Biggest Football Hits Ever [SOCCER FAN REACTION]
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Lots of the hits you see in this video are now illegal. Some of those hits were illegal at the time they happened.
Keep in mind that these are a biggest hits compilation over many years. You don't see hits like that every game.
Most I would say 80% are still legal hits
It's a lie. Most of these hits are still legal
when you have the ball all the defense want to put you down
@@191082fylhtq just not true. most of these hits would be flagged for hitting a defenseless player
@@191082fylhtq A huge number of them would absolutely and unfortunately be called targeting today
Most of these guys got back up, and went right back to the scrimmage line.
Keep in mind these are some of the biggest toughest, most physically fit men on the planet.
American Football is truly a gladiator style sport. Professional players come up thru the High School and College/University system playing (many getting nearly free schooling for playing), the survivors are then "drafted/conscripted" by a professional team and guaranteed astronomical salaries( the minimum a non-kicker can be paid is over 5 times the average US annual salary, which is over 3 times my salary, and if they make it to a second contract it can be in the millions yearly). Careers are determined by injury. When you peel away the facade, it really is a gladiator sport for modern times. I love it, but when you see the aftereffects on the players as little as a decade after they "retire" it's sad. Most have permanent mobility issues, lifelong pain issues, and yes, brain damage. Welcome to America. As for the sport itself, think of it like this. Football/Soccer is a fluid game, like a real time strategy game, American Football is timed to the second, in short bursts called "Plays", like a turn based strategy game. Its rules heavy, and the rules are altered on an almost yearly basis, usually to deal with previous rules needing to be cleaned up or player safety issues ( which only started in the early 2000's). It really is a "war game", one side is the offense, the other the defense, and like war there is a field general (the quarterback for offense, and usually a linebacker for the defense, coaches for each position and a head coach that makes most of the decisions before the play) the "goal" is to penetrate far enough into the defenses territory to score in different ways. It takes quite a bit of study to get a full grasp of the rules, but Ive given you a very brief description.
also, all an NFL player has to do is make it three years in the league to be guaranteed a lifetime pension... last i heard the minimum pension was 168k a year. when they sign those contracts, they don't get all that money. a large part of it goes into the players' association's pension fund.
Almost every person who plays football in college dreams of going pro, but the reality is that there are about one thousand players a year who meet the criteria for going pro but they are competing for forty to fifty rookie spots on the teams. As they told my son, do the math being good is no guarantee of a career.
A lot of people have a misconception about the pads. Thinking it stops injuries and such. But wearing them makes you feel invincible and you put your body in positions that you wouldn't without them. You won't see people lowering their head to hit someone in the face without a helmet. And imagine how much force it takes to break a collar bone when wearing shoulder pads.
Grown men in the NFL weighing 200-250lbs running 15-20mph or faster at times and slamming into you as you're also running full speed. It's violent. It's brutal. It's fun to play and watch.
As a lifelong football fan I find it impossible to be a fan of soccer ,a sport where if you even look in a guy's direction he falls to the ground screaming for about 5 minutes .
Soccer fans ruined the NBA by supporting Lebron cry on the ground faking.
Blood or it didn't happen.
Totally agree. Soccer is very boring also.
I enjoy playing soccer, you couldnt pay me to watch it on tv.
@@dalehammers4425 Watched an MLS playoff game yesterday with some friends as it was my local MLS team. Nothing happened at all for just over 90 minutes, then we won in a shootout.
Can we just skip the 90 minutes, and do shootouts? That shit was fun to watch.
I respect the athleticism it takes but I see what what you are saying. I don't know how you could call yourself a man after some of the flops that are out there.
Career longevity depends on your position -- and luck. A lot of guys are done by 30-ish. Quarterbacks and kickers can have long careers. (Part of what makes Tom Brady perhaps the GOAT QB was that he was good into his 40s.)
Which is entirely because he is the luckiest QB to ever exist. In terms of ability he was above average but definitely not the best he just had everything fall into place for him. Also helps when you have consistently one of the best O lines in front of you through out your entire career and aren’t getting tenderized anywhere near as often as other arguably better QBs in overall ability.
