Why the NFL Just Warned Players About Faking Injuries

Not sure why anyone watches the NFL to begin with but these two wusses performing for the coach are really pathetic.






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Because there pussies and not hockey players~!!!!!

Uh oh...the European players are comin'...hide!

I guess the NFL players are trying to learn from soccer.

Why, I don't know. In soccer, a pretend injury gives a nice break in the play to catch your breath. In football, the plays are generally so short, anyone with any degree of fitness can't possibly be winded.

GARBAGE! Fine them!

They were doing what most players do -- getting away with as much as they can inside the current rules. A defender will interfere with a receiver just enough not to get a flag. An offensive lineman will hold just enough not to get a flag (sometimes they misjudge and get caught).

This is no different. And there is no way a ref can verify if a player is really injured even if the ref was a trained physician. There is no way to verify a cramp.

Under current NFL rules when the trainers have to come on the field, they must leave for the next play. They can return anytime after that (unless they have a concussion and then they need a series of approvals and that never happens the same game).

If you want to discourage it, change the rule so the player who is injured cannot re-enter the playing field on the current drive. If they admit to it, they can be disiplined. Without the admission, there is nothing that can be done.

As a tactic it worked. St. Louis' drive stalled because the Giants, with the break, were able to adjust their defence.

For a game that has as many loopholes as the bible, you guys are suprised? Ive seen the Patriots do this back in the day, and once it saved them their winning streak.

They learned that from watching European soccer players. We're seeing that in NBA as well.