Sam Bradford, quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, just re-tore the ACL in his left knee during a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns on August 23. So not only did he miss nine games last season, but now he will miss the entire 2014 season with a torn ACL in the same knee. In an industry that is so dependent on the play of the quarterback, it may very well have been Bradford's last game in the NFL.
I bring up Bradford (one of many, ex. Sean Lee) to show the importance of my thesis topic. To restate, I would like my thesis topic to revolve around injury prevention in modern day sports as more and more athletes suffer from career ending (and sometimes fatal) injuries than ever before. This is a major problem because most modern day athletes do not receive a college degree and therefore are limited in their life after sports.
My goal is to come up with a prototype helmet (for concussions) or brace (for tears in the ligaments of the knee; I am not limiting myself to just concussions and knee tears) or come up with ways to increase the chance of preventing such injuries from occurring.
*Even my football team, the Denver Broncos, are in danger as their star wideout, Wes Welker, has sustained 3 concussions over the past 10 months, with the most recent one occurring while he was wearing a specially designed helmet to protect him from blows to the head.
*Even my football team, the Denver Broncos, are in danger as their star wideout, Wes Welker, has sustained 3 concussions over the past 10 months, with the most recent one occurring while he was wearing a specially designed helmet to protect him from blows to the head.
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