Roger Goodell thinks the NFL is doing some great work in making the game safer for players.
Believe that if you will, though the statistics don’t exactly bear the commissioner out. Concussions were up this year and a study by The Associated Press showed a staggering amount of games missed because of injury.
The more players are hit, the more they’re hurt. It’s a simple fact of football that all the talk about concussion protocol, improved helmets and rule changes won’t change.
That’s why 16 players who were on the San Francisco 49ers roster when the season began won’t be in the Super Bowl.