The TMQ (Tuesday Morning Quarterback) is a blog/Op-Ed piece written by Gregg Easterbrook of ESPN.com Page 2. In today’s edition he spoke on why the NFL continues to have the problem with helmet-to-helmet hits.
For too long, NFL headquarters and sports commentators both have acted as though there is some gigantic mystery regarding why NFL players make so many dangerous helmet hits. Here’s why in three words: because they can. The play is almost never penalized.
As many people know the youth of America, especially sporting America, look at/to the professionals as examples, right or wrong. And setting a good example in the NFL may help save some unneeded head/neck injuries at the lower levels.