@@hbsavage0387 🧢
@@geraldgrant1234 he’s definitely top 3 or 4 just not #1 in terms of ability he’s just not. Most of his stats are padded to hell and back anyway given the fact the entire offensive scheme of the Patriots was dink and dunking
@@hbsavage0387 Name one QB in recent times who came out of retirement to sign with a bad team and win the Superbowl the first season after signing. Tom Brady is and will forever be the GOAT of QBs until someone somehow gets 8 or more rings.
Rugby is tough, but it's like footballs little sister.
Fr the collisions are way more extreme in football
This is why CTE is so rampant in football and boxing. It is present in hockey and soccer, but it does not seem to be as bad.
They want your head up and to hit with your shoulder pad. It is safer for both players. Leading with your head, i.e. the crown of your helmet, is now a 15-yard penalty. In the college game there is also a targeting penaly that ejects the offending player.
Targeting is on all levels
Hockey is bad also, being on skates allows those guys to reach pretty crazy speeds.
If you think hockey isn't as bad as football you're crazy. It's worse
@@Pens-xq6tnYou high
@@A_Distraction33 you don't watch hockey and it shows
Absolutely smashing video.
By the way... soccer is an English term, and by that I mean British. "AsSOCiation football" was shortened in the way of the times to "SOCcer". They gave it to us and it stuck, and now everyone pokes fun at Americans for using their own word.
Yeah, he keeps calling soccer "real football."
Historic gaslighting 😆
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Colonial peoples often retain lingusitic artifacts long after theyve been lost in the homeland. The American Southern accent is very close to the middle class English accent of the 1700s.
These big hit compilations are fun and it is really cool seeing someone outside the US actually looking into American football. You should check out longest running plays, or best stiff arms too though they’re just as entertaining
I played in highschool wasn't a starter mainly special teams, kickoff, kick/punt return. I got bulldozed over one game and don't remember getting up. Next thing I new I was sitting on the bench with the trainer shining a flashlight in my eyes. Probably had a concussion but I went back in for the next kickoff and then had to play on defense in the second half. Don't remember anything else from that day but my head ringing like a bell. CTE is a big problem with a lot of older players before they made helmet on helmet hits illegal and helmet technology has vastly improved.
Average NFL career is 2.5 years and then you have lasting injuries for the rest of your life.
And then there was Tom Brady
Remember when Brady tried marketing water that stopped concussions lol
@@anthonyhernandez3267well reason avg career is 2.5 yrs is bc vast majority of ppl can’t make it. Most players good enough to play and start nfl play way longer.
that completely depends on the position and person I could name like 200 players that have been in the league for 4 + years
@@calvinerickson5147 You understand the word average?
This is Real Football!!!!
For someone who never watched a game, I was impressed by your questions and thoughts. Since around 15 years ago, the NFL rules changed a lot. You are no longer allowed to ‘lead with your helmet’. You cannot hit any player in the head with any meaningful amount of force. Players get penalties for being excessive, and particularly egregious hits will get you fined by the office. You watched a reality that practically doesn’t exist anymore, but it was when football was in its finest form.
Mike: How many of these guys get brain injuries...?
NFL: Yes
As someone who has watched American football my entire life and obviously understand it pretty well, it really is the best sport on earth in my biased opinion! Most ppl who say they don't like it just don't take the time to learn how the game works....well worth the time to learn! Maybe you should do a video soon on the basics of American football
It's the most aggressive sport of course It's the best lol.
I don't know if it's "most aggressive" sport. Those cricket matches get pretty heated between tea breaks 😂
Amen!
There is a lot of complexity to it that is lost on people that don't know the sport. It's a mashup of gladiatorial games and chess, and lends itself to some of the most insane displays of athleticism that just isn't possible in most sports.
@@nathanlawson313nto you comparing CRICKET to FOOTBALL😂 Cricket is a tough sport though lol
As an American, i don’t get freaked out by our ‘footy” fans rolling their eyes when other folks call it soccer. Every culture has their own ways.
