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The Paralyzing Risk of Playing Football

posted by martino_cappachino 3:57 PM
Saturday, October 23, 2010

The Paralyzing Risk of Playing FootballMost football players understand that on any given play, they could end up paralyzed like Rutgers‘ Eric LeGrand.

Unfortunately, that’s an unwritten rule of the sport.

In a game against Army over the weekend, LeGrand –an athletic defensive tackle — was involved in a collision that has left him paralyzed from the neck down.

LeGrand’s injury is the type that not only upsets football’s armchair fans but also makes players think twice about the sport’s dangerous side.

I still remember the feeling.

As a special teams specialist in college, I loved returning kickoffs. It was something that I envisioned the first day I put on a Pop Warner helmet and it still pops up in my unconscious dreams as a retired-from-football adult. Read More >>

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