Sports Injury Statistics: Do You Need a Pro Sports Lawyer in PA, NJ, NY?
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, pro football has nearly eight times more injuries than any other commercial sports including the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association, and professional auto racing.
During one random week in the life of pro football (September 2006) of 32 teams only 1 team had no injuries (Oakland Raiders).
- Two football players had concussions, 13 had hamstring injuries, 7 had groin injuries plus numerous players had rib, shoulder, neck, leg, knee, elbow, ankle, wrist, toe, finger, abdomen injuries and one had an appendectomy.
- 17 were out
- 79 were questionable
- 11 were doubtful
- 29 were probable
More than half of pro athletes are hurt annually. Are you in the majority or the minority? One in 10 receivers (10 percent) will suffer a concussion during an average career while one in five kickers (20 percent) will be injured every year.
"Pro football has nearly eight times more injuries than any other commercial sports including the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association, and professional auto racing."
—U.S. Department of LaborSports injury statistics are never an exact science as the prevalence of injury is the proportion of athletes who have an existing injury at any given point in time, whereas injury incidence is the number of new injuries that occur over a specific period of time, such as from the start of the season.
A complexity of sports injury research includes the possibility that multiple injuries may occur to the same person at the same time. For example, an athlete can sustain a concussion and a facial laceration in one injury event, whereas a person cannot have two colds at once.
Are you a pro sports player who has been seriously injured?
Now is the time to talk to a pro sports injury lawyer who works for you not for the team. Contact Ned Ehrlich for your free consultation.
