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Concussions up, ACL injuries roughly even in NFL in 2015

Revenge of the Birds | January 31, 2016

Related Topics: Injury, Anterior cruciate ligament, Concussion, Anterior cruciate ligament injury, Medial collateral ligament, National Football League

Injuries are a reality in the NFL. It is a dangerous sport and getting hurt happens. The NFL released some injury data recently and there are some interesting findings. It is related to concussions, ACL and MCL sprains.

Here are the numbers:

Looking at the period since 2012, injuries are up overall in the NFL, although there were less injuries in 2015 than 2014.

Interestingly enough, Thursday games have less injuries than Sunday and Monday games, despite the short week.

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Here are the numbers for concussions:

Despite the focus on preventing head injuries, concussions are up.

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