@@joshmaybe6645 I am just saying that many of those reacting to the NFL and are aware of Rugby tend to say that they believe the game isn't tough due to the padding... until they see the first hit....
Every single time. Then usually the comparisons to WWE happen. They start out with snotty dismissal and wind up mind blown and wondering about hospitalization rates. It’s always amusing to me.
@@DAmadoLP They aren't illegal if the defender is in close proximity to the ball carrier and in obvious pursuit of the tackle. Which is all of these blocks
@@HeavenlyDemonicEmperor Yes blind sighted, however like I said in pursuit of the ball carrier. Therefore it is legal. The defender should have more situational awareness in that case instead of getting tunnel vision on one thing
As for the injuries and players careers.... Yes concussions are a big problem and careers do tend to be short. You can't play in the NFL without first playing in college for 3 years. So you can't even get into league till your 20min and on average a rookie is 22 (this is a matter of survival for young players) 10 years for most positions is considered a good career. Offensive linemen and quarterbacks tend to play longer. And running back tend to last the least amount of time.
@@ejd53 I know that but I was saying a good career not an average one. Most people don't even remember players that last that long outside a few guys who got cut down buly injuries or flamed out for being morons.
Gotta clarify this... you can't just hit anybody at any time like this. The team with the ball is allowed to hit pursuing players (blocking) and the team without the ball is allowed to hit the ball carrier like this (tackling). Even then, many of these hits were either illegal when done, or are illegal now due to modern rules on spearing (hitting with your helmet) and targeting defenseless players. That said... shit happens.
Pretty much no helmet to helmet depending on the year, no hits before they have possession of the ball during a pass (again depending on the year) pretty much those are the big no no’s today
I enjoyed the hell out of drilling people. I played RMLB in a 3-4 and there was simply nothing better than nailing someone with the pads right to their gut and then driving them into the ground so they get the double-slam. By that point not a single molecule of air is left in their lungs, they're having a hard time remembering what breathing even felt like, and will spend the next 20 seconds or so convinced they're going to die on the field. Once they start breathing again, that's when they realize that every cell in their body hurts and every bone, ligament, tendon, and muscle has been torqued and bent and stretched and slammed. And best of all, next time the QB hands that guy the ball he will be looking for you and running the other way, whichever way that is.
All the hits you saw are legal! Players wear tyhick heavy padding . Plus the players are physical large and possess a great deal ofc flexibility and physical6 strength. Most of these men are close to 7 feet tall and weigh 385 pounds! They know how to tackle an opponent saf
Yeah. I'm above average height and larged framed, so I never felt like a tiny little woman in my life until, once in college, I was in the dining hall with the football team.
Great reaction! Thanks for sharing! Being a Tongan born and raised here in the States most of us Polynesian boys grow up playing both sports. As brutal as rugby was, I'd say football takes the cake for brutality and it's actually because of the pads. They give almost a God complex that drive you to do things normal humans wouldn't dare. That and the hitting had a lot less regulations on it when I was still playing ball. Plus in football, you don't have to be carrying the ball to get hit so guys could get absolutely destroyed on any play. My cousins who come from the islands and play football end up thriving and going to the NFL but they always say football hits are harder because of less rules and more padding. Rugby although it's still very brutal, is more of a gentleman's game. A contact sport. Football is more of a sinister game. A collision sport. God bless! Your Tongan friend from the US!
Your reaction is common among people who haven’t watched football. For those of us who grew up with the sport it’s just another tackle or block or sack, etc.
@@raymondweaver8526 exactly, us people who have played the sport aren’t really flinching or mortified by the hits, its more like a damn or a nice hit or just completely desensitized to it
These always bring back memories of the Oklahoma drill in peewee football. Granted, they are nothing compared to what I could do/take today, but back the it was equivalently as hard
@@ethangray7392 I played with a broken wrist half of my senior year in college. Hid the break from my trainers. Was almost crying by the end of each practice because of the pain. Wrist is still not right over 10 years later.
Understand this, there is no more satisfying moment in a sport than being a defensive player that just stops another man in his tracks with reckless abandon. It is completely unique and insane. It's perfect.
Played defensive end for 3 years in high school before blowing my knee out. And you are VERY right. Stuffing a run while at full speed... There really is no other feeling quite like it.
Physics doesn't change though so there's little that can be done about it. Outlaw helmet to helmet and people just blow up people's bodies. Create the "defenseless receiver" rule and people just let you take two steps and then blow up your body.
I'm glad they got the most egregious hits out of football. Headhunting WRs over the middle is malicious. It was worst in the late 2000s and early 2010s when you'd see players hit and lay there with what my friends and I called "gator arms", that strange phenomena where their arms just slowing rise while they're unconscious or half awake. I like hard hitting football but that always made me feel gross watching the game.
@Jack Barrow Damn, sorry to hear that. I ran cross country and track and wrestled in high school (not quite good enough to be a college athlete sadly) so I didn't have to face a headhunting safety or linebacker and I'm glad. I did however crack my skull in middle school; I had brain swelling, had to be immobilized for a week, and couldn't hear out of my right ear for 6 weeks because it was filled with blood. It was not a pleasant experience so I always wince seeing these guys like you getting blasted. Hope you get well enough to play in the future if that is what you want! Edit: Also, did you get the "gator arms" too? And if so did a doc or sports medical personnel tell you why that sometimes happens? I've always been curious but haven't gotten an explanation.
