NFL Concussions: Should League Make Equipment Less Safe To Protect Players?

October 22, 2010   ·   Casey Schermick   ·   Jump to comments

Where have the good old days of football gone?  In today’s sports world everyone is concerned about injury.  Any advance in safety equipment is immediately brought into use by the NFL and NCAA to protect players as much as possible. 
But what about the players?  Has nobody thought about the harm they bring on themselves?  Safety could be the blame for the increase in the recent head related injuries such as concussions. 
Quintin Mikell, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles, suffered a concussion after a big hit on running back Justin Fargas of the Oakland Raiders. 
“The first thing you get is everything starts to vibrate,” said Mikell about the hit.  “On film I saw that I grabbed my helmet and tried to steady everything.  Everything is disconnected.”
Companies such as Riddell, Xenith and Schutt, are designing new helmets which are being released for use in leagues ranging from NCAA to Pop Warne...

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