Brutal Hit Sends NFL Player Off the Field on a Stretcher
- Posted on December 27, 2010 at 2:28pm by
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CINCINNATI (AP) — San Diego Chargers running back Mike Tolbert sprained his neck and shoulder on a scary hit against the Cincinnati Bengals, but is expected to fully recover.
Tolbert put his head down and ran into the chest of safety Reggie Nelson during the first quarter of a 34-20 loss on Sunday. Tolbert fumbled and stayed face-down on the field, motionless for several minutes.
Doctors carefully rolled him onto a backboard, strapped him down and wheeled him off the field. He raised his right forearm and gave a thumbs-up sign to the applauding crowd.
Teammates said Tolbert was walking around the locker room after the game.
“He’s doing fine,” coach Norv Turner said. “He has a sprained shoulder and neck. He’s got all the feeling back in his hands. He’ll be all right.”
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cmmnsnspls
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 11:31pm“Over 250 high school football players die each year”???? Perhaps, but certainly not from football injuries! Where do you get your statistics? Common sense please! That’s an idiotic statement. Think about it….. that would be an average of 50 high school deaths from football injuries per state per year (assuming we’re talking about the U.S.). Again, an idiotic statement!!
Report Post »Jack007
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 8:43pmBoys will be Boys,
Report Post »cwebb
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 7:02pmIf your game is blacked out you can go to http://www.atdhe.net to get all your games..
Report Post »Billy de Cooper
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 1:25pmI’m very sorry. I’ll bet that if he jumped into a fire he would most likely get burned, huh. This is not news in my book. I’ts dumb move on the player(s) side.
Report Post »Muddywood
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 10:53amAdd your comments
Report Post »Muddywood
Posted on December 28, 2010 at 10:53amSoccer was invented by the Progressives. I hate soccer.
Report Post »Internet AnchormanTV
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 9:20pmIt’s obvious that the Obama administration needs to step in an regulate dangerous contact sports. This is a call for the nanny state 911!!
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LION4JESUS
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 6:52pmComes with the territory AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN and the extra protection rules make it even worse. Yeah, you get a million dollar earning player to listen to these pansy rules. Let them know the protective rules and they will do it anyway. Tolbert , is a good player and Tough….he will spring back…I know I am a San diego Charger fan……but again I repeat myself for 40 years….maybe next year lol
Report Post »eflow504
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 6:34pmfootball is a contact and collision sport!!
Report Post »Seagal45
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 5:39pmMaybe they should go back to leather helmets, would not be so inclined to lead with their heads that way. They know the stakes when they go out onto the field and are well paid for it. Still don’t like to see anyone get hurt but it happens.
Report Post »APEXIdaho
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 5:19pmDancing is a contact sport, football is a collision sport!
Report Post »Jerley
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 5:18pmSo What???
He signed to play a sport people have and can die or worse in. Millions of dollars per year. It is all of their choices to accept the risk for the money accepted.
Report Post »PUNCLE D
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 5:03pmWow what a surprise hit by a 400 lb bulldozer, football isn’t ballroom dancing, and that is why they have a doctors, physical therapists….etc. plus an emt crew, and ambulance hangin out…
Report Post »Cujo
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:57pmHe took a hard hit and fumbled the ball. Had he not fumbled the ball he would have healed himself sooner. It always hurts more and eases the embarrassment when the hit results in a missed pass you should have had or you fumble the ball. Not faking it but the fumble made him lay there longer, so the docs took all the right precautions.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:51pmI saw a football once.
Report Post »GrumpyCat
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:29pmSaid it before, say it again, is only a matter of time before Obamacare outlaws football.
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:23pmHe was faking it. Just wanted to renegotiate his union contract. Union sports, what a joke.
Report Post »SavvyCowboy
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 2:57pmJoin the NFL – Get paid millions with the possibility of having to drive your wheelchair around using your teeth. They signed up for this knowing that at any minute things like this can happen. God’s Speed for that young man. Fortunately for you and I there is a much safer way to make SERIOUS “GANSTA” money without risking our limbs. Go here now: http://rhino.Solution5.ME
mcFirst
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 2:52pmhe dropped his head and tried to pile drive – ended up hitting the side of one of Bengals helmets.
nfl is about survival as much as talent.
Report Post »sconnolly
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 2:45pmnot supposed to lead with your head.
Report Post »MGB-CPA
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:12pmActually, “properly” leading with you head is the safest way to avoid injury if you are properly taught and trained as to how to do that. But you nay saying whinners have helped debunk the teaching of proper football hitting skills and added to the problems of injuries to players from the game. Go join your tree hugging progressive idiots.
