Naturally all NFL league and fandom is terribly concerned with and sympathetic to Damar’s condition. Another more subtle aspect of the scenario I’m worried about is the media continuing to push the false injury narrative. It’s more sensational that way – you know, like when they immediately started re-hashing the recent Tagovailoa case having absolutely nothing to do with or related to Hamlin’s event in any way whatsoever, except that it happened during a football game.
Damar was not injured. The play was not even an especially impactful one, by NFL standards. These type issues, far more common at the college and high school levels, are almost always worked out of the system by the time players get to the NFL. That’s why it was so shocking and rare – nothing to do with player safety or NFL medical issues. It’s just an unfortunate fact of life, overly sensationalized by the fake news media.
Here’s what an actual NFL-induced injury looks like.
