions that have long term effects on a person’s brain. After retiring from professional football many former NFL players fingers are crooked because of the dislocating and damaging of the fingers. Many have said that they may have snapped their bone in their finger in half and they had to go out and play with it broken. Head injuries are the most common injuries among them, and it has the worst long-term effect. It’s called CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy). You get this when you experience repetitive blows to the head over time. CTE typically makes a person not act like themselves, and it causes areas of the brain to waste away. Statistics show that in 2016 there were 243 concussions in the NFL and in 2019 there were 257 concussions.
Ali Jaradat a student- athlete at Hillgrove high school explains, “Football is more dangerous than ever because the risk in injuries is so high…I feel that the NFL should add more rule because there are a lot of injuries right now and the players safety is most important.”. Just in the new season there have been lots of rule changes regarding the players safety. “I think there are so many concussions right now because of the head-to-head contact and the equipment.” Jaradat theorizes. In just 9 weeks of the NFL there have been 69 concussions.
Devin Jones a student at Hillgrove high school states, “I think the NFL should let the players wear the padded head coverings because they can reduce injury and force to the head.” Studies show that 10% of the force is reduced when the padded head covering is being used. “Players should be getting paid more because football is such a high-risk sport, and you can lose your life from playing the game.” Jones exclaims. The average pay for an NFL player is 860,000 per year. This year quarterbacks are set to make $7 million dollars. “With the recent gruesome concussions, I think that the league should add more rules to make it safer for the players.” Jones theorizes. For example, after the recent gruesome concussion to star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins the NFL is working on adding more steps to concussion protocol.
Cameron Bolton a student at Hillgrove high school states, “This can lead to potential deaths in the NFL because if a person keeps taking repetitive blows to the head, they can get brain damage and die.” “I think technology can help prevent injuries in the NFL because they can put it in the equipment.” Antonio Brown a former NFL player is one of the people that have experienced CTE. He has talked about the problem in multiple podcast and interviews.
Football is a dangerous game, and it comes with many serious consequences. It also can be a great thing and you can make lots of money. It comes with many injuries such as brain damage, sprains, and broken limbs. Many people think that it is the most dangerous game ever played. It is ranked 15th on the most dangerous sport played but many think it should be higher. The NFL is making the game safer by adding more rules and protecting the players more during games.
Football is one of the most dangerous and risky sports in the world. Football has many injuries like broken bones, sprains, but the worst is concussions that have long term effects on a person’s brain. After retiring from professional football many former NFL players fingers are crooked because of the dislocating and damaging of the fingers. Many have said that they may have snapped their bone in their finger in half and they had to go out and play with it broken. Head injuries are the most common injuries among them, and it has the worst long-term effect. It’s called CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy). You get this when you experience repetitive blows to the head over time. CTE typically makes a person not act like themselves, and it causes areas of the brain to waste away. Statistics show that in 2016 there were 243 concussions in the NFL and in 2019 there were 257 concussions.
Ali Jaradat a student- athlete at Hillgrove high school explains, “Football is more dangerous than ever because the risk in injuries is so high…I feel that the NFL should add more rule because there are a lot of injuries right now and the players safety is most important.”. Just in the new season there have been lots of rule changes regarding the players safety. “I think there are so many concussions right now because of the head-to-head contact and the equipment.” Jaradat theorizes. In just 9 weeks of the NFL there have been 69 concussions.
Devin Jones a student at Hillgrove high school states, “I think the NFL should let the players wear the padded head coverings because they can reduce injury and force to the head.” Studies show that 10% of the force is reduced when the padded head covering is being used. “Players should be getting paid more because football is such a high-risk sport, and you can lose your life from playing the game.” Jones exclaims. The average pay for an NFL player is 860,000 per year. This year quarterbacks are set to make $7 million dollars. “With the recent gruesome concussions, I think that the league should add more rules to make it safer for the players.” Jones theorizes. For example, after the recent gruesome concussion to star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins the NFL is working on adding more steps to concussion protocol.
Cameron Bolton a student at Hillgrove high school states, “This can lead to potential deaths in the NFL because if a person keeps taking repetitive blows to the head, they can get brain damage and die.” “I think technology can help prevent injuries in the NFL because they can put it in the equipment.” Antonio Brown a former NFL player is one of the people that have experienced CTE. He has talked about the problem in multiple podcast and interviews.
Football is a dangerous game, and it comes with many serious consequences. It also can be a great thing and you can make lots of money. It comes with many injuries such as brain damage, sprains, and broken limbs. Many people think that it is the most dangerous game ever played. It is ranked 15th on the most dangerous sport played but many think it should be higher. The NFL is making the game safer by adding more rules and protecting the players more during games.
