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More injuries seem to happen to certain NFL players: examining the fairness of the injury-prone label – The Athletic

January 20th, 2020 5:46 am

Injuries happen. But sometimes, more injuries seem to happen to certain players. Of course, the sporting world has a term for that player injury prone. In the NFL, that can be a tough label to shed.

The term is used frequently, but rarely with regard to the cause of injury or the circumstances behind it. Take for instance, Carson Wentz. Former players and the media questioned Wentzs durability after he left his first playoff game with a concussion. In most cases, as with Wentz, injuries arent the fault of players, trainers or strength and conditioning coaches, but rather the nature of playing a sport where large, fast individuals regularly crash into each other.

We all use that term, said Dr. James Andrews, but we dont have any scientific basis for it in most cases. We prefer to say, injury-unfortunate rather than pinning that (injury-prone label) on somebody. Psychologically, you cant throw that word around.

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