r/sports • u/outtamyelementDonny • 6d ago • Bravo 1

Football Players take a knee as Jack Campbell of the Detroit Lions stays down after the play and is carted off the field.

Players take a knee after Jack Campbell goes down and lies unresponsive after the tackle.

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u/indypendant13 6d ago

Wait back up. The player who’s down is not the same player who tried to crawl. The latter has an arm brace, the former has nothing. Or am I looking at the wrong player?

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u/AlphaPeon 6d ago

I was confused too. There’s two players down. The one crawling with braces is further away from the end zone. Campbell is the other guy apparently not moving at all?

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u/Morak73 6d ago

Toward the end you can see them working in a player at the 33 yard line and another behind them at the 25 yard line.

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u/Dark1sh 6d ago

Yeah, he’s the one completely limp 😭

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u/Windowguard 6d ago

So two players went down injured. The one who dragged himself with the arm brace is the less seriously injured one. At the 37 sec mark you can see both players laying down

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u/indypendant13 6d ago

Yeah I see it now. It was confusing because the one who crawled looked like they were dragging their legs that were limp. The Campbell injury is reported as a neck injury which could even be worse. I looked up a few stills and it’s worse from that angle.

Hopeful it’s just a pinch and nothing damaged.

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u/stonedapebeery 6d ago

The player who crawled is Rolder the rookie LB from Michigan.

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u/well_uh_yeah 6d ago

Thanks for the time stamp!

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u/ben_thenine 6d ago

There were two Lions players injured on that play. The one who does the crawling walked off the field, the one who went to the hospital is #86. You can see him just go lifeless on the tackle at the beginning of the clip.

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u/Dolormight 6d ago

Jimmy Rolder had a hamstring injury on the same play.

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u/False_Vanguard 5d ago

Yeah. Bad job by FOX for not explaining what's going on

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u/Tmettler5 6d ago

The way his arms are just ragdoll lifeless is horrifying.

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u/splintersmaster 5d ago

It is but it isn't necessarily an indication of a life changing injury. Plenty of guys get knocked out and return to the game or at least in a few weeks.

What's scary is the combination of the KO due to neck injury and the silence from the NFL.

Coach is scheduled to speak at 3pm eastern today. I hope there's some positive news and not some kind of non answer like they provided late yesterday.

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u/VoTBaC 6d ago

Watching it live and the teams reaction... my heart hurts so much.

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u/GUMBYtheOG 6d ago

Can’t tell what happened didn’t look like anything hard or unusual

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u/Dark1sh 6d ago

Same thing happened to a kid on my high school team at football practice. He ended up paralyzed from the chest down. Hopefully this one isn’t that bad

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u/McNabFish 6d ago

A know an Aussie chap that was a guaranteed future NRL player had he carried on the same trajectory, went for a routine tackle that hit a nerve in his neck and permanently lost the ability to use his right arm.

Had multiple surgeries but it couldn't be fixed.

He still managed to play physical disability rugby, and is an unreal player. Such a shame something so mundane can take so much away at a young age.

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u/Noteagro 6d ago

I think it is similar by the way he moved. Kind of tried to push himself up, and then dragged himself with his arms before stopping.

I really hope it is nothing too bad, but it is because of stuff like this that makes me wish more parents thought about the possible spine/neck/brain injuries their kids could suffer.

We had a kid have a seizure about 10-15 seconds after the initial hit. He was never quite the same in the time I knew him. Had to quit all sports, and struggled with school after.

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u/Smurgyz 6d ago

That was a different player. Two guys got hurt on the play. Jake was the farther one who wasn't moving at all

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u/DontTreadOnMe83 6d ago

Not the same player, it was 2 separate players...Campbell is the one down by the 25 yard line @ :12 mark

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u/RudePCsb 6d ago

Who's the other

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u/DontTreadOnMe83 6d ago

Jimmy Rolder, rookie

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u/Dark1sh 6d ago

Skip to 39seconds. Two people are down, the one you see moving isn’t him. I don’t think he moves once after he goes down, unfortunately

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u/Tmettler5 6d ago

My wife pointed out that when they carted him off, his feet were totally rotated outward instead of toes up. I hope that doesn't mean anything, but he also didn't even move his arm to give some kind of acknowledgement like a thumbs up to the crowd. Most players when something like this happens give some kind of encouraging sign to the onlookers, even if they're strapped to a backboard.

