A Different Approach

There is such a difference in the physical toughness between football and baseball players. A couple of weeks ago, the Red Sox were involved in a crucial day/night double-header. Carl Crawford said he couldn't play because of a stiff neck.

We can contrast this to Cowboy's QB Tony Romo who will play this week with a fractured rib he suffered a couple of weeks ago. He also had a partially collapsed lung.

Romo said he will take a pain injection shortly before the game and wear a Kevlar vest to protect his ribs. The pain after the game will be significant once the medication wears off.

In a league with contracts not being guaranteed on the long term, NFL players certainly take a different approach to the game than MLB.