Thursday, March 21, 2013

What The NFL Crown-Of-Helmet Rule Means For The Future Of Contact Sports



With all but one franchise owner backing the “crown rule,” John Mara of the New York Giants was quoted as saying that he thinks the league can maintain the “very physical, violent” nature of the game, but remove some “unnecessary” hits from the field of play. That kind of thinking already has plenty of sportswriters, players, and fans moaning and groaning. They see the wholesale jerseys rule change as part of a growing trend to take the core violence out of football by reducing violent contact. Or, put another way, they are bristling at the prospect of “sissifying” a sport in which the players give up their bodies, china jerseys health, and well being, and coaches can often act like battlefield generals calling for the next man up when someone goes down.


Let’s face it: contact sports like football and ice hockey are violent. They have become so increasingly violent, in fact, that many parents hesitate to let their children participate in them. Those ranks are certain to grow as more and more light is shed on the cost that participation could have on players’ brains. When that happens, the fan base will almost assuredly follow suit.


What’s worse is that if these sports don’t get aaron rodgers jersey the head and brain out of the game, they will eventually join boxing as a sport played only by the poor. That will probably lead to a much smaller fan base because the middle and upper classes will have a tough time trying to morally justify watching impoverished people smash their brains to bits for purposes of entertainment.

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