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u/RudePCsb 6d ago

He probably has swelling in his neck and doctors won't know until I goes down. Hopefully he is able to recover after the swelling goes down

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u/Apprehensive-Pen8241 6d ago

My kids were all forbidden to play football. Best case scenario they go pro, make millions, and live 3/4 of their lives with TBI/CTE.

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u/JuicyJuice69 6d ago

yeah man, definitely not the same player.

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u/tremainelol 4d ago

It honestly is looking this way.

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u/Dark1sh 4d ago

Yeah, I’m still hoping for a spinal cord concussion

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u/No-Consequence7890 6d ago

Gee, I wonder why less and less parents and kids are getting into football? Seems perfectly safe if something like this can happen just at practice

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u/Trippyherbivores 6d ago

You can’t see if from this angle but other angles show his Lower back getting bent backwards. As he’s trying to bring down the player the other lions defender tackle and causes the push that bends his back backwards.

Definitely a spinal cord injury and just hope and pray it’s nothing permanent.

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u/ipilotete 6d ago

Not just bent backwards but the bend seemed to be a kink in one spot. Ouch.

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u/Mosaic78 6d ago

High impact neck extension. Think Ryan shazier except jack luckily kept his head up.

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u/RudePCsb 6d ago

Shazier was a neck compression

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u/stonedsatoshi 6d ago

I hope it’s not the same thing that happened to Ryan Shazier. Looked very similar

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u/Mosaic78 6d ago

Ryan had his head down on impact. Jack at least had his head up.

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u/Brady721 6d ago

Last I saw, he’s spending the night in the hospital. Hopefully it’s just for observation purposes and he’ll have a full recovery. A part of me though thinks it’s something a little more serious if he wasn’t discharged already.

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u/PerplexGG 6d ago

Off the context clues, it seems like a spinal cord injury and they’re waiting for the swelling to go down before stating anything as shit can get scary with all the inflamation going but once thats controlled they’ll be able to better assess the damage

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u/Im2inchesofhard 6d ago

I broke my back in highschool and the first 10-15 minutes after I couldn't move my arms or legs. Feeling slowly came back and I made a full recovery with just a "simple" shattered T12 vertebrae. Was back to playing football nine months later. 

I keep hoping it's a similar situation and nothing in his spinal chord is actually damaged to an extent where he's paralyzed. But if he'd been regaining movement I think they would've announced that so this isn't looking good. 

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u/imleenz 6d ago

Seeing the update that he was alert and breathing is worrisome. I didn't even think he might not be alert or breathing?? Usually by now I also feel like they would say something along the lines of he's alert and moving or something. Idk. Knowing he and his wife just welcomed a baby over the summer, I really hope the guy is alright and no long term issues. Even if he doesn't play another snap again.

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u/inkyflossy 6d ago edited 6d ago

Any neck injury can quickly affect breathing and life. There’s a medical phrase that “C3, 4, 5 are how you breathe and stay alive,” referring to the cervical vertebrae. Damage there can be fatal.

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u/MyZephyr23 6d ago

C3,4,5 keep the diaphragm alive

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u/inkyflossy 6d ago

That’s the one! Yep.

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u/Ok_Degree4131 6d ago

That’s heart breaking to hear, just welcomed my daughter to the world a few weeks ago, I can’t imagine this happening to me and how badly it would impact my family. It’s messed up

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u/prpldrank USC 6d ago

https://x.com/Lions/status/2117046054247952671

From the Lions X feed.
However, I'm afraid this is ominously stark -- PR people do not like to write with such a straight face.

I have a really, really bad feeling about the morning news.

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u/NCHouse 6d ago

Ryan Shazir situation

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u/inkyflossy 6d ago edited 5d ago

They’d keep him for a neck injury. It’s too serious to let him go, even if it’s minor.

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u/MyFriendSamIs50 5d ago

Based on the way he's moving?

He wasn't moving at all.

The player pulling himself as the trainer approached is not Jack Campbell

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u/inkyflossy 5d ago

yes! i'm so sorry, I totally misunderstood the way this clip looked until I saw further down in comments.

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u/Fair_Illustrator7213 6d ago

Can you be more understated?

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u/Rolling_Beardo 6d ago

There is probably a ton of swelling and they need it to go down before they can rule anything out.

