10 September 2008

Football Injuries

With Tom Brady out for the year after a few minutes in the first game of the season, there's renewed talk about injuries in football and how to prevent them. The unintended consequence of more and better "protective" equipment in the sport was a corresponding rise in injuries. The only rule that will ultimately reduce injuries is one that bars the use of protective equipment. No helmets, no pads.

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