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[quote=Anonymous]Regarding the “I played football way back when with less padding and I turned out fine” argument, high school football players today are much larger than their counterparts were decades ago. Partly that’s due to the typical American diet, and partly due to weight training and conditioning. Speed and strength have increased as well. Back in the 80s, my high school football team had just one player over 200 pounds. Most of the tackles were in the 160-180 pound range. Guards were 150-160 pounds. Nowadays it’s not uncommon to see 280-300 pound linemen at the HS level. Getting hit by one of those is like getting a sofa dropped on you from a flight of stairs (multiplied by several times per game). Sure, padding and helmets are much improved, but they don’t protect against sudden deceleration forces, over and over.[/quote]
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