American football is a game of warriors and a lifetime of hard work. I played varsity for the Temple Wildcats. There’s no experience like it in the world. I played linebacker and I have never felt anything in my life that I felt when I let someone up.
Okay, I'm a little late to this party, but something to consider when you compare the hits seen here to ones you see in Rugby. In American Football *Gridiron* possession of the ball is key, it not only dictates the majority of the scoring, but it also allows a team to control the pace of the game via clock management. Much of why you see such violent collisions in Gridiron is an attempt to force a fumble, and if a defensive group can force the fumble, then take possession of said fumble, it gains their team possession of the ball, allowing them to control the clock.
Dude I’ve been watching CZcams since 2007 and Ive probably commented on like 5 videos. I just had to tell you, your reaction and comments were so hilarious I was literally laughing so hard.
When you said it's like a car crash, you actually don't know how right you are. There was a study done that shows a collision between American football players is comparable to being hit by a car traveling 30 miles per hour.
Loved your reaction! I played football in Jr. High and High school and I played on offense (getting hit) and defense (doing the hitting) and yes it feels "brilliant" when you get a massive hit on someone. Getting hit is obviously never fun but a lot of hits look worse then they really are thanks to the pads. If not for the pads then people would no doubt have to go to the hospital after every game. The off ball tackles are always the worst cause you typically dont see them coming and you just get floored. The first play on my first game ever i got hit so hard across my jaw i couldn't chew for 3 days. Brutal sport but so fun!
Hello. 1st time seeing your channel. Great reaction! You must understand, these men have played this game since they were as young as 10 years old when they started in after school or Middle school grade programs. In most cases, their, "Careers", started before they were 15 years old. All of high school was about a scholarship and a chance at the NFL. They dedicated their lives to this game. Its not just a game- it is "life" to many.
When you tackle a player with the ball the object is to jar the ball loose. Key word is "jar". If he goes down, great. If he goes to the hospital, another player takes his place.
Thanks for your reaction and Welcome to The USA. Here's a few things for ya; this is a full speed collision sport those type of hits don't happen every play but that is the goal All players have assignments for each play but if you've taken care of that you're to HIT Someone, anyone on the other team, ball or not these are the most elite of athletes super strong, fast and explosive these vids don't show what the 350 LBs Linemen are doing every play. It's close contact collision war in the trenches.. Brutal stuff the pads are designed to protect and to allow more violent collisions some have been playing from 4th grade to 12th grade, then four years of college and then into the NFL The cumulative cost to players health is terrible!!! It's a savage sport, but we love it...
@@ukreacts6850 The pads allow them to play and hit with what is called Reckless Abandon... Still, terrible injuries do happen although it's usually the long-term cumulative injuries that are the most damaging...
I enjoyed this thoroughly! I married a former college football player and full-on football fanatic. Welcome to gritty American culture. LOL They love this stuff, and your comment section is rich with testaments to it.
Barbaric! As a Filipina, that’s my first reaction watching Dallas Cowboy game in Dallas 18 years ago. Welcome to America, dude! Get over it and get used to it!
what will really scratch your noodle is when you see a huge tackle and both guys get right back up and hustle to the line to do it again like nothing happened.
It's always funny to hear rugby fans start by saying "Helmets and pads means American football is soft", and then end up saying "Is this legal?" and "Helmet and pads makes you do crazy shit like I've never seen". Every game at every stadium there are ambulances on site ready and prepared. That in conjunction with each team having their own doctors and medical staff at every game. And yes, concussions are a very real and long lasting problem in this sport. It's been said before, but rugby is a tackling sport, football is a collision sport. But football is also a strategic sport of plays and counter sets. Each NFL team has an offensive playbook that has 5-600 different plays. Each teams quarterback (QB) has to know each play, and each of the 11 players on offense has a specific set, specific role, and specific movement. The QB has to know each defensive play or set in order to change the play (which is called an "audible") and take advantage of the defensive set and the defenses weaknesses. Each offensive lineman, running back and wide receiver has to do very specific things which has to be done precisely in order for the play to work. The receiver has to run very precise routes because the QB for the most part cannot really see the receiver and he is throwing to a spot smaller than a postage stamp. A running back has to run through a specific hole or area to take advantage of his blocking. A running back can also receive a pass, and then he too has to run specific routes in order to be in a precise area for the QB to find him. An NFL QB has on average 2.79 seconds to read the defense, read his play, read his receivers movements and make an accurate throw, or when that fails, run or throw the ball away. A QB has to master many different types of throws in order to get the ball to that spot. He has to know the strengths, weakness, and tendencies of all of his players and of the opposing defensive teams. NFL QB's are perhaps the most unique sports athletes in the world. Football in essence is a game of war played on a field and each game brings its own strategies and tactics in order to advance the ball down field.
