Oct
21
Sports Science: NFL Concussions
ByI am already pretty set on not allowing my sons to play football. Not sure it is worth the risk. The recent paralyzation of Rutgers’ football player, Eric LeGrande, along with this video by Sports Science strengthen that conviction.




















2 Comments
October 21st, 2010 at 4:12 pm
I saw that Joe Pa suggested removing the facemask, as he believes it will cause players to hit less hard. I admit, myself, to enjoying the good hard hits, so I am a part of the problem.
Here’s the article I am referencing. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/10/paterno_lose_the_facemasks_to.html
October 24th, 2010 at 9:29 am
[...] linked in the comments section a few days ago to Joe Paterno’s idea of removing face masks. That may be a start as it gets to the issue [...]