Here's a story, of a man named Brady....

[Ranjr]

There are people who like American football, then there are people who look at the pads and helmets and call the players wimps. I never understood this. I played sandlot on my street, and even without the pads, I wanted the pads. I never played HS. But I have seen plenty of injuries in HS and college and pro. The protective equipment does not make them wimps. Even on D-Day the soldiers had helmets. 

I am old enough to remember Giant's  Lawrence Taylor breaking Washington's  Joe Theismann's leg.

NFL players get put through the grinder, even prior to entering the league, as young as Pop Warner. 

If rugby or soccer fans think they could handle playing in the NFL they are sadly mistaken. All sports have risk of injury, but to say American football is less of a risk is absurd.

This conversation plays out daily on reddit, or did 5 years ago.  There's even a hand egg thrown in.  People across the sea like their hands free and pads free games.  Don't know why that leads to poor critiques of our game, but it's a thing with them.

I was watching that Monday Night game too.  I didn't see the leg snap, but I remember LT hopping up and motioning toward the Washington sideline, get out here fast.