Watch more videos of the different parts of the NFL. Best Jukes, best catches, whatever. Football is violent, yes, but it can be a beautiful game.
Agree -- best jukes is great. Most athletic plays is fun to watch too.
European: how many of these guys get brain damage?
American: yes
For you as a European "Football" fan, ENGLAND created the word SOCCER!! America ADOPTED the word in the 1920s because the US had created "American Football" in the 1880s (which involved primarily KICKING the ball--which was changed to HAND passing in 1900). Just a pet-peeve comment about the history of British Football/American Soccer
The average NFL career is around 2 or 3 years. But some players manage to play for far longer than that.
The guy who got hit and lost his helmet at 4:18 was Tom Brady. That hit happened in 2001. But Tom Brady would continue playing in the NFL for another 21 years after that (he finally retired at the age of 45 after the 2022 season and 2023 playoffs) and is now widely regarded as one of the best (if not THE best) quarterback in NFL history.
Such a stupid stat bringing up avg nfl career bc 99.9% of ppl who retire within first 2 or 3 yrs isn’t bc injury
@@josprince4901 The guy making the video literally asked about how long the average NFL career was so I gave him an answer. Next time, watch the video before commenting.
@@mrdrfez Ya, but within the context of his question, he was asking how long the average was because he was watching players take massive hits which could end careers early. So he was wondering how much of an effect injuries have on career length, which is why the 2-3 years statement can be misleading without explaining why its that short on average.
@@TheSpencer1000 Yup, and he clearly meant the average retirement of actual players, as he brought up the average player retires around mid 30s in football(soccer). He doesn't care about the 640 players that are cut from the NFL altogether every season, to significantly destroy the average career statistic.
The hits are awesome and the sound of pads contacting is a beautiful sound. But what's more impressive is the ones who got hit and held onto the ball.
When I was a kid in Pop Warner (10-13 year olds - early 70's) this was called "getting your bell rung" and you were expected to "walk it off" in few a minutes of pacing behind the bench. Pretty much anyone who has played organized football at any level has a concussion story about themselves or a teammate, and it's usually told for laughs.
Yes, Concussive Trauma is a big deal now - players have gone insane and killed people and/or themselves after retirement due to the repeated damage - which can only be diagnosed at autopsy.
“I watch real football “ famous last words 😂
To be fair he's 100% accurate. Football (our soccer) far predates American Football.
@@dalehammers4425Brits called it soccer first
@@A_Distraction33 I know that.
Yes, European Football is "the real football." At least in ours, they don't pretend like they're dying on a hard tackle, they actually are.
American football is a violent chess game. All the players have specialized roles. The offence uses designed plays to try and move down the field and the defense designs strategies to disrupt the offence. Many people who watch football never understand the underlying mind game that is going on but enjoy identifying with their regional team.
Don't know if you can recognize it, but a good portion of these clips are from college football games (and of course there are a few high school and younger teams scattered in there), where the students playing were not even getting payed yet. These are good, hard hits... but luckily they're not showing the plays where joints get bent backwards or bones stick out afterward. It's amazing that only one player has ever died during a game (play continued) back in the 1970s, but of course, there are plenty of players affected by concussion-related problems.
To sorta answer your question: yeah, there's a lot of TBI in this sport that manifests later in life. They've made many steps to curb that (some of the hits you see in this video are illegal now), but it still happens. These guys aren't just fast, they're absolutely huge, and built like tanks. When you get tackled by a person that big at those speeds, it's basically like being in a car crash.
Now a days we have equipment and certain rules to protect each other being a full contact sport that embraces hits like this we try to keep each other safe while putting on a show. It seems painful and it is depending on where you get hit but for the most part you will be Ok unless something actually goes wrong
Ok im going to try and answer as many questions as possible hang in there.
