More Protection for the $60 Million Men?

According to the Associated Press, the NFL is considering expanding the protection rules of their QBs to avoid some injuries. Of the 30 teams playing this Sunday, nine of these teams are without their own starting QB; even the St. Louis Rams, who are on a bye week (not included in the aforementioned nine), are missing their starter due to a torn ACL. Many football fans are probably saying, “Most of those injuries are from James Harrison and Donte Hitner hitting illegally!” Well, they are simply wrong and we should question their football knowledge. Most, if not all, of these injuries have been clean hits by the defense, yet the opposing quarterback is getting crushed. Green Bay’s Rodgers is out with a partially broken collarbone, the Rams’ Bradford is out with his ACL. Furthermore, the leading team of each division, save the Eagles, still have the lead dog.

-Isaiah Addair