NFL on "safety rules"

                     There is a huge controversy in the professional football world right now.  The administration of the NFL wants to instate some new safety safety rules in the NFL, such as the "crown of the helmet rule".  It says in the article I found on NFL.com that the NFL administration wants the "crown of the helmet rule" to be completely outlawed in the professional football game by the year 2016".   Deoin Sanders spoke up in a  round table discussion and said "this takes the being tough aspect out of the game".  I think that if the whole NFL admin wants to instate a new rule, then they should just make it a new rule and not worry about what the players say.  This reminds me of when the Arkansas Triple A made the rule that High School Football teams around the state can only do "two a days" in August every other day of the week opposed to every day.  The coaches thought this was a bad idea because it wouldn't give us quite as much as time to practice anymore. But there were no serious exhaustion related injuries this year because of that rule.  Usually if the Admin wants to put a new rule in, it is for a good reason.

                 The NFL is not the only proffesional organization trying to change things up a bit or "make things more modern" as the admin would say.  The NBA has a new rule that all "post players" are to wear mouthpieces for the duration of the game.  League administrations do their very best to keep the game as fair and safe as possible, although some players and former athletes beg to differ by saying "things should just be kept the same to maximize tradition".  The administration of the NFL responded by saying "we agree that tradition is very important, although the health of our players is more important at the time being"  I am personally very glad that the NFL is trying to do something to keep the game safer.  I have had to go thnrough an ACL reconstructive surgery.  Although I love football, being injured or hurt really takes the fun out of the sport.

THE C9-T11 STEROID

                There is a huge controversy in the sporting world as of right now.  The controvesy is focused on the "escalation of contradictory opinions regarding the supplement C9-T11" according to the article I found on Philstar.com.  "The compound, derived from a rare African herb, has been shown to increase muscle growth by up to 200 percent and lean muscle growth by up to 700 percent."  I personally do no think that this "steroid" should be allowed in any proffesional sport.  It has been proven to give an "athletic advantage" from a "study held at Michigan University". Anyime people are becoming more athletic from something taken orally, it is unfair to there opponent who may not have equal access to the supplement.  I do not believe it should be able to be used in the NBA and neither does there commisioner David Stern.  David released the statement "C9-T11 will no longer be of legal use in the assosiation".

               "As of now, C9-T11 is classified as a food".  I think that this will change very soon because "the supplement was supposedly used by Juan Manuel Marquez in his conquest of Manny Pacquiao" and he performed better than he ever has according to most sports analysts and critics.  I personally just do not think that physically helpful additives should be allowed in proffesional sports.  I know from personal experience that when I work and train hard for a sport I atleast want a fair match with my opponent.  I think that most athletes feel the same way.  Jerome Bettis (former Pittsburgh Steelers halfback) said that "C9-T11 should be made illegal asap in the sporting world".  I hope that becomes a reality because of the unfair advantage!