Saturday, November 10, 2007
NFL's new policy
The NFL has recently told officiating crews to start ejecting players for helmet-to-helmet hits. The NFL has taken action and given power to the refs to use their discretion. http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7430214. I believe that this is a great decision. I recently did a research paper about NFL disability insurance and it has enlightened me when it comes to injuries on the football field. Players are rewarded for hard hits from their coaches and owners (paycheck). The NFL by doing this has taken a step forward in protecting their players. Laron Landry just got fined a game's pay for a helmet to helmet hit on Jets quarterback Kellen Clemens. He did not argue this and I think it's because players generally agree that this policy is best for a player's overall health. NFL has been responsible for career ending, life altering injuries to players and the players understand this. Usually new policies are argued or disliked, but there has been no ill remarks and I think this is great. NFL players have to pay for their own disability insurance. This costs up to 3,000 dollars per 100,000 dollars of salary. The ejections for helmet-to-helmet collisions is a small step on the topic of safety for the players, but it's better than nothing. Roger Goodell should continue to look into safety precautions and issues surrounding the game of football and take action. Any and all safety measures taken to protect the athletes are welcomed by me and I bet that the players don't mind it either.
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I agree with you Tim that this is a good idea by the NFL. With all the former players complaining about how there should be better disability insurance for players this is a step in the right direction. Most helmet-to-helmet collisions lead to a concussion or symptoms of a concussion by ejecting players that give helmet-to-helmet hits. It is just going to limit the number of possible concussions that happen in a game and possible change the way that some players play the game so they don’t get ejected from the game which could hurt their team. This is another good move by the Roger Goodell.
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