Tony'y brings it with his newest blog on the Kevin Everett injury!
It’s football season folks!! What a great time of year it is. MSU is 2-0, UM is 0-2 (how’s that great defense now Chris from Grand Ledge?), Notre Dame is 0-2, the Lions haven’t lost a regular season game yet and Kevin Everett of the Bills may never walk again!  Wait, one of those things doesn’t seem to be right in that sentence. No, not MSU being undefeated, and just because UM and ND haven’t ever met winless after the first week doesn’t mean those are the weird things. Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills is in the hospital. He may never walk again. He has a chance of never breathing on his own again. Things will never be the same for him or his family. All because of youth football.Â
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           You may ask why youth football is to blame for this. Let me throw this out at you. In the early years of pro football, when the players wore leather helmets, would they lead with their helmet? No. Absolutely not. I am not blaming Everett for the wrong technique he used in making the tackle. I’m blaming everyone. When watching the highlight of the hit, the announcer said something to the affect of the hit was a textbook hit gone wrong. He was correct. Kids are being taught nowadays to lead with their helmet. LEAD WITH THEIR HELMET!!! Give me a break! Why would you ever teach someone to lead with the most vulnerable part of their body? That makes no sense whatsoever!Â
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The NFL needs to outlaw this type of hit. They protect their quarterbacks more than needed; why not protect the rest of the players as well. A spear hit is much different than what I’m talking about. It’s the fact that people put their head down, and go for the kill. Kevin was just doing what he has been taught. And it may have cost him his life.
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           I would like the parents of all youth football players to talk to their coach. Make sure that they are teaching the correct form of tackling. Do not let them teach your child to tackle the wrong way. If they are, talk to whom you need to talk to about it, because you don’t want your child to end up in a hospital like Kevin. They may not be as lucky.
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