With each passing week of the football season, it feels like we're constantly hearing about players facing devastating, season-ending injuries. Just last night, during the Monday Night NFL matchup between the Ravens and Buccaneers, five players had to leave the field due to injury—some of them won't return for the rest of the season. It's reached the point where this kind of scenario happens in almost every game, and it's made me lose any desire to follow or support American football, whether it's at the high school, college, or professional level.
The surge in severe injuries has stripped the game of its integrity, transforming it into little more than a brutal war of attrition. Each week, teams are forced to rely more and more on second- and third-string players, especially as the seasons stretch longer and longer. Yes, other contact sports contend with injuries, but none on the same scale as football. The sport has become a modern-day gladiator arena, echoing the brutal competitions of ancient Rome.