Report Post »JOHNNYD
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:37pmMGBCPA, respectfully disagree. After 20 years of playing rugby, the game which “spawned” our current American football, I can tell you that American football has morphed into more of a game of “hit to injure” vs. “hit to stop progress.” In rugby, the play is continuous so when you lay yourself out for a crushing hit, you also take yourself out of the continuous play, thereby reducing your value to your team. In my opinion, and I’m a huge football fan, I think the game has gotten out of hand with the combination of violent above-the-shoulder hits (read: headhunting) and the size and speed of the players. You’re not going to control the latter, so you have to have the league revisit the rules. The latest rules change with “helmet to helmet” hits is a good start, but the rank and file players (mostly defensive backs) aren’t on board. You can still feel great with a hit to a guy’s sweetspot without having to ring his bell. Just sayin’.
Report Post »sconnolly
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 8:27pmNo tree hugger here, but that gave me a chuckle. :)
Report Post »G.W. Dobbs
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 2:43pmWhy, all of a sudden this year, has the number of BRAIN INJURIES and JOINT TRAUMA increased to the point it is? I know our Pro Players are in tip top shape, are paid too much money and must justify their pay and work hard to intentionally put opponents OUT of the Games. This is too much like The Roman Empire and the Killings before the crowds there IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE EMPIRE. Mothers, KEEP YOUR CHILDREN IN SCOCER and Baseball and Basketball and Tennis and Golf. Over 250 Highschool football players DIE EACH YEAR.
Report Post »Insipid
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:02pmThe game has become too fast. There are some stats that show the “safer” they make the equipment, the more injuries that result. I would guess that is due to the over confidence given in the equipment. I don’t where I had read it but there had been some talk of changing the helmet to one less protective in hops of slowing things down but that seems to have fallen by the wayside. It is a shame to see an injury but if the NFL is going to fine defensive players for leading with the head in tackles, the offense should also be fined for leading with their head. Of course I now a handful of the Blaze members will flame me for my opinion but so be it.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:24pmIt is not only football. Look at the stats of soccer concussions. Look how physical basketball is now compared to 50 years ago. Not to mention roids in baseball to cheat and break records. It’s everywhere.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:34pmMothers keep your children locked in a padded room…….
If your argument is just because of the number of “children” that die in football each year, how many die at parties, while driving, from the common flu, etc etc etc
The world is a dangerous place, coddling and being over protective just makes for more pansies and perpetual victims of which we have far far too many today
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:39pmAdd snowboarding to the list of dangerous sports. There should be a LOT more publicity on how many kids are getting serious injuries from sports.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:42pmIf it is like the ROMAN EMPIRE then the LIONS should wil the Super Bowl. Lots of money to be won.
Report Post »Ghostrider
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 4:28pmFrom what I see while watching pro football, I see that the players are not trained to tackle the way they used to. Too many players want to lead with their head, which is always a bad thing to do. I heard the players do not want to practice tackling, might get hurt you know. They need to get back to the fundamentals of the game
Report Post »Sgt.Crust
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 4:39pmHey, I played soccer at high levels and had my share of knockouts (I did deliver some hits) and got my share too.
But one thing about sports today is this, the players are bigger, faster and stronger than before, the training is at a much much higher level, steroids (and suppliments) are used more and so the hits are more fierce. The helmets are made of harder materials to protect the heads, but the other player is getting hit with a sledge hammer. My theory only!
Report Post »jimmythebullet
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 5:51pmi’m not even sure how to reply to your post without an insult-but i’ll try.
Report Post »how about never letting them drive a car?what are the stats on kids killed every year behind the wheel?how many of those football players died because of heart defects and such?250 players out of how many?i’m not trying to minimize the deaths but damn,didn’t we just read about a catcher dieing from a fastball that hit him in the chest?250 football players cover about 5 high schools in my area alone.
i played football in high school and raced motorcycles for half of my life.yeah,at 53 yrs old i feel every hit and every meeting between the asphalt and myself but i wouldn’t go back and change a damn thing.obviously,you don’t understand the adrenaline factor.life is about living,not hiding.while you’re at it,check out the stats on injuries to gymnastics participants.
cubber
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 2:33pmMy best to him and his family. BE PREPARED.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 3:24pmMissed that one. Black-out on local television, because of a non-sold out game. The Bungals finally won two in a row.
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