Comments on: Cowboys safety not happy that he has to wear leg pads now

By: footballer4ever

footballer4ever — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:27:21 +0000

Would he feel better if it was Always® pads?

By: erod22

erod22 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:42:21 +0000

And most Texans feel restricted by the injection needles they forget to take out of their arm and smell of living in the armpit of the state.

By: texans3four

texans3four — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:04:14 +0000

I understand his frustration. Most Cowboys already feel restricted by the ankle monitors they’re required to wear.

By: pioniere

pioniere — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:26:13 +0000

If I’m signing the checks as an owner, ALL of my players are wearing proper protective gear, including knee pads, thigh pads, etc.

If a player doesn’t wear them, his risk of injury is increased, even slightly. They are paid too much money not to protect themselves as much as possible.

At this level, every little advantage counts. If it gives me a slight advantage over my opponents because my players are wearing pads, and they are not, then I’ll take it.

By: phillynac

phillynac — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:04:05 +0000

So maybe the pads will be a bit restricting. But they will be the same for every player so there is no disadvantage. Also, when players are getting paid millions of dollars and are out of the game because of a thigh bruise, something has to change.

By: romoscollarbone

romoscollarbone — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:20:56 +0000

I played a lot of organized football in my life. 10 oz of thigh,knee and hip pads are not restricting in any capacity. It boggles my mind with these guys would open themselves up to thigh bruises.

I’m glad they’ve made it a rule to make them mandatory.