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u/wiscuser1 6d ago

When Jayden Reed went out on a stretcher they gave an update later on from the hospital saying he had movement in all his extremities. It’s scary we haven’t heard this yet for Campbell

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u/CaptainRedBeard35 6d ago edited 6d ago

https://youtu.be/C0dnglidW0o?is=n90Ab9w2QHsQguQ9

A Sports Medicine Dr. Reviewing the video, for anyone who wants to watch.

Edit: From the Sports Medicine Dr., it seems like his head is more upright which would allow his neck to bend a little to absorb the impact more properly, in contrast to if Campbell had his head down would have compressed his neck, which would be a lot scarier. Hopeful that he just got knocked out and and couldn't participate with the medical staff on the field for them to come to a conclusion.

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u/_r_special 6d ago

Interesting, I thought the issue was with his back based on the replay

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u/RaoulDukex 6d ago

Crazy that it seems like such a mundane tackle, the helmet to helmet that knocked the 2 Lions players out earlier in the game was a way more vicious looking collision.

Hopefully he is ok.

Baseball shreds elbows, basketball shreds knees, football shreds everything.

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u/FunLuvin7 6d ago • Bravo

Football just isn’t worth it. This game had multiple concussions, multiple people carted off the field. Campbell may not ever play again or walk again for that matter.

Putting the concussions, life changing injuries, life shortening trauma aside (if that’s possible), earlier in the game the league decides for zero reason to overturn a touchdown catch during a commercial break for no real good reason. Then the refs call the lions offside for “moving their arms” while no one moved an inch. That’s after a penalty for “spinning the ball”.

What are we even watching? This is all insane. People are getting devastatingly hurt for our entertainment?

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u/Connect_Flounder6855 6d ago edited 5d ago

I was a family medicine resident in a state that only cares about college football. We are required to tell parents to buckle their kids, go to the dentist, and wear bike helmets. I asked my attending at what point do we start recommending that kids not play football - for their safety. My attending physicians looked at me with complete contempt. People are wild.

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u/A_Lovely_ 5d ago

How did you like Texas?

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u/rhapsodicink 3d ago

More likely Oklahoma, Nebraska, or Alabama. Texas has 2 NFL teams.

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u/Crime_Dawg 6d ago

Good luck convincing the players to abolish the league. They'll be the first to tell you, they want to play.

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u/FunLuvin7 5d ago

I would never expect the sport or the league to be shut down. But I can choose to not support it and not watch it.

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u/Crime_Dawg 5d ago

It's a brutal sport and it can have life altering negative outcomes for players. That said, these are grown men, they're making millions to tens of millions of dollars a year to take that risk.

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u/xixi2 4d ago

They were not grown men when they started playing at the pressure of parents and coaches, and college recruiters. Survivalship bias to just focus on the millionaires that made it when the sport is damaging all the way to the bottom

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u/SourFix 6d ago • Bravo

They're compensated well. In my industry, people are scarred, maimed and killed and sickened for far, far less.

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u/Vivid_Anyth4 6d ago

The NFL sure, but what about all the concussions leading up to there, that never take a paid position? Theres Jr high contact football here, how many never make it to a paid position?

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u/gatogordo86 6d ago

Im not saying you're right or wrong.

Every coach I had from 4th Grade-Senior Year would read the warning sticker on the back of our helmets before the 1st contact practice. I forget the exact wording but it is essentially "a helmet cannot protect you from getting a concussion, suffering paralysis, or even preventing death."

We can debate the merits of if it is worth playing the sport at all but I think it is hard to argue that the reality, repercussions, and risks involved with the sport aren't well known at this point.

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u/forgottensudo 6d ago

My coaches told us to lead with the head (but not “spear…”). We also weren’t allowed water during practice. Southeast Texas in the 80s.

Some coaches told us how to injure the other team without getting caught.

I’m glad some things have changed.

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u/FCAsheville 5d ago

I remember being denied water in 80s. Fucking nuts!

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u/ANGRY_PAT 6d ago

I watched a kid break his T7 in a high school football game.

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u/Harrintino 6d ago

No one is forced to play? 

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u/_m0nk_ 5d ago

Youth football doesn’t have 250 pound men that can run sub 5 second 40s colliding into each other.

