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Point/Counterpoint - Injuries In Football

Jonathan and Wes look at the impact that injuries have in contact sports and who is responsible for making the call to quit or continue.

Wes' Point

When Jonathan and I kicked around the idea for this article, the first thing that popped into my head was the movie Varsity Blues. I pictured Billy Bob asking for help and the coach bullying him back onto the field. That scenario is much less likely to happen today. There is a huge spotlight on player's health that wasn't there fifteen or twenty years ago which has caused players, coaches and administrators to quickly become educated about how to handle injuries.