Jeff Miller, Executive Vice President of the NFL that supervises the health and safety of the players, reported a historical decrease in brain shocks during the 2024 season of 17% with respect to those that occurred in the previous campaign and the lowest number since 2015 , when the record began to be carried out.
“Today is an important milestone, but not the end of our work. Through improved equipment, modifications of the rules and a continuous change of culture, we will make the game safer and more exciting, ”said NFL executive vice president.
The 182 brain shocks suffered in this 2024 compared to 219 of season 2023 represents a decrease of 17%.
In 2015 the number of these lesions was 275, a year later it fell to 243, by 2017 it reached its peak with 281. In 2018, 214 were reported; in 2019, 224; In 2020, the year in which it was dealt with the COVID-19, 172 were recorded; in 2021, 187; and in 2022, 213.
Miller mentioned that in order to obtain these positive numbers, the change of rule of the initial kick, which reduced the speed in the collisions between the players, the advances in the special helme technology for each position that most efficiently absorb impacts and the impacts and the Mandatory use of “Guardian Caps” (padded covers) during training fields, practices and optional use during the games of the season.
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Prohibition of certain plays decrease lethal lesions in the NFL
This decrease is added to a preseason in which the least amount of brain shocks and games were recorded since 2015.
“This season’s injuries underline real progress in our efforts to reduce brain shocks and distensions in the lower extremities, key areas on which the league lesion reduction strategy focuses,” said Dr. Allen Sills, medical director of the NFL.
According to the league data, the distensions of the lower extremities decreased by 48%, product of the prohibition of the “Hip-Drop Tackles”, a way of stopping the opposite with Tackleada in which the defensive drops its weight hanging behind the hip of the offensive.
“We are pleased to see that the continuous approach in the prevention of these lesions is fruitful and, as always, we will use this data on injuries to inform and strengthen our approach to prevention and reduction of injuries during the next season,” concluded Allen Sills .
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