FWST: Is football season too long?: ‘There’s a human body on the other side’

[TopFrog]

Is football season too long?: ‘There’s a human body on the other side’​

Muck Angle

The potential life-changing effects caused by CTE, or any other ailment associated with football, have not deterred America’s appetite to play or watch the game, which is why the NFL, NCAA and most likely your neighborhood high school are adding weeks to their respective seasons.

When there is this much money to be made, that possibility with always crush common sense, and makes the chance at a migraine, a broken bone or torn ACL worth the risk. It’s Super Bowl week in America, the final days of a football season that does nothing but grow.

Unlike basketball, baseball and hockey, all of which suffer from a self-inflicted lag as a result of too many regular-season games, football has not crossed that threshold.

FWST link: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/mac-engel/article314539401.html

 

[Dutch]

If soft helmet shells are good for practice, why not use them in the game? I saw a Baylor player had one on during a game but it is not common. All teams use them in practice.

 

[Dogfrog]

There’s a human body on the other side, and a ton of cash in their brokerage accounts. They could choose to forego the money and go find a job.

 

[tcudoc]

Title sounds like a Dateline episode…