SB100 - How New Rules and Technology Could Change Football

hey there I'm Ryan assault alongside

former NFL Pro Bowler tony richardson

and andrew pearl off and today we're

talking about the future of the NFL

sports illustrated has partnered with

wired magazine on a project called Super

Bowl 100 as we take a look at what the

game of football in the NFL will look

like 30-40 even 50 years down the road

they drew seen the game seemed so much

just a few years Tony been retired from

the NFL what what prediction do you have

for the future of info for you look at

you know the way the league is going now

it's very much more wide open basketball

and turf they say that's the evolution

the entire NFL used to be guys with just

run into each other then they invented

the past piece of all the injuries and

then through the years it's been more

passing more wide-open footballs and

steadily evolving over the last century

and now it's been quickly evolving this

century I see more basketball turf I

don't think they'll go to a weight limit

I think that'll be discussed I think

safety is really gonna be the main topic

moving forward they could do certain

things you know linux blitzing I don't

know what they're gonna do but they're

gonna try and take hits out of the game

and you say well there's nothing they

can do but look what they've done the

last several years they've taken it out

I think obviously they changed the

kickoff I think pretty soon I don't take

the kickoff out of the game yeah I used

to be one of those Gunners on on I guess

the headhunter on kickoff the r5 we have

to go in there blasting so offensive

lineman and double teams and things that

nature that's totally out and you see

the target you know target Iser who you

could hit you talk about it just keeps

shrinking and then people would say wait

you can't touch the quarterback now but

we said that about ten years ago and

guess what they made the rules even more

restrictive I see them head in that

direction maybe not just you're talking

about pump plays they're gonna find

little tweaks here and there try and

make the game as safe as possible and

the other thing we're not talking about

too is technology to Ken this is more

for you can they can they make a safer

helmet as a player do you want to say

for helmet maybe they really require

certain things uniform wise and helmet

why's that could help although they do

stuff now they could always do more yeah

I was on The Players Association when we

started researching helmets we started

looking at masks are homeless and just

really trying to do the research and

stand how can mass

Dr Irwin you know into a wall going over

100 miles an hour and get out and skate

but yeah we can run down the football

field and have a collision and we're

kind of banged up but then it was

starting to get into the weight of the

helmet and different things like that

they're still testing these helmets out

now I think this is one thing that the

NFL has on their side to feel good about

going forward is technology knowledge

continually is advancing look how much

has happened the last 10 20 years in the

NFL I looked at some product yesterday

at the center that if your head is

accelerated to a certain speed whether

it decreases or accelerates to a certain

speed a red light goes off and

immediately you're pulled out of the

game and I think you know pop warner

teams are adapting to that the NFL has

not gone that route obviously but with

the evolution of technology so quick so

many talented scientists out there I

think that bodes well that may be that

the future of the sport is in the hands

of guys that have nothing to do with

football guys that are sitting there in

labs and in in factories so to speak

absolutely I mean Tony cited NASCAR

obviously we know the fatality rate has

gone down with the odds of ice and you

know the same thing hopefully could

happen before I agree with you

completely technology always changes the

game you know it's changed instant

replay now we can see everything and I

mean it's I know you have a hundred-yard

feel that you're starting with but

they're going to attack it with

everything they have and I can't see

anything but having a big impact on the

game

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