The biggest game of the year for the NFL, and one of the largest days in sports all year. All eyes are on the Super Bowl, whether it’s for the football or Rihanna. So how did the league manage to provide yet another blatantly horrible playing surface so bad that the fans and even the... Continue Reading →
[header via USA Today] So here we are again. Tua Tagovailoa is in the NFL Concussion Protocol after suffering a head injury against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, his second diagnosed concussion of the season. The NFLPA is once again investigating. After the controversy surrounding the first (and second) head injury, this one seemed... Continue Reading →
Last week, this argument picked up a bit of steam with De’Vondre Campbell’s twitter comments after his teammate Rashan Gary suffered a season ending injury on the turf in Detroit. Since then, this debate has blown up on twitter and other news media as the players are determined to make a stand. A number of... Continue Reading →
Football is a contact sport, and at all levels there is an inherent risk of injury. At the professional level, although the players take care of their bodies, the speed of the game and force of contact are significant. In the tackle zone, anything can happen. When a player gets injured as a product of... Continue Reading →
There has been a ton of talk about concussions in the National Football League this season. At the forefront has been Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins mishandling of his significant injury. Apart from that, there is a larger question to ask regarding the number of confirmed and suspected head injuries this year, considering the... Continue Reading →
Being a Hall of Fame quarterback has its perks. Fame, recognition, connections, and persuasive social power. Unfortunately, that power is not without flaw. Recently released text messages confirmed that former Mississippi governor Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre in diverting “at least $5 million of the state’s welfare funds” to construct a new volleyball arena for... Continue Reading →