Average career: 2.5-3 years, this is partially because of injuries, but a massive part of it is most guys just never stick and are gone quickly. The nfl has a draft of college players every year where about 250 kids join the league, another few hundred will get a chance after not being selected, this leads to the vast majority of short carrers for guys that just couldnt cut it. A good career is 10-15 years. Also you have to play a few years college in most cases to join the NFL so players don't go pro till they are 21-24.
Tackle anyone: tackle is only used when talking about yhe ball carrier, you are allowed to hit everyone else but it is called blocking. Tons of rules about what is and isn't allowed.
Can you use your helmet: no, using your helmet as a weapon is illegal, normally this only gets called for head to head contact because its hard to use your shoulder without your head getting on there.
How many injuries are there: basically everyone is some level of hurt by the end lf the season. Normally a few guys per team will be out for the season every year with a couple hundred games missed per team. For example my titans were the most injured team last year, teams are 53 players, over a 17 game season we had 312 games missed due to injuries and 34 players out for the season. Had yo play a total of 87 different players. Its brutal.
I can see why people watch this: as much as it is the violence its actually morr about the strategy and tactics. In American football you have 53 players and unlimited substitutions so players are very specialized in their roll. This makes for a giant chess match where both sides are constantly swapping players in and out to stay fresh and get a tactical advantage.
Illegal hits:
No grabing the facemask
No head to head
No grabbing the collar from behind
The picking people up and slamming them is a grey area up to the refs to decide.
Illegal blocks: no blocking in the back
no cutting out the legs(modt of the time)
No blocking back tword your end zone(the ones you see the guys blind sided when they don't have the ball in this)
No grabbing the other teams uniform except in the front between the shoulders.
No facemask again
The nfl rule book is 300 pages so ill stop there its the most common stuff.
Edit: speed: idk how fast you are but these guys are crazy fast. The fastest guys run the 100m around 10seconds, there get up to over 20mph(32.2kph) in pads.
The averagefor a slimmer NFL player around 180-200lbs(80-90kg) is about 4.5sec 40(36.5m).
Sorry for the massive post but didn't want to spam the comment section 🍻
Damn!! Massive thank you :D
1)this isn't all NFL 2) LITERALLY ALL OF US HAVE SEEN THIS COMPILATION 765 TIMES SINCE 2015
You should watch hardest hockey hits too!
At 3:34 that blindspot its now an illegal tackle to hit them in their blindspot or from behind that's called a blindside block/tackle and it could result in a penalty or ejection
Just remember if you're a NFL Ball Carrier/RB, you have to watch out for 250-300 lb tanks who can run 16+ mph. And thats just on the defensive line and backing core
There are entire videos series on NFL unconscious hits
When the coach grabs you by the face mask and points to the other side and says, "GO MAKE IS MOMMA CRY!", you know the game has begun
Concussion designations and CTE are relatively new within the last 15 years so there’s probably not great data on it. When I played concussions were called getting your bell rung and nothing more was done. Towards then end of my playing they did reactionary tests on the computer before the season in order to build a baseline of timing then give you the same test when a possible concussion happens to test the difference in reaction. Probably have better tests now cause a lot of guys would purposely test slower so they could go back and play
They have done something like 100 autopsies of former NFL players.
If memory servers me correctly CTE was found in 99 of them.
Excuse me, but concussions and CTE are nowhere near "relatively new". What world are you living in?
@@rollomaughfling380 I meant the data on them and scientific research. CTE was discovered in 2002. RELATIVE as in to when the sport was first played. First time I took a concussion base test before a season was 2007 which you test your reaction time normally so that they can compare your reaction time if they think you may be concussed. Concussion protocol was not introduced for game day till 2011. Only way they can test it still is when a player has died still on way to test on living people.
These are a different breed of men with no delusions of the risk, most start as kids in the pop warner league and you find out very quickly if it's for you I remember the first week we started with about 50 kids by the end of the first week about 35 kids and the final team was 20 kids.
Can confirm, watching hockey for the fights and watching football for the tackles are very similar (also, watching NASCAR or other racing for the crashes).