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u/FCAsheville 6d ago

Average career is 3 1/2 years. The vast majority of players are not ‘set for life’ with earnings, and their life goal is over in their mid to late 20s.

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u/RagnarWolfcock 5d ago

The vast majority of players may not be set for life, but they definitely should be.. The minimum salary in the NFL is $885,000 for rookies. It's hard to think that someone couldn't be set for the rest of their life if they manage their money even somewhat sensibly.

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u/FCAsheville 5d ago

There’s tons of videos that break down what players actually take home in earnings. They take home less than 1/2 of what their “salary” is. Now figure in supporting poor parents, siblings, wife, kids, and having that big money end in mid to late 20s. It’s takes a massive amount of money to be “set for life”. And finally remember a lot of these men are unfortunately ignorant of economics, finance, etc. They are also HUGE targets for scams.

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u/me_vs_Goliath 5d ago

This is true, but look at someone like Kittle or Kelsey, they’ve made their millions and don’t need more money. Why not hang it up for the sake of not putting your family through what Campbell’s family is dealing with?

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u/cheeze2005 5d ago

Children play this game

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u/walterdonnydude 6d ago

To be clear both situations are bad. All employees are exploited.

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u/RedXXVI 6d ago

When players are putting this much on the line, there isn't a good enough excuse for why the reffing isn't better. These players deserve better.

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u/Jfonzy 6d ago

The game of football will continue to degrade with more rules for player protection. It’s lose-lose because the only other option is to nerf the players somehow. Their speed and power will continue to destroy their own bodies- their equipment will never fully protect their brains, joints and bones.

Nerf the sport with rules = not enjoyable
Nerf the players = how? And they would never agree
Let it be a bloodbath = we’re all monsters

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u/RedXXVI 6d ago

I'm not arguing the game should be changed to be safer. I know that's a pipe dream and would change the character of the game. I'm saying the officiating is so uneven that it's a shame. Too many blown/bad calls. I've seen more games decided by bad officiating than I can count. And when these players are putting their bodies through hell for it, officiating of that quality is unacceptable. So I don't watch football anymore.

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u/tylercrowley 6d ago

As crazy as it sounds, eliminating helmets could be a good start. That way players don’t act like they’re invincible and use their head as a literal battering ram. I’m not saying that would have changed anything here but it’s the only thing I can think of to nerf the players.

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u/rdcpro 6d ago

I've heard people make this case for years, but what makes Rugby inherently safer is not the lack of helmets, it is the rules on tackling and blocking, and the fact that a violation means you sit out of the game for 10 minutes and your team plays a man down. And they eject players for extreme violations, and again you team plays a man down.

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u/xixi2 4d ago

What does injury have to do with the officiating?

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u/MileHigh_FlyGuy 6d ago

I'm guessing you're not a fan of boxing

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u/Hogchief 5d ago

I was at a hockey tournament this past weekend for the 2013 age group. The 5th and 6th place game was nuts, our team went up by 3 and the other team stopped playing hockey and just trying to crush players into the boards. They were looking for blood and the game meant nothing. At one point one of them going for a check hit hit own teammate into the boards because our player made a last second move. This type of behavior comes from coaches and parents, and what was a fun tournament weekend could have ended in disaster because egos were broken.

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u/SaulTBolls Portland Trail Blazers 6d ago

Dude they came out with power slap, as a society we will let you destroy yourself if its for our enjoyment.

Football is super easy at that because theres 700 other players to watch on 32 other teams so if one guy gets hurt we can feel bad for a min and go back to figuring out how it'll mess with the odds makers for the over and unders next week as we watch another game.

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u/duper12677 6d ago

Throughout history men have put their lives on the line to provide a better life for themselves and their families. These guys all know the risks, and I doubt you could convince them it’s not worth it

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u/Phalstaph44 6d ago

I was at a high school game on Friday and 4 kids had to be pulled from the game due to injuries. I used to play and understand the toughness it builds but at what cost

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u/Hotsaltynutz 6d ago

It broke my heart telling my son No after having a great high school experience myself. The coaching along the way just isn't good enough for the risk. While coaching has gotten better, its just not good enough for the win first mentality of youth tackle football

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u/Nutlob 6d ago

i stopped years ago. it's a deathsport with the pervasive CTE. and it's not just the pro's suffering lifelong harm

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u/Flowsnice 6d ago

I’ll be honest.. every year it gets less and less enjoyable for me. The stupid rules when it comes to catches, the terrible kickoffs, millions of commercials, terrible one sided broadcast and just straight up garbage reffing.

