Ligament Damage: Many players over the year have had trouble with their bodies. the body is actually a fragile piece. the league has been inputting many regulations into the new rules to help protect players from injuries. when someone tears or rips a ligament it is a serious issue. the players do not need to be superman and play through them like RGiii did. he tried to play with a hurt knee and ended up hurting it even more. playing with an injury puts your body at risk of hurting or suffering another injury to their body. recovering is a major part in getting healthy. to many players try to do to much. to avoid being in a wheelchair or using a walker the players need to have physical therapy and wait till they are physically and mentally prepared to go back to playing football. players who arent mentally ready to come back have a high risk of getting hurt again because they try not to get hit in that one area that they got surgery on. THese injuries are not ones to mess with. they take several months of recovery and by doing these they will be able to come back as strong as ever.