Good of you to break it down for people like .me who doesn't know a thing about football I believe it's too brutal of a sport but that's just me!! I like baseball better.
@@evanspeterg Arguable. Those that want the violence in football, want it to be a gladiator sport will agree. Others will argue that he blindsided (defenseless player rule) a guy and could easily have take him out of the play without going out of his way to f'ing destroy him, which he clearly did. Was it "unnecessary roughness" as called? Absolutely, but a lot of people want that in the game.
@@garyco766 as the rules existed at the time of that game there was no helmet to helmet contact as it was ruled. Current rules it is absolutely a penalty as it is now forcible contact to the head/neck/shoulders. Though usually you see that called on the tackle of a WR not the block from a WR.
Played since I was 6 thru college never had a broken bone or concussion kinda 😆 but the feel of hitting someone is very gratifying to help your team also. It's a brotherhood for life like non other also. I love it and nobody has died in my presence so far. But I have broke a few people's ribs 😕
First of all congrats on the no injuries man, that's an achievement not many people get. Myself, I started when I was 6 and played through my senior year in high school where I had to stop mid way through due to a spine injury, The only injury I ever received. But It is a brotherhood. I've been out of high school 4 years now, graduated in '17 and out of all my friends I hang out with the majority of them are my former teammates. I've gotten into fist fights on the field before for them, I've helped them up after they take a hard hit. Those guys will always be my family. Even my coaches, they will be called coach until the day I die. They taught me so much on and off the field and made me a better man. I miss my family, we were a small family but we were a tight family.
" you enjoy watching this?!" "honestly.... i like it" "this would be fun to hit someone like this" in a matter of 15 seconds you went through a whole spectrum lol. some of these hits are illegal: no helmet to helmet contact, no hitting before someone catches the ball when it's punted, no grabbing the face mask. A lot of the hits are still legal but the NFL has been cracking down on alot of this to mitigate concussions and major injuries. Also remember this: Rugby is a contact sport - American Football is a collision sport.
Slight correction, coming from a former return specialist and gunner: You CAN hit a returner on a punt return if s/he doesn't fair catch but you have to time it so you get there roughly at the same time the ball does. As soon as the returner touches the ball, with any part of his body, it's open season. The hit at the beginning of this video was almost perfect in that respect (returner catches ball, defender plants him within a millisecond).
Dude I’ve been watching CZcams since 2007 and Ive probably only commented on like 5 videos. I just had to tell you, your reaction and comments were so hilarious I was literally laughing so hard.
Some of hits are illegal, especially with rule changes. But, it is so fun to hit and get hit except for the head. (which is illegal). Loved getting hit and then hitting.
There are many rules to the game, but you have to play at full speed or you may get hurt. If you do the hitting you should expect to get hit. All part of the game.
Great reaction, hope you keep going with NFL reactions, subbed. Others have given great insights but I will add an underrated aspect when comparing American football to rugby is that the nature of offensive/defensive 'specialists' and the stop/start action can also lead to bigger hits: This is because there's more energy in the tank to expend. That is, defensive players only play defense and rest half the game, plus with the pauses in play, players get more rest than in rugby and are used to expending high energy in short bursts for each play, hence, they can really load up and level someone, for example. As for recommendations on where to start, I'd echo the best jukes compilation, along others on the best runs and best catches.
That is helpful knowledge. I suppose the defensive players have more time and training dedicated towards laying hits like these as opposed to rugby where half the time they would be preparing to try and score.
@@ukreacts6850 Exactly right - and that's no offense meant to rugby, respect to them for being so-called 2-way players (as we'd call it, meaning playing both offense & defense)... and keep this aspect in mind also when watching something like a jukes video, because it's not nearly as easy as it looks to shake defenders when they specialize and train to only play defense.
@@darchon5 It's one-platoon versus two-platoon play, with free substitution. As far as the NFL goes, that was 1943-1946, and then from 1950 onwards for two-platoon, freely substituted teams. Before that, it was a LOT closer to rugby regulations with single substitutions and your 11 guys running offense and defense.
As a guy who played football in the zoo that’s Texas high school football, these types of hits are what the NFL is trying to legislate out of football. But speaking from personal experiences, blind side hits like that where you can’t see the defender coming are the “easier” types of these tackles because your body is less tense before impact and you’re not waiting for the contact and those are generally the ones guys walk away from pretty much unharmed.
I played my first game in 1972 and my last in 1991. 2 things: 1. It's the most fun I ever had in my life. 2. After wearing at least 3 progressive generations of helmets, I can tell you that the better the helmet, the more recklessly you play. The power of the hits increase dramatically. Also, due to the shortened lifespan (from concussions), the rules have changed, many of those hits would result in a penalty. Glad to have you mate! Enjoy your newfound sport!
In the past like 8 years or so, they've been taking more steps to insure the safety of the players and prevent injuries. Majority of these hits and plays were legal at the time...but now you'd get penalized. I definitely miss how they used to play, but this is for the better. People get injured broken bones, concussions, spinal cord injuries, but there has hardly been any deaths at all.
more people die in practice from the heat then in a game. I can't remember when the last people died in a game. In the early 1900s it was a very serious issue.. so they opened up the play and made other changes
I know in the early 1900s the flying wedge formation became illegal, and that resulted in the rule that you had to have 7 men on the line at the start of a play. Too many college deaths from that flying wedge formation.
