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[QUOTE="BillSU, post: 4516807, member: 6809"]
Very true. It’s especially concerning if you go down with no contact.

My son was the sports anchor at WPXI in Pittsburgh covering the Steelers. I was with him as he and his photographer were doing a story about the team and an upcoming game.

We were given total access to the field during a practice in their indoor facility. They were lined up as a full offense going through plays with their running backs.

When this event occurred, the backs were taking handoffs from Rothlisberger under center handing off to the backs who then ran wide towards the side line before making their cut parallel to the sideline and running up-field for 10 – 15 yards increasing their speed towards the end of the play.

During filming all the backs, four of them, lined up behind Ben got into position when it was their turn. They had run this specific play through with all the backs once and were on the second run through when a rookie took the ball ran wide made his cut and immediately fell to the ground and started grabbing his right knee. No contact, nothing just the cut to put stress on the ACL and that was it.

70% of all ACL tears are no contact. It is a part of football no one wants but happens.
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