Look, I love football as much as the next casual follower of the sport: I have a team I cheer for, I jump up when key tackles are made, and I even call my friends over to watch the games. That said, concussions in football are getting really, really ugly.
Now, I know what you might be thinking. I’m aware the game is safer now than it was five, 10, or 20 years ago. That doesn’t change the fact that watching guys get carried off the field on stretchers makes me think that there’s a solution to this problem. Sometimes I see guys get knocked out one week, then get back on the field the following Thursday, Sunday, or Monday! By contrast, athletic commissions that oversee sports where being concussed is more common (boxing, mixed martial arts) are known to give sometimes months worth of medical suspensions for seemingly similar situations.
I’m not a hater, and I’m certainly not trying to take the fun out of football. I just want to watch the game, cheer for my team, and see some changes so players aren’t carried off the field with concussions every week.
