Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 671 Shock Effect
"call……"

"Levi stood up, relying on his own strength. He didn't have to sit on a stretcher. It seems that he should be fine. This is good news for the Kansas City Chiefs."

"But Levi still left the field accompanied by the team doctor. He needs to undergo a concussion test and can only return to the field after passing the league's certification."

"Now, the entire Arrowhead Stadium stands up and applauds their number 23. I hope this turn of events won't have too much impact. This is the first time Levi has been injured and left the field since he entered the league."

"The referee just gave Baltimore Ravens' Mosley a yellow flag foul. This was a rough charging foul. There is no dispute about the yellow flag. Not only that, Mosley's collision was suspected of being a malicious foul. After the game, the league needs to watch the game video to decide whether to impose additional penalties."

"Let's watch the replay again..."

Noisy, bustling, boiling.

Accompanied by the team doctor, Levi slowly left the field. All the Kansas City Chiefs players gathered together and watched Levi leave with serious expressions.

The atmosphere is a little solemn——

Although everyone knows that injuries and accidents are inevitable on the football field; and running back is the position with the highest loss rate in football, "monthly throwaway", "quarterly throwaway" and "annual throwaway" have long become synonymous with running backs, no wonder the running backs' salaries have not been raised.

However, at this moment, seeing Levi spinning like a windmill with his own eyes, the breathing of the Arrowhead Stadium was cut off in an instant, and they began to worry uncontrollably.

Others don’t know how, but Arrowhead Stadium sincerely hopes that Levi is not a shooting star that passes by in a hurry.

then.

In the spectator stands on both sides of the player's tunnel, voices calling Levi's name came one after another, one after another, with deep worry and concern on their faces, leaning forward and calling out at the top of their lungs.

Karen Gray was no exception. Her heart curled up and she stared at Levi's figure intently. Then she couldn't help but look down at Felix in the wheelchair.

Just now, Felix was still calling Levi's name continuously, but now Felix became quiet, holding the handrails tightly with both hands.

Karen called out worriedly, "Felix."

Felix's eyes never moved, just staring at Levi quietly -

When Levi heard the call, he raised his head, held up the helmet in his right hand, waved it, and a big smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, confident and calm, as if he was just going to the lounge to drink water, eat snacks and take a rest.

With that calm and composed attitude, he always faced hurricanes and rainstorms with his head held high. Even when injuries struck, he was able to hit a home run to defeat all the shackles and difficulties.

The thin sunlight in the cold afternoon of Kansas City in the severe winter fell sparsely on Levi's shoulders, but was overshadowed by that frank smile.

Involuntarily, Felix straightened his back slightly: he believed him.

Karen seemed to hear something, but it wasn't real, and called out again, "Felix?"

Felix stared at Levi, leaned forward, and called out loudly, "Rookie, I have faith in you."

It is not just a belief, but a conviction, or even a faith.

Amid the hustle and bustle, Levi caught a slightly different voice. He stopped and looked in the direction of the voice, but all he saw was a sea of ​​red, and finally he saw the figure sitting in the wheelchair.

Line of sight, intertwined.

The smile on Levi's lips was like the first ray of warm spring sunshine that broke through the long winter, quietly climbing up the tender green on the branches and blooming proudly.

Keep moving forward.

But Felix knew that was Levi's response: He can do it. He definitely can do it. Leaving the hustle and bustle of the court behind for the time being, Levi entered the infirmary and saw Lilith, the representative of the Kansas Chiefs, and several unfamiliar faces walking towards him.

Levi glanced at their work IDs and was basically sure that they were official staff of the league. They were on standby at every game for one reason only -

Concussion.

In football games, in addition to the well-known sports injuries, there is an invisible injury hidden in the dark, which is also a fatal injury: concussion.

In 2009, "GQ" magazine published a professional medical research paper that specifically studied "Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy," or "CTE" for short.

CTE can cause memory loss, behavioral disorders, and suicidal tendencies, and the disease is currently caused by thousands of repeated blows to the head.

Specifically refers to the sport of rugby.

In other words, the continuous collisions in rugby may not only cause concussions, but may also lead to poor consequences such as loss of control, violence, suicide and other chronic diseases after players retire, but this has not received official attention.

According to data from multiple studies, among the 631 football players examined, as many as 71% faced some degree of CTE.

The worst cases frequently occur against players who attract the most head hits, such as the defensive secondary, wide receivers and running backs.

After the study was published, the NFL denied it and tried to cover up the evidence, denying that the deaths of several former football players from CTE were related to head collisions during their careers, and even denied that football could cause concussions. This became the biggest scandal during Goodell's tenure.

After all, if this research is confirmed, future parents will probably not allow their children to continue playing football at the risk of their lives.

However, truth cannot be hidden, and Goodell was ultimately unable to stop the spread of public opinion. Things escalated and finally got completely out of control.

Later, the incident was adapted into a movie called "Concussion" starring Will Smith. It was released in 2015 and attracted widespread attention again.

The research on CTE was eventually proven to be correct. If players are not careful, they may face many potential injuries or even death after retirement. Under pressure from the players' union and public opinion, Goodell had to admit his mistake and subsequently introduced relevant policies to protect the players.

It is precisely because of this that the league has repeatedly revised the rules to severely punish malicious collisions, while paying special attention to the potential risk of concussions.

Every player who is at risk of a concussion must pass official league testing and formally report to the team, otherwise the player must be suspended for a minimum of four weeks, with no upper limit, until the player passes the concussion test.

In front of you, that's it.

When Levi faced a potential concussion, the league's medical team was on the scene immediately and worked with the team's medical team to complete the examination.

This is the only way to ensure Levi can return to the court quickly.

As soon as you enter the player tunnel, the whole momentum and atmosphere become completely different.

Levi couldn't help but make a joke, "Is this the 'Star Wars' team escorting Han Solo to the Death Star?"

One second, two seconds——

puff.

Although they knew that the current situation was not suitable for joking, some people couldn't help laughing and hurriedly looked away to smile.

The atmosphere immediately eased.

But Levi noticed a ray of death, coming from Lilith.

(End of this chapter)