I know a couple people that fit all three of those categories. 😆
A recent study done focused on the force of these hits and how they are hit. Getting tackled/hit the way some players experience is the equivalent of a severe car crash so many of the do suffer things like whiplash and many other serious injuries.
All of them
Those helmets end up causing more damage than relieving it…Helmet to helmet collisions nearly always result in 2 players being either concussed or completely knocked out cold.
Now that you've watched hardest hits you should watch best plays. When a planned play works, it is a work of art and talent. It's really fun to watch!
The wide receiver catches is where it’s at now a days. Using your helmet is technically illegal “it’s called spearing” but due to the speed of the game and mass of the players there ends up being a lot of wiggle room.
2:59 "Has anyone ever died?" Yes. Chuck Hughes in the 70s. He is the only player though last season (2022) Damar Hamlin came pretty close to it.
Hamlin did die on the field. He was dead for about 7 mins. They revived him and hot his heart pumping again.
Just so you know per your question about Brain Damage. AS of th 2021 Season due to concerns about concussions and what not. There are now CONCUSSION protocols to make sure that the players get the proper time to heal HOWEVER, 99% of the hits on this video were just HARD HITS, the players were able to get back up and depending on what quarter of the game these happened in, everyone of these players were back in the game to finish it within 1-6 plays called.
You will see big hits in every game. Now, obviously some of the games have a bigger meaning behind them, whether they be a huge Rivalry game such as Bears vs Packers; Ravens vs Steelers; Eagles vs Cowboys; 49ers vs Seahawks; Chiefs vs Broncos...
Or a game Kate in the season that a team is fighting to get into the Playoffs or for a certain position in the Playoffs.
And then once the actual Playoffs begin, the intensity cranks up a LOT.
You will see these players giving it everything they have on almost every play, and the hits can be extremely violent!
However, just keep in mind that what you are watching is a compilation of a bunch of 1 second clips of some terrifyingly brutal hits. Not every play is like this.
One thing I often hear when Europeans (or other fans of Rugby) watch these biggest hits videos is "they don't know how to tackle".
Well, yes, I can promise you, they absolutely DO know how to tackle! These guys are the best at what they do...
They can wrap up and throw a shoulder better than anyone.
Again, these hits are just the BIG collisions... the ones that are set up for a brutal tackle!
Not every play sets up like that.
The overwhelming number of plays call for a real, wrap up, drag to the ground, Tackle.
If you are interested in the game, I would suggest looking up videos on the rules, and them look up some famous Playoff Games. That should tell you whether you like the game or not.
The point is to move the ball down field either by a running play or a passing play. The other team's job is to stop them. Simple but complicated.
Most of us get a little brain damage but pineapple pizza and the dump truck scissor kick always sunrise.
So it’s worth it.
nobody told sean taylor the pro bowl was just for "fun"
As far as dying on the field, only one player has ever died on the field. Chuck Hughes in 1971, from wikipedia, "A postmortem examination revealed that Hughes was suffering from undiagnosed and advanced arteriosclerosis (one of his coronary arteries was 75% blocked) and that he had a family history of heart disease. The direct cause of death was a coronary thrombosis, which caused a massive myocardial infarction that cut off the blood flow to his heart."
Recently, January 2, 2023 Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after his heart stopped. Immediate and effective medical response was present and managed to revive him. He spent about a week and a half in the hospital before being released to rehab on his own. As far as I have heard, he has been medically cleared to return to football, and has announced his intention to do so, but has not played in this season.
As far as career length NFL careers have a median length of just under 3 years, vs soccer at just under 8 years, though some high skill players play for much longer in both sports.
Welcome to the NFL, its one of the big four sports we have here.
The others are MLB, NBA and NHL, and don't forget college football, it's
bigger than the NFL. The 15 biggest stadiums are all college.8 are over 100K.
Dont watch the Super Bowl for that experience, watch a college rivalry game or a divisional game in the NFL to understand the energy brought to each game
Welcome to the U.S baby!!!
I believe it was Raider Safety Jack Tatum # 32 that best described Football as a Collison sport. BTW Jack Tatum was fondly known as "The Assassin". He played for the Oakland Raiders of the 1970's ( Superbowl 11).
