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Just here to serve some crow to the NikeTalk community 3+ years after the fact.
I told ya'll in a post that has yet to be found (if anyone wants to help me search for it that'd be great) that this would be a good move. I got nothing but ridicule just like when I said ARod was on steroids back in like '06 and everyone said I was out of my mind
Less violent injuries and more exposure for the athletes should outweigh any of the potential downsides. Might seem crazy now but definitely worth looking further into and experimenting with.
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I told ya'll in a post that has yet to be found (if anyone wants to help me search for it that'd be great) that this would be a good move. I got nothing but ridicule just like when I said ARod was on steroids back in like '06 and everyone said I was out of my mind
Less violent injuries and more exposure for the athletes should outweigh any of the potential downsides. Might seem crazy now but definitely worth looking further into and experimenting with.
NFL safety boss says the league could ban helmets one day
By Matt Slater
BBC Sport
The chairman of the National Football League's health and safety advisory commission believes American football c...ould ban helmets in the future.
The NFL has tried to reduce the risk of head injuries over the last five years and recently reached an almost $1bn legal settlement with ex-players suffering with head trauma.
But some experts think helmets give the players a false sense of security.
"Can I see a time without helmets? Yes," said Dr John York.
"It's not around the corner, but I can see it."
The idea of banning helmets has been raised by some doctors and ex-players in recent years without ever really being taken seriously.
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