Avdeep Sahi

Concussion

As boys, we're taught

   to just shrug it off,

                                        to suck it up when

           we're hurt.



It's a very under reported injury

this is

just the tip of the iceberg




Many concussions:

                                       sufficiently make

players feel bigger, faster, stronger

     when efficiently using helmets, shoulder pads

                                        Completely make us

feel invincible.

Safety,

                                                     SMASH CRRACCCK!

                                                                helmet to helmet

hitting another player's helmet

             with your own

                          is blatantly illegal


                Safety.

Shrug it off,

                                        Its just a concussion.




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