Hey Bob, your knuckles look scraped. Did you walk to work at your job climbing buildings? How could you make a statement like that? Neanderthal. More people die in practice? That's your point? To all reading this, please don't listen to this guy,
4:11 my university is the one doing the hitting on that play. The guy who made the hit's name is Tony Lippett. The hashtag was trending on twitter and other social media that night of TonyLippettKillsBaylorKicker and got so popular that the Baylor kicker had to come out and tweet that he was still alive.
These dudes are tanks, I love watching newbies see the tackles, and than immediately, “is that legal? Is he dead? Is this every game?” Lmao. There’s a reason we pay them out, this does have serious repercussions, but, this sport is so much fun. I hope you find love in this sport, and love in this place!
The game is so fast that you as a tackler could be aim for the other players numbers, then he lowers his head and you can damn near take his head off. This game is about strategy as much as athlete skill.
Having played rugby and football, what you said at the beginning is the reason football is so brutal. The constant stop start of each play means everyone is going full speed 100% all out all the time. Add in blocking and different rules on tackling in football and you have a recipe for massive collisions.
Hi, certified American citizen and avid 8-year NFL fan here. Couple of answers to questions you had throughout the video. Firstly, about 80-90 percent of these hits are, in fact, legal. The NFL, or American Football, is a collision sport. The hits that aren't currently legal are ones such as the helmet-to-helmet hits, as they increase the risk of a head injury, and any play that involves grabbing the facemask, or the white guard that sticks out from their helmets, is incredibly illegal. Secondly, no, none of these players are dead. Hurt maybe, but not dead. To this day, only one player who has made it to the pro level has actually died as a result of a hit, and that occurred in 1971. However, in football's early days in the early 20th century, when American Football had yet to become a professional sport, a total of 33 people died as a result of a hard hit on the football field. So, for all of those wondering why football players wear all the padding and the helmets, and those who think that soccer, or National Football, is a more proper contact sport, National soccer players haven't had a major risk of death in the sport before, and in the NFL, if all this padding wasn't worn, then we would probably see about at least 50 players die every single year. Therefore, the answer to your third question, "Is he dead?" is no. Many players, around 2-3 every season on average I would say, have been knocked unconscious before, but again, only one has died, and as far as I am aware, that clip was not featured in this video. Hopefully this provides a good insight on the NFL to UK players. Also, some of these clips are 70-ish years old, and things like this are not rare, but they aren't really an every play thing, as many rules have been put into place to avoid as many injuries as possible. I would say that maybe 1 hit of this level happen roughly every 5-6 games. Many other hard hits happen, but a lot of those hits don't reach the level that this video reaches, this more shows some highlights and extremities of the NFL.
The thing that people that don’t know American football overlook, and understandably so, is that the padding and helmets are used as weapons, and if you’re in padding you play a LOT more recklessly than you would if you weren’t. Most NFL hits have the forces of car crashes, which is why there are only 16 games in a season with usually a week’s worth of rest in between each game
@@ukreacts6850 You know the NFL is in your country. every year during the actual NFL season. I think they have at least 4 games every year to sold out crowds. Last they played live before the pandemic was at Wembley Stadium.
Started at 6 years old in Texas bantam league 6-7 year old, minor league 8-9 years old, major league 10-11 year olds then on to Jr . high and high school. This was in Irving.
Yes, off ball is legal. Just not in the back. Ppl have died but very rare. Careers are typically very short, injuries are very common. Watch it react to some NFL rules videos! It will help you learn what is going on.
@@kokomo9764 Chuck Hughes passed away on the field in 1971 from cardiac arrest. Mike Utley suffered a hit that left him quadraplegic (eventually improved to paraplegic) in 1991. And Reggie Brown was probably the next closest to hughes, suffering a spinal injury in 1997 that while ultimately not leaving him with paralysis, left him unable to breathe and needing CPR on the field. Oddly enough, they're all Detroit Lions....
After watching this, am trying to remember your questions. Is every play like this ? No, some plays conclude without massive hits. Are these hits legal ? While a few are helmet to helmet or would draw a flag, the majority of these are perfectly legal. Do players have long careers ? The average NFL career twenty years ago was reported to be 4 years, but that stat is misleading asalot of players make a team and only last a year or two because of constant college drafts. Finally are there deaths and concussions ? If i remember correctly there has only been one on the field death decades ago(in the NFL) and concussions are a constant issue .
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions! I am not surprised by concussions being a constant issue. Although I would have guessed a few more deaths would be involved due to things like internal bleeding or something.
@@ukreacts6850 they do have a full medical staff on hand as well as a miniature hospital in all the stadiums, most injuries aside from the concussions are leg ankle muscle tare strain broken bones here broken knee stuff like that. I do remember a player was paralyzed once. So it is a violent sport for sure. We here in America look at it as war game.
