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The case of Jordan Pugh is an unmistakable illustration of how the rules-obsessed NFL is
still no place for almost a rational, stipulation free strategy on what ought to happen when a
player endures a head injury amid a diversion. In spite of many studies, wellbeing warnings, rule
changes and suicides, the way of life of the league is not changing sufficiently. Consider the case
of Dolphins running back Daniel Thomas. Also, we should think of it through the story of the
Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Players ridiculed a teammate who, as indicated by the Twitter channel NFL Concussions,
had endured the 48th and 95th of the 104 openly revealed blackouts in that particular season.
They did as such on the grounds that Miami's restorative and gear staff fitted Thomas with an
oversized cap intended to give extra protection amid the concussive and sub-concussive blows
he'll endure upon his arrival to the field against the New York Jets a week from Sunday. (No
word on whether Thomas' teammates called him "that little buddy on The Flintstones," the Great
Gazoo, the go-to affront when a baseball or football player wears an oversized protective cap
after a mind injury.)
Dolphins doctors, the daily paper reported, trusted the extra cushioning in the bigger
protective cap "would ease a percentage of the head injury" Thomas endured. Reminder to

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correspondents, and players, as well: Helmets don't lighten injury. They are planned to counteract
broken skulls. The cushioning in and configuration of some more up to date models may retain
and disseminate the stun of hits to the head more than the more seasoned ones, however,
researchers don't generally know how much. Be that as it may, those extensive round bits of
polycarbonate plastic reason injury, to contradicting heads and other body parts (Ide).
Thomas said on his concussions "these things happen," "it's a piece of the diversion,"
"you got the opportunity to continue playing," and "you can't stress over them" a Pick Four of
injury platitudes. The daily paper said the 24-year-old running back "hasn't done any
examination on the issue," which is useful when you're making an effort not to stress over
something over which, as indicated by the site NFL Concussion Litigation, 3,690 previous
players and 1,500 of their mates are presently suing the league.
In any case, the relationship does not infer causation. That "Blackout Reduction
Technology (CRT) supplemental head protector protection," made by an organization that
Harrison, may have nothing to do with his power outage free streak. As an athletic trainer and
Concussion Blog creator Dustin Fink composed on Wednesday: "We have to recollect that
concussions are for the most part an aftereffect of acceleration, deceleration, rotational, and
precise strengths. A straight compel, where CRT is demonstrated to weaken, is low on the
rundown of blackout culprits. It is highly unlikely this item can weaken the most troublesome
strengths that make concussions (Lewis).
For legitimate and PR reasons, furthermore on the grounds that he may genuinely mind,
NFL official Roger Goodell has spoken a ton about his endeavors to ensure players. The NFL's
Fall 2012 Health and Safety Report gloats about crackdowns on hits to the head, new sideline

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blackout testing, the expansion of free trainers observing amusements from the stall, and what it
cases was a 40 present drop in concussions amid kickoffs last season (on account of a 33 present
drop in commencement returns after the purpose of the commencement was climbed five yards).
"There is maybe no better late representation of the league's dedication to health and security
than in the range of concussions," the report said.
Duty, perhaps. Results, easy to refute. Robert Griffin III rehearsed for three days after he
was concussed against Atlantahe couldn't recollect the score or the quarterand played four
days after that. (How he played is unimportant.) As you report, Eric, NFL rules seem to have
been taken after. Be that as it may they were letting RGIII play the most secure call restoratively?
Possibly it was fine. Be that as it may, it surely wasn't the most moderate call. That blackout
count works out to somewhat more than one for each diversion, which must be low. Detroit
Lions wide collector Calvin Johnson said he was concussed in a protective cap to head protector
hit against Minnesota two weeks prior; the group said he wasn't and sent him back on the field.
Players still don't generally tell mentors and trainers when they think they may have endured a
black
It isn't useful that Goodell is the league's ambassador. "His positions on player wellbeing
and security since a 2009 congressional hearing on concussions have been inconsistent, best case
scenario," Cleveland Browns line backer Scott Fujita composed a week agoand that was after
Goodell decreased his discipline in the New Orleans Saints abundance case. Fujita recorded
activities that give a false representation of Goodell's case that he puts player security first: "He
neglected to recognize a connection between concussions and post-profession cerebrum illness,
pushed for an 18-amusement standard season, focused on a full season of Thursday night

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diversions, has continually tested players' rights to document labourers remuneration claims for
at work wounds, and he utilized uncouth substitution authorities for the begin of the 2012
season."
Keen, candid folks like Fujita are uncommon in the NFL. It's more regular for players to
shriek past the memorial park; vacations are short, employments are shaky, cash is transitory. In
any case, they have an obligation to themselves, to their families, to people in generalto stay
educated and not sound stupid. Authors, TV pundits and mentors have an obligation to quit
utilizing nitwit code words like "shaken up," and to get out any individual who does.
Furthermore, the league has an obligation to quit screwing around, semantically and something
else, with the brains of its employees.

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Work Cited
Ide, Thad M., et al. "Football helmet." U.S. Patent No. 6,934,971. 30 Aug. 2005.
Lewis, Lawrence M., et al. "Do football helmets reduce acceleration of impact in blunt head
injuries?." Academic Emergency Medicine 8.6 (2001): 604-609.
Ide, Thad M., et al. "Sports helmet." U.S. Patent No. 7,240,376. 10 Jul. 2007.

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