Football Injuries
Journal #10 “Wow, Fake Injuries?”
September 19, 2011. The New York Giants Host the St. Louis Rams. The Rams are winless up to this point in the season. It is early in the game, with about four minutes left in the first quarter. The score is seven to three in favor of the Giants. St. Louis is making a run into the red zone with a quick moving offense, which is obviously tiring the opposing Giants’ defense. After several plays of just strait up getting whipped, the Giants know they are about to get scored on. Veteran player and defensive back, Deon Grant and another Giants defensive player and linebacker, Jacquian Williams simultaneously fall down at the same time right before St. Louis gets another play off. The referees are forced to stop the game for an injury timeout. One of the Giants’ players, Williams, gets up like nothing happened but Grant stays on the ground. Personal trainers and medical staff come to his side to see what the problem is, except there’s no problem. The Giants defense was tired and in disarray. In order to catch their breath, substitute players in and get their bearings strait, the two players decided they would just fall to fake injuries and get an injury timeout. The refs have no choice but to call for a timeout. Since the refs are not doctors, the NFL does not want them to “judge” is a player is hurt or not. This is not the first time it has happened and will probably not be the last time is happens either. It happens in college football and probably high school and middle school football as well. One of the earliest cases being from 1953 when a player for Notre Dame faked fainting so his team could get an extra play off. He later admitted to it but there was nothing that could be done. It is not fair and there is nothing that players, refs, or coaches can do about it at this point whether the injury is legitimate or fake. Sometimes it is hard to tell whether or not the injury is real so the NFL will probably never have refs determine whether its real because they cannot keep an injured player on the field in game play, especially with so much emphasis on player safety. The Giants went on to win the game, despite the cheap injuries, and were able to hold the Rams to just a field goal on that drive.
This is the video showing the two New York Giants defenders falling and appearing to be injured in order to slow down the no-huddle offense used by the St. Louis Rams. They were worn out and needed a break so they decided to fake injuries forcing refs to stop the clock.
This video relates to my journal posting because you can see for yourself how cheap the fake move is. Both players fall at the same time, just randomly but Willimas gets right up when he sees that a teammate has already done the deed of getting the clock stopped via fake injury.
This article talks about players in the National Football League and in college football that have faked injuries in order to stop the clock and slow down an opponent’s offense. The refs are “powerless” because the NFL does not want them to determine whether a player really is hurt or not.
The article related to my post because it goes further into detail about how this technique to slow down fast moving offenses and to stop the clock without using a timeout. It is cheap but there is nothing the refs can do about it and it is something that has been around for years.
This article is about how the New York Giants defense cheated the game into getting a free timeout to slow down the St. Louis Rams no-huddle offense. It also talks about how other teams have used the same tactics to get a free timeout. One guy faked an injury so his quarterback could recover after taking a big hit.
My journal posting relates with this article because they both talk about how stupid this issue is even though there’s not much that can be done except for players being fined after games for faking injuries. They also relate because there are several cases of players faking injuries listed in them.
Journal #11 “Concussion, Groin and Knee. What’s New?”
Football is a major contact sport. I mean, you got guys running full speed into each other and falling on the ground all game. There are bound to be injuries and people getting hurt. They only have so much protective gear on to prevent as many injuries as possible. I have played football and watched football so I know the extent of the protective gear and how much protection it really offers. Obviously there is the helmet and shoulder pads, which make up the majority of the protection. There are also pads for the thighs, knees, hips, tailbone and some players wear back and neck guards. Tape and other braces are used to help stabilize and protect against other sensitive areas like hands and ankles. Even with all this gear, players still get hurt in almost every game. Concussions are the most common injury in the NFL. A lot of guys use their heads to hit with or get hit in the head rattling them. A concussion is defined as a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the brain. So of course, in a sport that you use your head to hit stuff with, it’s going to get jolted every now and then. Over 1.7 million people sustain concussions each year in the United States. Of those, most are treated and released but 52,000 to die each year. The NFL takes concussions very seriously and if players are experiencing any side effects of a concussion they are required to sit from the game or practice until cleared by a doctor. It is just something no one wants to take a chance with. Another common injury is a groin injury. They can be very serious and can put one out for an entire season. A lot of times, they are sports hernias described as groin strains where one of the muscles is stretched beyond its limitations. It usually takes a minimum of four to six weeks to fully recover. There are different degrees of groin strains based on severity and determined by doctors. The other common injury in the NFL is knee injuries. These are usually season ending when involving a major muscle like the ACL or MCL and often take weeks to heal. Some require surgery and they are usually very painful for a long amount of time. These injuries may result in crutches, casts and braces for one’s leg.
This article is about the three most common types of injuries sustained for football players, specifically in the NFL, those being concussions, knee injuries and groin injuries. If they have any severity at all, players are usually out for at least the rest of that game and sometimes even the rest of the season or career!
This article relates to my post because it is about the most common injuries sustained by NFL football players. I included the three most common as did the article. Most anyone could have predicted what they were going to be if they watch football or have a fantasy football team to worry about injured players.
This article is about concussions, also known as traumatic brain injuries of TBI’s. It gives statistics on how many are suffered each year in the United States and the outcome all that are suffered like whether or not they died or if they were treated and released immediately. It also gives a definition for a traumatic brain injury.
This article relates to my journal because the concussion is one of the most common injuries in the NFL and that is what my journal is about. It also relates to my posting because the majority of traumatic brain injury is from a fall, which could be associated with a fall in a football game.
This article is about groin injuries and how they are sustained, especially in sports like football. It tells you how to tell if you have a groin injury and what exactly they are. It also tells you red flags to watch for in regards to your injury. It also tells you how to possibly treat a groin injury.
This article relates to my journal post because it is talking about one of the most common types of injuries sustained in NFL football, groin injuries. It tells how to treat them, which I am sure trainers and doctors use some of the techniques. It also tells how to identify them which I am sure the doctors also use those techniques to diagnose them to football players