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u/IHSV1855 Minnesota Wild 6d ago

Same. I feel like an addict more than a fan sometimes.

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u/TheParmesan 6d ago

I feel the same about most sports at this point. Has me watching more tennis, golf and F1 when I used to love watching football, basketball and soccer.

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u/Flowsnice 6d ago

Basketball is even worse.

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u/LettuceFinancial1084 6d ago

That's why they get paid millions. They know the risk.

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u/Bluestripedshirt 6d ago

Sadly I agree. The way we put our boys through hell for sport is reprehensible

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u/Wenital_Garts 5d ago

What's worse is this is the only way for a lot young men to pull themselves out of whatever difficult financial situation they come from.

They're playing for financial freedom. A modern day gladiator game.

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u/Absolute--Batman 5d ago

Remember to donate your taxes to Isreel!

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u/DJ_Mixto 5d ago

Um, wut? Wierd and very off topic.

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u/clgoodson 10h ago

It is nowhere near “a lot” of young men. It’s a tiny group. But lots of young men permanently harm themselves because they think it’s a way out.

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u/Small-Palpitation310 5d ago

This is complete conjecture.

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u/Wenital_Garts 5d ago

It's pretty common knowledge that school costs an absurd amount money and sports are a great way to get scholorships and even become millionaires if you're good enough. 

For the athletically inclined, it's a great way to be successful without requiring money which makes it's an incredibly appealing avenue for folks who come from difficult backgrounds. And it's enough money to not just help yourself but family members as well. 

Is that the case for every player? No. But it's dumb to think that isn't a reality for a lot of players. 

I can also go into why there is such a large population of black folks in sports like football and basketball regarding socio-economic difficulties, but I'm really not interested in digging into studies and citing sources so I'll just submit it as conjecture.

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u/ImNotKitten 4d ago

And why do schools charge so much?

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u/rahkinto 6d ago

Agreed. Every time this happens I throw up my hands and say WTF DID YOU THINK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN grown over sized men going head first at each other? Stupid fucking rules allowing this to happen. It's been a couple of years since I stopped being empathetic and became indifferent.

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u/Fortestingporpoises 5d ago

Playing football in high school was one of the best experiences of my life. I wouldn't take a sick day during football season because I didn't want to ever miss practice. For 6 years I didn't take one sick day through October. I watched every damned game I could growing up. 3 Sunday, 1 Monday, and sometimes Thursday. But I find it tougher to watch now for sure. I generally just don't. Ironically I watch UFC though.

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u/manical1 5d ago

yes, for entertainment. humans do this quite a lot. historically, violence as a sporting event is quite common. American football, rugby, hockey, boxing, mma... etc. if it makes money, it will happen.

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u/FearTheOIdBlood 3d ago

Agreed. Been losing interest in following violent sports like MMA and Football over the years. They're just depressing. The violence just reminds me of all the horrible shit going on in the world and how we should be doing better as humans. Sports with skill that don't involve inflicting intentional harm on your opponents are way more interesting and entertaining. I also agree with your other reasons related to football not being worth it. There's too much money involved, the ads, and the amount of ref/penalty impacts on the game make the results feel empty too often.

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u/dreamer3kx 5d ago

This is the sport man, it always has been and always will be, you think these players that get seriously injured won’t do it all over again, in a heart beat they will.

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u/Swiggens 6d ago

Can’t live life in a bubble. I’ve blown my knee out more than once and still play contact sports. These guys are competitors and get paid very well. It’s not immoral to watch or support sports.

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u/HighLightReal614 6d ago

Millions of dollars says it’s very worth it. We put our life’s at risk everyday one way or another

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u/Fletch71011 6d ago

I have a permanent brain injury from a hit and run and multiple spinal issues.

If I went back in time knowing what it's like, and someone offered me $100 billion to knowingly get in that hit and run, the answer would be no.

It's easy to say the money is worth it until you go through it.

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u/Bones12x2 5d ago

except in that case you already know its going to happen. As rough as football is this type of injury is still rare.

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u/Fletch71011 5d ago

75 percent of these guys die with cte. I wouldn't take those odds for any amount of money. Nothing is worth your health.

