Injuries

Every year in sports some of the best athletes are incapacitated by serious injury. In football, this problem is especially prevalent. This year, notable players such as Keenan Allen, Danny Woodhead, Jimmy Garoppolo, Adrian Peterson, and Rob Gronkowski have some sort of injury that has or will prevent them from playing multiple games this season, and it's only week two. The problem with football is it is a pure contact sport. On every play, players are at high risk of injury simply due to the rough way the game is played. In addition, there are so many different ways football players get injured. The most common season ending injuries are focused on the knee; such as ACL and MCL tears. These injuries are especially common in running backs who take a beating each time they carry the ball. But more often players experience repetitive minor concussions on every play that build up over time. There has been so much publicity around concussions and CTE of late that it puts the protective gear and medical protocol of the NFL under question. CTE is by far one of the scariest injuries on the list, minor concussions can cause long term brain damage causing players to die and lose cognitive function at younger ages. I just wonder how the NFL can continue when so many top players cannot play. Is there anything they can do about the problem without drastically changing the way football is played? Also now I need a wide receiver because I drafted Keenan Allen in the second round.