@@dalehammers4425 If you are referring to #16 of the Jets getting hammered, the Jets player was Brad Smith and apart from a concussion, he was fine. I think you may be remembering a player named Darryl Stingley, who played in the 1970s for the Patriots. Stingley was injured on a hit by Oakland's Jack Tatum. The hit broke Stingley's neck and injured his spinal cord, leaving him a quadriplegic. The injury came during a preseason game. Stingley, sadly, passed away in 2007 at the age of 55.
Welcome to the US. Great reaction. Look forward to seeing you experience some of our stuff for the first time. If you’ve got a list of requests maybe you could add NASCAR’s Biggest Crashes. NASCAR is huge here in the States and though you may not think it would be that exciting watch a few videos and you’ll quickly change your mind. Be well.
The Vast majority of these hits were legal at the time they occured... Also I'd say probably 90% of them the hit player got right back up and got ready for the next play. It's kind of insane.
98% of the hits are totally legal, and the ones that you know as “off ball” are just blocking for your teammate, especially when the guy with the ball is a wideout, or running back, if you don’t block for him and he gets leveled.... coach is going to have his entire foot up your ass! And that’s after you get done with the hours of drills and runs in full gear because you didn’t protect your teammate. And if you are on the Offensive line and let your QB get hit and hurt, oh my god your gonna pay for that by coach for a LOOONG time!!
Yes most of this was legal at the time. The last 5 or 10 yrs they have started trying to protect the players more due to brain damage after their careers. All Football players and most fans know this creates a problem what they are doing now. Every one knows a dirty hit when we see it. When Players launch at each other's head which is rare, but usually obvious. The problem is the are penalizing big hits, big hits does not mean dirty hit. Defensive guys can not allow players to just catch the ball and protect themselves. It's there job to hammer the guy trying to catch the ball. I could go in explaining the outcome of just allowing guys to freely catch the ball beyond just loosing. Ppl watching this understand! Yes, with pads this stuff still hurts everyone. Some things more than others. Often alot more after games. Moving around comfortably the day after a game is rare. Some guys struggle to walk they are so banged up. Often the most painful hits don't look bad like these do. When a runner has a full head of steam and he and a defender collide at full speed without a clear winner may be the most painful. When you both just hit a wall it's not pleasant!
Thank you for the response! I'm glad the league has taken more recent measures to ensure greater safety for their players. Has this affected the overall quality of the game in your opinion?
@@ukreacts6850 it has an effect that the NFL wants at the moment. It makes scoring much easier. They feel scoring raises fan interest or ratings. The challenge it creates for defenders who obviously paid to stop scoring, if they don't hit or punish guys for coming over the middle. If they don't punish players who make acrobatic catches than the game changes tremendously. If offensive players do not want to come in the middle of the field out of fear of getting hit hard, sometimes the fear is uncontrollable. They start dropping more balls from looking for defender or get spaghetti arms ( term used for receivers who get nervous extending arms above their head or all the way out to catch ball because now they are defenseless). When the middle of the field is taken away the Defense can then shift or overload Defense to the outside of the field on obvious passing situations. The challenge for the defenders is they are getting punished for doing their jobs. If they don't make big hits then they may loose playing time, not play, not get resigned or get contract extension. All the Superstars make big $$$. Quarterbacks may make $20 million a year. Yet young players that are not drafted high might be making $500k to a million or two a year. Typical NFL careers are short around 3 yrs. Yes, partly due to injury but also money. If your a young player not drafted high in draft your making the low dollars. When your 3 or 4 yr contract is up if you are a great player you may get a 5 or 6 yr deal for 40 to 100 million dollars depending on position or quality. Although if your just average instead of negotiating w you for 4 or 5 million a yr they will just draft young guys who are cheaper. There are a 1000 guys at playing in the league level skill. There are maybe 5 to 10 at each position that warrant big money. 1 to 3 that for various reasons health, opportunity, good team, franchise type player that put a 10 yr plus HOF( Hall of fame Career).
very well said especially that last bit about the hits. I was a 1st string wide out in hight school. Yea getting knocked out of the air or blasted as soon as you catch the ballcan suck on occasion. But running a short in, catching the ball, turning up field at a full head of steam and seeing a saftey or god forbid a linebacker barreling down on you and you drop your shoulder cover the ball and whisper "this isnt going to be fun"...its definitley a lot better when there is a clear winner. Also flipping through the air is actually kinda fun if you know how to land right and use your pads to your advantage even getting hit in the air isnt bad. That last hit in the video I have done something similar and its kinda fun. Its the ones where Both people just kinda stop dead and fall back that rattle your brain and leave you staggering back to the line or the bench
@@acewizhyde as I mentioned, guys that played or at least really know the game understand what I am saying here. Running over the middle particularly in linebacker territory and having to expose yourself reaching for the ball is nerve racking to say the least. I. Competitive football everyone can do it in walk throughs or shells, doing it after taking a few shots already in a game is a different story. As a receiver you are aware there really isn't alot of collision wins for you on the field anyways. It's really about protecting the ball first, then try and get slippery on impact. Kind of like the old Rams used to do, the greatest show on turf. They caught alot of balls over the middle. The next move wasn't to really make the tackler miss but to just not get hit square. The few times that an offensive player does have a head of steam along with the defensive guy. You are obviously going to lower your pad level, which then includes your head and your probably going to wind up w helmet to helmet contact. The defensive guy may have been lining you up at the numbers but end up meeting head on. It's not pleasant, but also as you know it's not dirty. That is what seems to be getting ignored often in the league now. Most of these highlight hits are from guys like you who are making big catches but never get their feet back underneath them. It's almost like taking a bump in the WWE it looks great but reality may not hurt as much as long as your head doesn't bounce off the ground. Goldberg's spears look great but the guys taking them are like paper so it doesn't hurt. It would be very painful to try and be stiff on those because Bill has the football mentality of going through you. Other wrestlers, some just look like the a jumping to where you are at not going through you like Goldberg.