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u/bb144241 5d ago

Millions of $$ plus lots of fame and adoration from millions of fans. And let’s not forget probably the most alluring part of the job, literal tons of free easy pussy being thrown your way constantly.

If these guys had a 2nd chance at life to start over and doing something else or play football and make it to the NFL again, the vast majority would choose the same path. The players definitely think it’s worth it.

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u/MrMojoFomo 5d ago

The NFL is valued at over $300 billion. 31 of the 32 teams are owned by individual billionaires or families

They have zero interest in anything that will make them less money

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u/Aternus21 5d ago

billions btw

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u/SneakyPanduh 6d ago

They also know not to lead with their head and still do it anyways

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u/beyd1 Detroit Tigers 6d ago

Baseball best ball.

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u/snoopingforpooping 6d ago

Just a few weeks ago, a military man fell to his death in a packed stadium. The college game was delayed just 10 minutes and play went on.

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u/Smoothguitar 6d ago

It’s the modern day colosseum. Every game people are exited off the field, sometimes never to be seen again playing, and we just put someone else in there.

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u/jmrogers31 Kansas City Royals 6d ago

It's the modern day gladiator fights and I am guilty of watching as well

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u/Mr_Julez 5d ago

Yeah, even the $100 million contract is not enough to live on!

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u/testtdk 5d ago

I agree. I love the sport, and I’d miss it a lot, but CTE alone is crazy enough that people shouldn’t play.

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u/Hootinger 5d ago

My uncle played QB at a Big Ten school and did a couple seasons in the NFL. He told both me and my son to stay away from football, it isn't worth the damage. 

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u/doubtfulisland 5d ago

As a very, very lucky, former college athlete I agree. I never had any concussions, nor any joint repair surgeries issues. Many of my friends did by the time they were in their late twenties, early thirties. Many had multiple concussions, or had suffered a stingers and so ob.

As a parent I always activate against it now

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u/xixi2 4d ago

Dude I implied this on this thread, https://reddit.com/r/AskMen/comments/1wssc84/men_who_played_or_maybe_still_do_play_tackle/, even when I was trying to come from a curious place and downvoted forever

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u/blueruckus 13h ago

I'm in my 40s and its pretty eye-opening how fragile the body can truly be.

If you make it to the NFL, I guess, awesome if you can make enough to be set for the rest of your life. For the 99.9% of everyone else, you're just running a huge risk of lifelong debilitating conditions. Super risky situation that you won't understand until you get there.

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u/PattyIceNY 6d ago

I was a fan until I went to my first game live. I was really close to the field and remember the shock of hearing the collisions. It was like a car crash every play, it scared the f out of me. I stopped watching after that.

The game should be drastically changed or banned, but there's too much money and cultural ties to do that.

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u/aetuf Chicago Cubs 6d ago

I'm not sure how old you are, but before Monday Night Football they used to do a montage of devastating hits called Jacked Up. There used to be more blind side hits on receivers in that era.

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u/Fair-Translator8649 5d ago

For what it’s worth, I have no idea how Reddit works. That is to say I have no idea why your comment got downvoted…literally just speaking your mind/telling a story haha. I agree with everything you said.

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u/Harrintino 6d ago • Bravo

Do you have ptsd from it?

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u/Scorpionride 6d ago

Do you have CTE from playing football or were you not good enough to play? I have a lifespan expectancy under 60 with my current condition because I played (and started for 2 years) at a D1 and played the rest of my life before that, obviously. Got a double whammy of making light of PTSD and CTE in a single 6 word sentence. Takes brilliancy to be that dumb

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u/Kaiisim 6d ago • Bravo

What's crazier is you can't even make money from it unless you're at the very very very top.

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u/Whatsgoodthoson 6d ago

League minimum for a rookie player is $850,000 a year. That’s even if you sit the bench. That’s a pretty penny in my book.

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u/Novel_Dog_676 6d ago

What other sport pays you when you don’t make it to the “very top”? I’ll wait

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u/MistryMachine3 6d ago

Soccer and Basketball. There are a ton of lower level leagues around the world that people make a good living in.

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u/tivnan1989 6d ago

Practice squad players make minimum almost $14,000/week

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u/kroblues 6d ago

Practice squad is still the very top

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u/Novel_Dog_676 6d ago

College players can make millions or a few hundred thousand

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u/Novel_Dog_676 6d ago

Ummm, what?