As an American, now you know why we call this real football….
I'm not sure if anyone pointed it out but this video shows, high school, college and NFL. It's not just NFL games being shown. I haven't counted but would say close to half might be college.
I still find the whole "I watch Football not Soccer." When Soccer comes from Association football which was something the U.S. did not invent. Way back in the days any sport not played on a horseback was a "football" sport. Meaning you played on your feet. It originally had nothing to do with using your feet to kick a ball.
As a Seahawks fan, u gotta watch some kam chancellor highlights
There's a purpose for these hits... Every inch matters.
The offense gets 4 tries to gain a total of 10 yards or more. If they do, they get 4 MORE tries to go the next 10, and so on until they work their way down the field(pitch) and score. They fight to gain every inch they can. Defense goes all out to stop them dead in their tracks, or better yet, knock the ball loose so YOUR team can get it and go the other way.
They are gladiators in a giant violent game of chess. The pads and helmet offer less protection than stormtrooper armor.
Check out best jukes and/or most athletic plays in nfl history both are entertaining
If you would like to watch a Superbowl might I suggest starting with LI (Atlanta Falcons v New England Patriots) it's a fun one to watch if you've never seen a game.
Professional Football in America started in 1892, helmets were not required untill 1943.
You’re allowed to tackle the player if they have the ball are about to catch the ball or just threw the ball, so pretty much if the ball is anywhere near them your goal is to kill them pretty much, that’s why we have pads on.
Shoulder
About the same for the high contact positions like QB,WR,RB,LB,CB
Football season just started
Also to answer your question, yes people have died. (We almost had a player die on the field last season, and he had to be given CPR for around 10 minutes before he was transported to a hospital.
Back in the early days of American Football, between 1900 and 1905, apparently at least 45 people died from American Football injuries, which is why we use pads and helmets now. (A lot of rugby fans seem to make fun of the NFL for wearing pads, but I just don't think they understand the difference in power that rugby vs american football players are being hit with).
I say that because Rugby players, for the most part, are focused on having the endurance to last the whole game, BUT in the NFL, there's frequent breaks in between plays, so players get a bit of rest during that time, so they essentially focus solely on strength/power and speed. And what I believe would be common sense, is that in every play during the NFL, the players are giving 100% effort, while in Rugby, players tend to conserve energy to make sure they don't tire themselves out 5 minutes into the game. And this leads to the NFL players naturally hitting harder, and running faster during the game. (with the occasional exception obviously lol, I'm not trying to talk down about rugby or anything like that. I just think it's important for fans of either sport to realize that they are 2 COMPLETELY different games).
Unfortunately,
the NFL stop these types of hits,
because too MANY players were getting INJURED.
Bring back the days of NFL BIG hits !
You want people to get seriously injured?
Modern day gladiators fr put some respect on my sport it’s FOOTBALL
be on the lookout this week! we did a fake Patrick mahomes prank you can react to! ps: I subbed great stuff!
A hit is not a tackle. BUT a tackle can be a hit. I see the same confusion in NHL hits (no tackles in the NHL). Also, you have to take into the rules of the time era I think most people do so .. also am sure someone else explained what blocking is down in the comments because I am 5 days late lol. ( I just never see anyone explaining the difference between the two hits v. tackles?)
There are these things called "suicide passes" or I think people in the UK call them "Hospital passes" which is usually crossing routes over the middle. Those lead to a lot of blindside hits.
A few suggestions:
MLB longest homeruns or best infield/outfield throws
NBA best slam dunks
NHL biggest glass breaking moments.
And for something different try biggest skateboard
bails fails and head slams.
Thanks! Wrote them down :D
I don't know if anyone has died on the field but one player, Daryl Stingley of the New England Patriots, was made a quadriplegic after a then legal hit by Jack Tatum of the Oakland Raiders in the 70's. Stingley died in the mid 90's I believe
oh....defensemen in the NFL typically run a 40 yard sprint in under 5 seconds in pads....1600 pounds of tackling force on every hit, over 100 concussions every season.