I just wanted to add an unusual tidbit about what many NFL players do to improve their game. They take ballet lessons. They get more awareness of their feet, agility, flexibilty, speed and strength etc. It is a big part of their ongoing training. Keep up with your channel. I really enjoy it. Blessings, karen
Great Reaction !! Yep, Football is HUGE here in America ! My Middle name is BAMA , because my dad played football at the University of Alabama, and decided to name me after the team LOL !! I'm Glad he did because in the last 12 years Alabama has Won the championship 6 times !!
Seen a couple of reaction vids like this, and I love the common immediate transition from "helmets and pads, it doesn't seem as physical as rugby" to "... is that man dead? I'm pretty sure he's just dead now."
The thing is, most of these people lines back up for the next snap (play) and brushed it off like nothing happened. Only a few of these hits would the player not line up next snap. They would just be out for the rest of the game, but the next game they are going at it 100% again.
Football is the greatest sport ever! It's like a series of car crashes on every play. People get hurt, but honestly, you don't feel much when you're out there. You don't hear fan's while you're out there. You get your bell rung, but back in my day's, you got up and went back in. It's an amazing game to play.
Rugby is known as a "contact sport" American football is known as a "collision sport"
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In foot ball you are playing dodge ball with humans while trying to win
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@@goatitisful u mad?
@@homemadeheroes890 is it uncomfortable in ur mom's basement?
so many Non-U.S. citizens first time reactions to NFL hard hits: "Is he dead?"
Also the "Is that legal?"
Also, "they are wearing pads so it isn't that tough"... or equivalent to that....
@@Anon21486 but in all reality they got pads too which makes it hurt more
@@joshmaybe6645 I am just saying that many of those reacting to the NFL and are aware of Rugby tend to say that they believe the game isn't tough due to the padding... until they see the first hit....
Every single time. Then usually the comparisons to WWE happen. They start out with snotty dismissal and wind up mind blown and wondering about hospitalization rates. It’s always amusing to me.
“Those hits can’t be legal
Me laughing maniacally In the background *OH YES THEY ARE*
The off-ball hits are called "blocks" and are part of the game.
Thanks. I wondered what the hell he was talking about.
Or illegal blindside hits.
@@DAmadoLP They aren't illegal if the defender is in close proximity to the ball carrier and in obvious pursuit of the tackle. Which is all of these blocks
@@killasjanitor blind sided bro... Blind side
@@HeavenlyDemonicEmperor Yes blind sighted, however like I said in pursuit of the ball carrier. Therefore it is legal. The defender should have more situational awareness in that case instead of getting tunnel vision on one thing
One of my favorite quotes about American Football is 'Drive 35 MPH down the road, stick your arm out, and hit a mailbox. That's football.'
Make sure you can pay for the mailbox lol
As for the injuries and players careers.... Yes concussions are a big problem and careers do tend to be short. You can't play in the NFL without first playing in college for 3 years. So you can't even get into league till your 20min and on average a rookie is 22 (this is a matter of survival for young players)
10 years for most positions is considered a good career. Offensive linemen and quarterbacks tend to play longer. And running back tend to last the least amount of time.
The average career is 3-4 years.
@@ejd53 I know that but I was saying a good career not an average one. Most people don't even remember players that last that long outside a few guys who got cut down buly injuries or flamed out for being morons.
@@vorsutus753 Sorry, I wasn’t trying to correct you. He just mentioned that he was surprised people actually had careers and I was commenting on that.
Off Ball?!!!!!! No such animal. You on the field, you better be watchin'.
Head on a swivel baby
Facts
So true I remember playing safety I came down for a tackle on the running back and got rocked by there 6'5 TE
Love it! Well said.
Gotta clarify this... you can't just hit anybody at any time like this. The team with the ball is allowed to hit pursuing players (blocking) and the team without the ball is allowed to hit the ball carrier like this (tackling). Even then, many of these hits were either illegal when done, or are illegal now due to modern rules on spearing (hitting with your helmet) and targeting defenseless players. That said... shit happens.
I would say about 80 percent of these hits are legal
Maybe 80-85% were legal at the time. Maybe 70% are legal now
@@dylanholman3 70% if they call it right
65-70% now tho
96.9%
Pretty much no helmet to helmet depending on the year, no hits before they have possession of the ball during a pass (again depending on the year) pretty much those are the big no no’s today
"It would be fun to hit."
