

The English language does not deserve this level of respect. I mostly work with people who speak English as a second, third or fourth language and our communications contain 5000 grammatical mistakes a day, shock horror we understand each other just fine.




Sorry my reply could have included more detail. I don’t have list of citations at hand, but this discussion has been ongoing for decades now. The main argument is that padding allows for tackles that would not normally be attempted due to short-term pain and injury risk to both players. The accumulation of these high impact tackles made possible by padding results in long-term CTE and serious injuries that risk retirement. If you’ve ever played rugby the type of tackles you see in American football are terrifying. For another comparison in soccer, only shin pads are typically worn and most contact injuries hurt like hell and are gone two minutes later because you bumped kneecaps together.