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Even though modern helmets protect the skull in football, the helmets do not protect the brain from concussions and others injuries such as spinal injuries because the hard shell of the helmet creates a harder impact and allows people to feel comfortable leading with their head to make contact with another player, a softer shelled helmet, a helmet with extra padding or no helmet at all would lower such impacts and chances of concussions as well as lowering chances of players leading with their head on a tackle.
Smith, M. D. (2012, December 4). Hines Ward: “If you want to prevent concussions, take the helmet off” | ProFootballTalk. ProFootballTalk. Retrieved May 30, 2013, from http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/04/hines-ward-if-you-want-to-prevent-concussions-take-the-helmet-off/
In this article written by Michael David Smith, Hines Ward talks about how helmets are used as weapons in the sport of football. He talks about helmets without a facemask or no helmet at all will essentially eliminate concussions. The author Michael David Smith backs up what Ward said and goes into more information about the helmets worn over the past couple decades. He explains that helmets were designed to protect the skull not the brain and that concussions have only become a top priority because of how helmets have made players play recklessly. The only downside to removing the helmets would be that more skull fractures would occur due to the impact of the player’s heads. The author is presenting the NFL’s argument as well as a former player’s argument on whether helmets or no helmets would be better for concussions and skull fractures. This article backs up my argument because Ward talks about how helmets are being used as weapons, this is because of the hard shell. “’If you want to prevent concussions, take the helmet off: Play old-school football with the leather helmets, no facemask,’ Ward said. ‘When you put a helmet on you’re going to use it as a weapon, just
Smith, M. D. (2012, December 4). Hines Ward: “If you want to prevent concussions, take the helmet off” | ProFootballTalk. ProFootballTalk. Retrieved May 30, 2013, from http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/04/hines-ward-if-you-want-to-prevent-concussions-take-the-helmet-off/
In this article written by Michael David Smith, Hines Ward talks about how helmets are used as weapons in the sport of football. He talks about helmets without a facemask or no helmet at all will essentially eliminate concussions. The author Michael David Smith backs up what Ward said and goes into more information about the helmets worn over the past couple decades. He explains that helmets were designed to protect the skull not the brain and that concussions have only become a top priority because of how helmets have made players play recklessly. The only downside to removing the helmets would be that more skull fractures would occur due to the impact of the player’s heads. The author is presenting the NFL’s argument as well as a former player’s argument on whether helmets or no helmets would be better for concussions and skull fractures. This article backs up my argument because Ward talks about how helmets are being used as weapons, this is because of the hard shell. “’If you want to prevent concussions, take the helmet off: Play old-school football with the leather helmets, no facemask,’ Ward said. ‘When you put a helmet on you’re going to use it as a weapon, just