We got him 😂😂 Welcome to the fanbase!!
I enjoyed the hell out of drilling people. I played RMLB in a 3-4 and there was simply nothing better than nailing someone with the pads right to their gut and then driving them into the ground so they get the double-slam. By that point not a single molecule of air is left in their lungs, they're having a hard time remembering what breathing even felt like, and will spend the next 20 seconds or so convinced they're going to die on the field. Once they start breathing again, that's when they realize that every cell in their body hurts and every bone, ligament, tendon, and muscle has been torqued and bent and stretched and slammed. And best of all, next time the QB hands that guy the ball he will be looking for you and running the other way, whichever way that is.
Tackling always hurt more than being tackled.
@@cobes11 if it hurts then you're doing it wrong 😂😂😂
@@BlueDebut Not really. Runners have full momentum. Tacklers do not.
All the hits you saw are legal! Players wear tyhick heavy padding . Plus the players are physical large and possess a great deal ofc flexibility and physical6 strength. Most of these men are close to 7 feet tall and weigh 385 pounds! They know how to tackle an opponent saf
"How are they not dead?" Its because they are monsters of men, they dont look so big on tv but they are massive men
Yep, built like Greek gods, solid muscle, and the ones that aren't tough as nails don't make it to the NFL.
Average offensive lineman is what, 6'6" 340 lbs... yup. Absolute massive men.
@@ericshepard6669 what’s worse is those 300 pounders can all run 40 yards in under 6 sometimes 5 seconds.
Yeah.
I'm above average height and larged framed, so I never felt like a tiny little woman in my life until, once in college, I was in the dining hall with the football team.
@@garyco766 Thats what we all like to call it American muscle 💪. Built for American football 🏈 only.
Hitting people at full speed is soooo gratifying. It hurts as well though.
lol id love to get the chance one day but I think for now it's best if I live vicariously through these videos
@@ukreacts6850 Good advice: better bulk up before you step on the field.
Getting decleated doesn't hurt nearly as much as when you and the other guy full speed stonewall eachother
It really does scratch a primordial human itch.
You do have a BUNCH of adrenaline pumping through you tho, so it doesn’t hurt until the next play
Remember, these guys are the biggest and fastest athletes in the world.
@American Born many of them have done or still do track and field. There was a guy in the NFL who won an Olympic gold medal in track and field.
@American Born Yes the football has players that have competed in the Olympics
And Europe better thank God otherwise these monsters would be playing soccer
@@rf3899 Tyreek Hill right now would be the fastest person in soccer he plays for the Miami dolphins...
Great reaction! Thanks for sharing! Being a Tongan born and raised here in the States most of us Polynesian boys grow up playing both sports. As brutal as rugby was, I'd say football takes the cake for brutality and it's actually because of the pads. They give almost a God complex that drive you to do things normal humans wouldn't dare. That and the hitting had a lot less regulations on it when I was still playing ball. Plus in football, you don't have to be carrying the ball to get hit so guys could get absolutely destroyed on any play. My cousins who come from the islands and play football end up thriving and going to the NFL but they always say football hits are harder because of less rules and more padding. Rugby although it's still very brutal, is more of a gentleman's game. A contact sport. Football is more of a sinister game. A collision sport.
God bless!
Your Tongan friend from the US!
Well stated...agree 💯%
This. Absolutely.
100% toko
Your reaction is common among people who haven’t watched football. For those of us who grew up with the sport it’s just another tackle or block or sack, etc.
That was a compilation of some of the biggest hits ever
@@raymondweaver8526 exactly, us people who have played the sport aren’t really flinching or mortified by the hits, its more like a damn or a nice hit or just completely desensitized to it
shoot half us probably had a couple hit like those in our front yards. costed me a pinkie broke it in two places and dislocated in the middle.
These always bring back memories of the Oklahoma drill in peewee football. Granted, they are nothing compared to what I could do/take today, but back the it was equivalently as hard
@@ethangray7392 I played with a broken wrist half of my senior year in college. Hid the break from my trainers. Was almost crying by the end of each practice because of the pain. Wrist is still not right over 10 years later.
Understand this, there is no more satisfying moment in a sport than being a defensive player that just stops another man in his tracks with reckless abandon. It is completely unique and insane. It's perfect.
Played defensive end for 3 years in high school before blowing my knee out. And you are VERY right. Stuffing a run while at full speed... There really is no other feeling quite like it.
@@mastertwitch1 You must've loved that Clowney hit then. You get to the runningback as soon as he gets the handoff.
@@Remianen I been a fan of Clowney for a long time. Damn shame him and JJ Watt arent playing together anymore. That defense gave me goosebumps
There’s no other feeling in the world like lighting someone up.
We start playing this game in elementary school 😂
Yup, first and second grade. 😊
I'm from Texas and our boys start young.
Don't tell him this you might scare him!
3 years old school n the South
@@hah3456 yep I'm a Tennessean my self.
The rules have changed over the years for the safety and health of the players but you gotta love old school football for sure!!!
