This week in the NFL - which was week 2 of the regular season - saw the most astounding amount of injuries the NFL had seen in a long time. On Sunday and Monday, 14 NFL games were played, of which there were TEN (!!!) players who either tore their achilles heel or their ACL. For those of you who don't know, tearing an achilles heel is one of the most painful and long-lasting injuries the body can suffer. In the worst cases, people can take up to two or three years to fully recover, and in the NFL, a torn achilles immediately leaves a player out for the season, same as a torn ACL. While an ACL tear is not as bad as an achilles, it is also grueling and very hard to recover from. The ACL is a ligament in one's knee, and out of the MCL, PCL, and ACL, the latter is the toughest injury to suffer. While there were ten players this past week whose seasons were finished by an achilles or ACL tear, there were at least ten others who suffered more minor injuries, those of which included sprained knees, high ankle sprains, arm injuries, and in a very strange case, the quarterback of the Los Angeles Chargers aggravated his chest injury when a shot administered to him before the game went wrong.
The reason for the amount of terrible injuries suffered this past week in the NFL could vary. Some might argue it's the lack of practice and minicamp with the whole corona situation, others could argue it's just how football is, and week to week, players are bound to get injured. In any case, no one should wish injury or pain on anyone else, and I wish nothing but the best for these amazing players and athletes on their recoveries.
It was definitely crazy how many injuries there were this week. I'm concerned for the athletes. Not sure why it's happening, but I suspect you're spot on in your speculation about the lack of practice/minicamp. The less time you spend preparing and warming up, the more likely you are to be injured. I hope things become less injurious as the season continues!
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