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Message: [QUOTE="leftytg, post: 2436495, member: 2651"] you are being disingenuous. Career ending injuries aren't the main concern. The far bigger concern are injuries that would impact draft stock. THOSE injuries are far, far, far more common than a car accident before the game. For many players, their initial draft contract is the biggest one they will get. They have every incentive to try to maximize that. If you blow out a knee, pick up a concussion, or any number of other injuries you can dramatically alter what round you are drafted in. Jake Butt fell all the way to the 5th round. On a smaller scale, having to heal an injury puts you back on training to get to peak physical condition for the combine. There is an inordinate amount of emphasis on the combine, and if you are nursing an injury and come in low on speed, strength, or explosiveness numbers your draft stock can fall. [/QUOTE]