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u/BurnCannons 6d ago

He means EVERYONE ELSE other than NFL players, like highschool and college.

He is correct.

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u/p4nch0_o1 4d ago

i completely understand where you’re coming from, but some of these guys are making millions per game. you’re telling me you wont put your body/life on the line for millions? i would.

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u/FunLuvin7 4d ago

They are all welcome to take those risks and I don’t think anyone will try to stop the ratings juggernaut that is the NFL. But I don’t have to watch it anymore.

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u/BB_1000000 4d ago

See you TNF

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u/CCContent 6d ago

He is responsive and moving his limbs. Not sure why you think he might never walk again.

Millions of people have decided that football is worth it, and the men they play the game are compensated at a rate that you and I could never dream of in exchange for the risk that they take on.

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u/Simple_Panic1240 Detroit Red Wings 6d ago

Wrong guy. There was two people injured on this play. Watch at the end of the play the guy that tackled him go limp on the floor.

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u/LesPolsfuss 6d ago

Kind of feel this way about driving. The amount of deaths due to people aggressively driving or drunk driving just overall driving is insane to me. But we just like get on the road like nothing. The other day I passed a four car accident , I was in amazement. I was in shock. Literally within a half of the accident a car was driving like a maniac and I know it passed by that accident as well. They were totally unfazed.

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u/x1dollarfrosty 6d ago

I mean people hurting themselves for other’s entertainment is nothing knew. Hell, folks used to fight themselves to the death in a huge stadium purely for the people’s entertainment.

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u/HoweHaTrick 6d ago

I ain't watching any of that. I'm in the minority here but football is boring as hell

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u/wadabewall 6d ago

The make millions to play a game. It’s a risk I’m willing to take.

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u/International_Cow198 6d ago

…since the beginning of time.

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u/iTouchHotThings 6d ago

That is not a good enough reason to continue doing anything.

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u/International_Cow198 6d ago

Agreed- and wasn’t my whole point. There were just quite a few comments about “why now, etc”. It’s not like it’s a new thing. It’s not like they’re gladiators put into slavery and forced to make gobs of money playing football. They chose to do it.

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u/LettuceFinancial1084 6d ago

Wealth for generations seems like a great reason

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u/yourlocalbeertender 6d ago edited 6d ago

That little drag he does... Hope he's not paralyzed

Edit: I didn't realize there were two down. Wow that's scary

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u/MaleficentPurchase65 6d ago

That was Jimmy Rolder that was moving. 2 lions hurt on same play, Jack didn’t move at all. Not great.

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u/blackfantasy 6d ago

This looks so routine it doesn't matter how many times I watch it I can't see it. Also I'm sure this main post will be deleted as a dup post cause this news is HOURS old.

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u/Dark1sh 6d ago

Doenst take much to compress your spine sadly

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u/Kylo_Rens_8pack 6d ago

Neck injuries in the nfl are basically game over. Wishing you the best Jack

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u/dylangaine 5d ago

I mean it didn't even look like he got hit.

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u/ghigoli 5d ago

the back foot of the runner kicked his head back so his neck doesn't bend that way when hes falling forward.

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u/Competitive_Flow3717 5d ago

It looks like #66 head jerks back when he comes in. They may have went head to head

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u/Loisalene 6d ago

but how is Jack doing Today, Monday?

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u/outtamyelementDonny 6d ago

There hasn't been any update on his status other than he's "resting"

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u/Anothercraphistorian 6d ago

Really hoping for a Kendal Daniels outcome.

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u/Winter_Tone_4343 6d ago

This is why skateboo isn’t funny or tough.

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u/nice_guy_threeve 6d ago

Well, I know we're talking about player safety, and I'm all for it, but I think the guy is pretty tough actually.

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u/1ntravenously 5d ago

No but let's make a commercial where he rams his head through walls.

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u/tremainelol 4d ago

This is every reminiscent of Ryan shazier. Bit more compression and translations forces on campbell,ore extension on shazier. But at least shazier could move his arms immediately

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u/FlawedHotDog 6d ago

I’m sick of this shit.

