NFL Knee Injuries
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Through an article called “Draft preview: Knee injuries alter RB draft values”, on the National Football League website, I have been able to learn more about how a knee injury can affect the value of an NFL prospect. In this article, it gives statistics and examples of players who do get drafted to the NFL despite suffering a knee injury. The article argues that if an NFL players does suffer the injury, they will not come back as good and in order to get to the playing field they were at when they were health before the injury it will take much time and effort. The articles states that Jamal Anderson “ came back to rush for 1,024 yards and six touchdowns in 2000, but that was 822 fewer yards and eight fewer touchdowns than he recorded in the season before he suffered the ailment.” This shows that a football player is able to come back to the league after a knee injury and play at a competitive level, scoring touchdowns and getting many rushing yards. This story is an example of a success story for recovering from the injury, but there are also many stories that result in a failure to come back to the league and play.
An example of how a play did not come back well and had a failure to come back was evident when Ronnie Brown hurt his knee. The article states that “based on the numbers from his seven starts in 2007, Brown would have finished with an impressive 89 receptions, 2,265 all-purpose yards and 11 total touchdowns in 16 contests.” After playing the first 7 games and having great value to the team Brown was prejected to have a huge season. After suffering the injury, his value went down because he could not play anymore. This just shows how a knee injury can devastate your value as an NFL player.
Through the article they have showed that there are many NFL players who have overcome knee injuries, but also many players who have failed to overcome them. When these players do overcome a knee injury, there value usually will go down due to the fact that it will take them many years to go through rehab and recover. Overall, I agree with the article in that the value of NFL players goes down after they suffer a knee injury.
Instead of just giving the facts on how players did the years before and after the injury, maybe talk about how much money they were paid after the injury or how many more years they played in the league.
ReplyDeleteGood examples of players with knee injuries but maybe include something about what athletes can do about this. If they are college stars should they consider sitting out to avoid knee injuries until they are eligible for the NFL?
ReplyDeleteGood examples, but be clear on the recovery process, and how income alters before and after an injury, specifically when the player recovers. Also, maybe do some comparisons besides knee injuries
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