Since it's the off season, The greatest threat to football

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Originally Posted by Chromeburn

I always thought the helmet was more a weapon than protection. I wonder what would happen if they removed it again. Concussions would likely rise at first, but I wonder if they would drop over time. I wonder what concussion rate rugby has.

That said, insurance is the bane of so much in our society.

It might be lower, but I bet it is pretty high. People don't use their heads as weapons, but it is still pretty high impact contact with lots of room for blows to the head.