Concussions and Video Games

The long term problems caused by concussions has been discussed at length. Seeing some of our favorite athletes in their lives after sports has been devastating. But it is very upsetting to people who play Madden or NCAA Football as well.

For example, a mild concussion in a 2005 or 2006 video game was nothing more than an injury that a player could return from after halftime. Now I lose a mobile quarterback for a week or more and when you are trying to win a National Championship, one loss can be the difference in being a champ or a chump.

And I also miss the ambulance driving on the field to cart a player off the field. It's a video game, but that may have been a little too real.

I appreciate video games being more and more realistic, but let's eliminate concussions on football games. They cost too many brilliant Madden players a chance to be on the Madden bus.