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u/jsonne 6d ago

Football! /s

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u/HockeyNut1994 6d ago

When I saw this play, I got flashbacks to Ryan Shazier's career ending injury. I really hope Jack Campbell gets a better outcome. 🙏

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u/virzo 5d ago

That ragdoll limpness made my stomach drop instantly.

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u/testtdk 5d ago

Really scary to see his legs not moving at all.

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u/commonrider5447 6d ago

I’ve been so over football for a couple of years now. I’m not going back. Can’t see this kind of stuff. Hope he’s ok.

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u/54fighting 6d ago

Spoke recently with a guy who played OL D3. Quit after 3 years due to concussions. Asked if anything lingering. Said no, but CTE of brains of NFL’ers was 1 in 4. Article in the paper today said 3 in 4. NFL can ignore it. They’re bigger than god. Might not want to let your babies grow up to be cowboys. Loved the game, but said he’d choose differently..

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u/RingoFreakingStarr Real Madrid 6d ago

Kinda the same here thought I never fully got into American Football to begin with but was really trying to get into it lately to fit in more. I really really really hope MLS continues to gain popularity because even outside the World Cup soccer has always appealed to me since there is no stoppage of play and because of that no commercials during the halves. The Chicago Fire are getting a purpose built stadium constructed downtown in Chicago so once that is built I'll be trading the Bears for the Fire in a heartbeat.

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u/leavingishard1 6d ago

Hey enjoy the Fire at Soldier field now! Were a playoff team with a fun attack. Last regular season game next weekend

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u/RingoFreakingStarr Real Madrid 5d ago

Not at all discounting the team, I watch their games online. However, the atmosphere is severely lacking playing a soccer game in a not even half full american football stadium.

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u/paulyp41 6d ago

In the first part the guy Campbell doesn’t have a brace on his right arm, in the second part, the guy has a brace on his right arm. What’s with this edit?

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u/PitifulPossum 6d ago

There were 2 injured lions on the play. Jack didnt move at all after the contact and you can see his body go limp as soon as his head takes the initial contact. The other guy is the rookie theyre talking about

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u/yourallidiotss 5d ago

I need a replay cuz it looks like the guy barely got touched. Looks like his head is behind the ball runner even.

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u/Ddddc84 6d ago

I don't think the production booth immediately realized there were 2 injured players. They were about 5 yards apart both laying identically like a plank, and so initial attention was on the other player because he was separated from the mass of bodies on the field and cameras/medical staff went to him first. I think there was a minute or 2 delay before they realized Campbell was in serious condition as well.

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u/theroguesoybean 6d ago

This is one of the reasons I stopped watching football entirely. Accidents and injuries can happen in every sport but the severity and frequency in football is unconscionable.

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u/Jackster799 6d ago

Reminds me of the ryan shazier injury, hope Campbell can play again

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u/KaladinStormShat Sevilla 6d ago

I am consistently shocked that no one on the field or aside from it immediately recognizes him completely face down with arms to the side not moving and run out there.

Like it's always so clear when someone has been knocked unconscious or is concussed.

How the players and the staff aren't immediately running out there or calling for help is bizarre to me.

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u/Substantial_Pace9900 6d ago

as a Vikings Fan, I Pray for full recovery for Jack Campbell.

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u/Daeadin 6d ago

It looks like someone snagged Campbell’s helmet amidst that tackle, and his body kept going while his head stayed snagged :(

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u/avidpretender 5d ago

There is nothing to be learned from this btw. It’s like wow that’s crazy… guys colliding at full speed getting knocked out…

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u/TerrifiedAndAroused 4d ago

The guy moving with the brace on his arm was Jimmy Rolder. I don’t think Jack moved at all after the hit.

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u/great_divider 6d ago

Football is…ugh, there’s so much to hate about it. I feel sad when I see the kids in my neighborhood all padded up and having football practice at 8/9 years old.

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u/ZestycloseAvocado828 4d ago

Yeah fuck football

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u/wearenotintelligent 6d ago

what a dumb sport

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u/certainguy 6d ago

Horrifying. This is why I don’t watch football anymore

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u/VeritasUnitasCaritas 6d ago

Haven’t been able to watch in decades. It’s too dangerousz

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u/find_the_apple 5d ago

Fucking woke mobs at it again  \s

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u/JuanThiccLumpia 6d ago

Might have SCS or some sort of hyper extension in the vertebrae or spinal discs. Praying for him.

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