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The helmet thing? It's proven. Helmet to helmet contact rattles on the head. It's why in the 70s hockey was played without helmets for awhile. It wasn't required. After helmets were required, you see more violent hits and teens/college/pro getting paralyzed or developing brain injuries and concussions are 10x worse, but you don't hear about it until an ex player comes out and says something. And don't get it confused with boxing, although Mohammad Ali should be proof enough wacks to the head turns your brain to mush.

Proven where?

I would think that it is obvious that something to diffuse a blow to the head would help prevent injury.

http://www.injuryresearch.bc.ca/Publ...ct%20sheet.pdf

"Helmets and face shields are proven to significantly reduce head and face injuries..."

As someone who continues to play the sport of hockey, I trust the helmet to do its job (and the only injuries I have sustained are cuts to the face, lacerated spleen, and a knee injury) and I wouldn't play hockey without one.

Anyways on topic: I really haven't cared for football since the Pats lost in 2008. My home team (Lions) has never been good since I've been alive so I really couldn't care less.