The NFL’s Next Step in Injury Prevention

NFL Must Make Reception Rule SimplerNFL referees head to the sidelines far too many times to review whether a pass is completed or not.NFL Must Make Reception Rule SimplerUtopia, as Phil Wagner sees it, is a world where those who play sports professionally can take their broken bones, tweaked muscles and recovering bodies to a place resembling a pharmacy specializing in ailing athletes.

There, they’ll be prescribed something far more specific than the series of general preventative movements, ice and rest. It will be an action plan down to the effort, time and frequency of the stretches. It will be free of guesswork, able to save seasons, prolong careers and free players from days needlessly…