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FLPanhandle

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3. The sport had to change once for safety

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 4, 2016, 09:36 PM

Feb 2016

I'm sure a number of fans didn't like the forward pass.

Change is coming, NFL like it or not.

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This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #1

or boxing? flygal Feb 2016 #23

If they fix the problem nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #2

The sport had to change once for safety FLPanhandle Feb 2016 #3

Argh, I do not like this subject WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #4

Actually those two have much lower levels of injuries nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #5

OK let me think of another sport to pick on WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #6

I am sorry to have given a serious answer nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #8

The 3/4's of a season I played school football in Texas, Aristus Feb 2016 #7

I played 4 years of high school and one year of college WhaTHellsgoingonhere Feb 2016 #9

When i was 16 i was asked to try out for punt and kick off returns. JanMichael Feb 2016 #11

Cannot fix it. AngryAmish Feb 2016 #10

This is heart-breaking. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #12

I'm not a fan and don't know the rules or anything - so, LiberalElite Feb 2016 #13

The brain injury results from the brain bouncing around inside the skull petronius Feb 2016 #16

I played 6 years of football Elwood P Dowd Feb 2016 #18

Our daughter is an athletic trainer at the phylny Feb 2016 #24

Sad Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #14

For those of us that remember that day Greybnk48 Feb 2016 #15

Football has severe problems to deal with, and it remains to be seen whether they're even fixable Ex Lurker Feb 2016 #17

There's got to be some space-age material out there, by now, to provide better head protection. nomorenomore08 Feb 2016 #19

The best thing they could do is eliminate helmets altogether Ex Lurker Feb 2016 #20

This is true FLPanhandle Feb 2016 #21

I Agree SDJay Feb 2016 #29

Only way to stop the pipeline to the NFL......mothers and fathers NOT letting their kids a kennedy Feb 2016 #22

This might freak some people out, but it's NOT REAL phylny Feb 2016 #25

Could you have least found a different team then MY PACKERS to showcase?? a kennedy Feb 2016 #26

I sorry phylny Feb 2016 #27

Disclaimer: This Is Totally Anecdotal SDJay Feb 2016 #28

Ah yah, this is exactly what I'm talking about......and thanks for this..... a kennedy Feb 2016 #30

I Should've Mentioned SDJay Feb 2016 #31

Um, quite a few 79-year-olds who never played football have dementia KamaAina Feb 2016 #32

I was thinking the same thing Crepuscular Feb 2016 #35

Like I always said to my sister: "Sports are great. Then you turn 30." HughBeaumont Feb 2016 #33

Voluntary Sport progressiveinaction Feb 2016 #34