The topic of NFL injury recovery is always at the forefront of a Lions fans’ minds. Here is an injury question I received from a reader:
Why might an NFL player recovery period be shorter than the rest of us?
This is a fascinating question by The Watcher. There are many reasons why an NFL player’s recovery period would be shorter than a normal civilian’s.
These are just some of the factors why an NFL player’s recovery will be faster on average than a normal “civilian”. Which factors actually makes a difference? Don’t expect any definitive answers as performing a quality study that controls for these variables would be borderline impossible and potentially unethical.
The above was excerpted from Mailbag & Tidbits: DJ Reed stem cells, NFL vs non-NFL timelines, Sorsby supplemental draft.
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