“Some College Kids That Died”: Aaron Rodgers Narrates the Dark Tale of How a Tragic Event Became the Beacon of Change in Pro Football

Injuries are common in sports like football, MMA, wrestling, etc; the precautions against them are crucial. However, it took a lot of time to establish rules and regulations for the safety of athletes. On a podcast, Aaron Rodgers opened up about a tragic event that changed the course of football for the better.

On The Joe Rogan Experience, the UFC commentator asked questions about how the NFL handles injuries. And if the league takes proper precautions towards injured athletes. A-Rod, being the expressive person he is, went on to detail incidents that forced the NFL to change its ways in order to avoid life-threatening problems.

The approach toward injuries of athletes is reactive and not proactive. Therefore, it takes quite a while to treat life engendering injuries.

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Rodgers said, “It happened in our league, you know, forever my rookie year. You know day one through day 14 is double days. You know, two practices a day, yeah. And how did that change? Somebody died. And then it was two, and one, and two, and one, and two, and one and then there were some college kids that died.” 

Aaron Rodgers sheds light on how the NFL treats injuries

To explain the issue further, Aaron Rodgers acknowledged that the athletes died from heat strokes and exhaustion. Along with that, genetic issues could play a big role. Since then, the league stopped the players from doing the double-days.

The problem does not just stop there. There is a lack of education about hydration policies, nutrition, and the recovery process after getting injured. However, it took a “tragedy” to put an end to all the problems.

About the old coaches, he thinks, “I think for a lot of the older mindset, older coaches that that’s not part of it, you know rest recovery, hydration, proper eating habits. Yeah, how that affects performance. It never came into effect, you know. It’s like, ‘No, we’re going to grind you and see what your limit is.'” 

Although serious injuries are harder to treat, they are avoidable through the implementation of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and effective regimes.

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