Wouldn't of happened in today's game makes me wonder what the players like Steve Young, John Elway, Joe Montana, Warren Moon& Dan Merino's number would look like if they had these rules today or how long they coulda played?!?
Shades of the Sterling Sharpe injury. Both had career ending injuries on plays you wouldnt even think twice about. Packers lose two would-be HOFers to freak neck injuries in a span of like 16 years
Von Oelhoffen got driven into Palmer by #65, who was attempting to block him. He was practically on the ground when he hit Palmer, did not target the knee, nor did he lead with his helmet. This is only a "dirty play" if you're a crybaby Bungles fan.
Phil Simms put it best when he said, "That'll get ya fired up heading into the locker room!" And indeed it did. The Broncos would go on to outscore the Titans 31-7 in the 2nd half, winning by a 51-28 score.
As a Bengals fan, it amazes me what the Steelers can do and not face consequences. The Steelers are the biggest hypocrites I’ve ever seen. Diving into Palmer’s knee, no consequences. Hines Ward broke Keith Rivers jaw, no consequences, Terrance Garvin broke Kevin Huber’s jaw, no consequences. Ryan Shazier speared Giovani Bernard, no consequences! They’re being rewarded for bad behavior and they cry like babies when we tell them the consequences of their actions. Tj Watt threw Burrow to the ground and no consequences for his actions either.
I remember thinking after the Super Bowl win in 2010, barring crazy bad injury luck, the packers are better set up for a dynasty than any since the patriots. As it turns out, 2 games into their title defense, they lose a would be hall of famer. It still hurts 13 years later. The 07-11 core is probably my favorite in my lifetime. His injury was the first sign a dynasty wasn’t meant to be. What a player! Thanks Nick!
For those who don’t know: two games into the 2011 season, Collins' career was ended at age 28 when he injured his neck in a game at Carolina and subsequently underwent single fusion surgery. After surgery on a herniated disk, it was ruled that playing again was too much of a risk to his future health. Nick Collins was forced to retire after seven seasons in the NFL
Being 12 yrs old when this happened.. Steve young was one of my first hero’s in sports. Had quite a few concussions leading up to this, and damn broke my young heart. I think Lawrence Phillips missed the block, ran a route