Only person to ever die was a non contact thing, he died from a cardiac arrest from not drinking enough water. One player back in the 60’s or 70’s not certain as it was before my time had a spinal injury that left him paralyzed which eventually led to his early death at the age of 50-70 but that wasn’t a on field thing.
Q: How many of these guys get brain injuries?
A: Yes.
btw it has to be with the shoulders or wrap around legs no helmets
Contact with the crown of the helmet is illegal so you hit with your shoulders
so essentially, American Football is rugby but more violent
Nobody knows how many concussions they get but in high school I had 8 before my junior year, so do with that what you will lol
you can block the opposing team to stop them from tackling the ball carrier.
Average career in the NFL is 500 years.
You want to yes tackle the guy with the ball, but you can also BLOCK other players out of play with a hit.
If you’re a skilled player like a wr,,rb,bc, and safety it’s about 6+yrs I believe sometimes shorter depends if players do a dirty hit qbs some play for 10+yrs and same with the linemen 10+yrs
2:56 damar Hamlins heart stopped for 10 mins got into cardiac arrest and got revived
It's like this, if he has the ball its a tackle, if he does not have the ball, that's a block!
In answer to your question at the 1 minute mark. ALL real players, even serious high school players have some amount of permanent brain damage. These are modern day gladiators. 😁
You cannot tackle with the crown of the helmet, that’s been illegal for some time now but players still do it either with ill intent or just instinctively they do it without thinking. It’s suppose to stop big injuries on the player tackling because they could get neck and spinal injuries to a full on concussion that can take them out of the game if not worse. And there was a player last season that almost did die because of a freak accident when it tried to talk a player, luckily he’s still alive and walking.
Two people have died on the field, (if you include damar hamlin few minutes of death.) Chuck Hughes was the one who passed fully. Neither got hit that hard. Hughes actually collapsed coming back to a huddle.
So the key is that a good quarterback isn’t gonna throw some of these “hospital passes.” Ur right that there is a blind spot. So your QB is supposed to keep an eye out for defenders around the receiver and throw it in a way that will give them the best opportunity to avoid a tackle or brace for it.
I always thought the little guys with the speed can di the most damage
Virtually every player gets CTE eventually. Also, as fast as you think you are, they are faster. It's hard to judge, but the AVERAGE 40-yeard dash by a running back or wide receiver is
You can not hit helmet to helmet it’s considered unnecessary roughness, also hitting someone super hard is considered unnecessary roughness. With football you got 4 trends to move the ball ten yards, once its past the 10 yards, the 4 tries restarts all the way until the endzone. Walking it into the endzone is a touchdown worth 6 points, then you can kick it into the uprights for an extra 7th point, if you don’t get a touchdown and kick it into the uprights you get 3 points.
So American football is more violent than most foreign people realize. They wear pads and helmets to protect them because of the hits they can take. Many suffer repeated concussions and can end up with neurological diseases later in life. To be fair, the current helmets are far better than in the 1960s and many players now wear a neck protector to prevent neck injuries. Also, you're seeing tremendous hits. These do not happen in every play.
Concussions are a big problem same as in rugby. You cannot hit helmet first although you used to be able to.
You should check out most athletic plays….it is amazing what they can do, how fast they are and how high they can jump.
Players that dont have the ball have to block defenders. Sometimes you see huge hits when they block.
It's a real concern they have done a lot to lower the heavy hits. It was worse 25 years ago.
There are specific rules about tackling, such as you cannot use your hands to grab facemasks for instance. Some of these tackles would have had a yellow flag thrown in the air meaning "foul" due to tackling infractions.
and some of these got flagged and were clean hits like the bam bam kam on vernon davis it was in the first min or so
There all up and each Sunday.
Most of these hits are no longer legal, some weren’t legal at the time. You absolutely cannot lead with the crown of your helmet and should avoid head for head contact. Brain injury is almost unavoidable the way the game is played now, keeping in mind it’s on a scale.