What Can the NFL Do?- Introduction

All throughout time, humans, for some odd reason, have liked activities that deal with action and violence.  You can see examples of this from ancient Rome and gladiators all the way to the sport of boxing.  As a human it is a weird feeling, but for some reason we get excited to see things like this, and would even pay money to see it, as was the case in both of those examples.  Humans get a certain entertaining vibe from actions like fighting or collisions that we like and we can not necessarily explain it.

                One of the major activities that we as humans like in the present day would have to be the sport of football.  American football is a sport that involves a lot of violence and that reason is why so many people enjoy watching it.  The main point of the game is to score points by getting the ball across the goal line, and as a defender, you try to stop the person who has the ball by getting him to the ground.  When these hits that get people to the ground occur, many people get excited because of the impact of the collision.  Although the collisions are very entertaining to watch, that is not the only thing that attracts fans and gets them excited; many people watch the game for the athletic capability of the player. 

                The problem that comes into play with these exciting collisions on the football field is the injuries the players sustain from taking part in this action.  One of the worst injuries a player could sustain would definitely be a head injury, otherwise known as a concussion.  Concussions are serious problems that occur on a game to game basis in the sport of football.  The even bigger problem that comes into play here is that the fans of the sport pay to see the violence in the game, but at the same time, the governing body (which is the NFL or National Football League) needs to protect its players from injuries like concussions, so they might have to change the game a little.  This thought does not sit well with the fans of the game, and even some of the players, so something has to be done to protect the athletes, but not take away from the sport that brings in billions of dollars.  The question that needs to be answered here is how can the NFL protect its players from head injuries and themselves without hurting their product?