The Hurt Game

The weekly NFL injury report will only get worse as the season rolls on. Every week there are two or three players who suffer season ending injuries. There are others who somehow escape a devastating injury. We saw that in the Ravens and Pats game when Julian Edelman took a helmet to helmet hit from Ed Reed. A flag should have been thrown as Edelman could have been severely hurt or had a concussion.

Houston QB Matt Schaub took a vicious hit to his head which cost him a small piece of his earlobe. The quarterback is always an easy target. Most teams still have the unmentioned goal of knocking him out of the game.

One of the worst injuries was for Jets CB Darrelle Reavis who suffered a torn ACL that will sideline him for the season. He was hurt on a non-contact play when his leg slid out form under him.

I hate to see any team lose a player, but it's worse when he is the best defensive player on the team. The Jets will need to move on without Reavis, but it will be a real challenge

So many players get hurt without contact or a violent collision. TE Aaron Hernandez suffered his ankle injury when Danny Woodhead innocently feel on his legs at the end of a play.

Every player who steps on the field must deal with the fact that it could be their last play of the season. Injuries are just freaky at times.