Scorpius the Allfather
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that is my issue. nfl only addresses whoever is sponsoring/pushing their brand at the time.
my other issue is that dating back to the early years of football (gridiron), there were far less injuries per player than in today's game. granted, the recorded concussions were minimal, (i give the benefit of doubt due to the progression of today's health analysis) the other injuries due to equipment were substantially less than today.
i am in the belief that the more 'protection' players are afforded, the harder they are hit. the 'hitter' may feel less of an impact, but this is also true to the recipient. there is not less. there is more force provided due to the mindful security of more, but all that impact does is magnify what it would have been before; for both of the athletes.
progress is not always progress. there are harder defensive equipment vs harder offensive equipment, who is the safer in this? no one.
Because of that fact I'm in favor of them going back to the leather helmets. Players wouldn't lead with their head nearly as much if they wore them but I'm not entirely sure if it would be a net positive. Smarter people than me could answer that.