Hell yeah. That was when it was so fun to watch!!! 💯💯💯
Dick Nighttrain Lane and Dick Butkus tried to take you out of the world let alone the game. LOL
Physics doesn't change though so there's little that can be done about it. Outlaw helmet to helmet and people just blow up people's bodies. Create the "defenseless receiver" rule and people just let you take two steps and then blow up your body.
There are still big hits. Agreed though from the 70s-2005 was straight up war.
@@thekrakenguy6962 There is the hit Chuck Bednarik put on Frank Gifford. He knocked him cleanout.
At least 1 or 2 big hits like this per game but they try'n to get the blind side hits and head shots out of the game but the rest is legal
I'm glad they got the most egregious hits out of football. Headhunting WRs over the middle is malicious. It was worst in the late 2000s and early 2010s when you'd see players hit and lay there with what my friends and I called "gator arms", that strange phenomena where their arms just slowing rise while they're unconscious or half awake. I like hard hitting football but that always made me feel gross watching the game.
@Jack Barrow Damn, sorry to hear that. I ran cross country and track and wrestled in high school (not quite good enough to be a college athlete sadly) so I didn't have to face a headhunting safety or linebacker and I'm glad. I did however crack my skull in middle school; I had brain swelling, had to be immobilized for a week, and couldn't hear out of my right ear for 6 weeks because it was filled with blood. It was not a pleasant experience so I always wince seeing these guys like you getting blasted. Hope you get well enough to play in the future if that is what you want!
Edit: Also, did you get the "gator arms" too? And if so did a doc or sports medical personnel tell you why that sometimes happens? I've always been curious but haven't gotten an explanation.
This dude said Mothers let thier kids play this game? I bout died laughing!
Mom's on the sideline loving every minute of it.
American football is a game of warriors and a lifetime of hard work. I played varsity for the Temple Wildcats. There’s no experience like it in the world. I played linebacker and I have never felt anything in my life that I felt when I let someone up.
Okay, I'm a little late to this party, but something to consider when you compare the hits seen here to ones you see in Rugby. In American Football *Gridiron* possession of the ball is key, it not only dictates the majority of the scoring, but it also allows a team to control the pace of the game via clock management. Much of why you see such violent collisions in Gridiron is an attempt to force a fumble, and if a defensive group can force the fumble, then take possession of said fumble, it gains their team possession of the ball, allowing them to control the clock.
Great explanation! I've always described American Football as a game of violent, tactical chess.
Dude I’ve been watching CZcams since 2007 and Ive probably commented on like 5 videos. I just had to tell you, your reaction and comments were so hilarious I was literally laughing so hard.
Mic'd up these hits sound amazing. You can hear the smack 20 rows up the stadium.
When you said it's like a car crash, you actually don't know how right you are. There was a study done that shows a collision between American football players is comparable to being hit by a car traveling 30 miles per hour.
Loved your reaction! I played football in Jr. High and High school and I played on offense (getting hit) and defense (doing the hitting) and yes it feels "brilliant" when you get a massive hit on someone. Getting hit is obviously never fun but a lot of hits look worse then they really are thanks to the pads. If not for the pads then people would no doubt have to go to the hospital after every game. The off ball tackles are always the worst cause you typically dont see them coming and you just get floored. The first play on my first game ever i got hit so hard across my jaw i couldn't chew for 3 days. Brutal sport but so fun!
Kudos to you for not immediately retiring lol
Then you played wrong, as my coach taught me.....hit....don't be hit, on offense or defense....HIT
To be fair it is sometimes kind of fun to get your shit rocked too lol
I am so proud to be your first subscriber. I was truly happy and entertained.
Im glad you enjoyed the video! Ill be posting another one shortly if all goes well
Hello. 1st time seeing your channel. Great reaction! You must understand, these men have played this game since they were as young as 10 years old when they started in after school or Middle school grade programs. In most cases, their, "Careers", started before they were 15 years old. All of high school was about a scholarship and a chance at the NFL. They dedicated their lives to this game. Its not just a game- it is "life" to many.
When you tackle a player with the ball the object is to jar the ball loose. Key word is "jar". If he goes down, great. If he goes to the hospital, another player takes his place.
I disagree. The object is to make his mama run out on the field because she thinks her baby is dead. 🤣
Next man up!
"is he dead" ? 😂
I wouldn't be surprised lol
The most common reaction. LOL
Thanks for your reaction and Welcome to The USA. Here's a few things for ya;
this is a full speed collision sport
those type of hits don't happen every play but that is the goal
All players have assignments for each play but if you've taken care of that you're to HIT Someone, anyone on the other team, ball or not
these are the most elite of athletes super strong, fast and explosive
these vids don't show what the 350 LBs Linemen are doing every play. It's close contact collision war in the trenches.. Brutal stuff
the pads are designed to protect and to allow more violent collisions
some have been playing from 4th grade to 12th grade, then four years of college and then into the NFL
The cumulative cost to players health is terrible!!!
It's a savage sport, but we love it...
I find it ironic that the padding actually cause the hits to be more brutal lol
@@ukreacts6850with the pads you can play with "Reckless Abandon"...
@@ukreacts6850 The pads allow them to play and hit with what is called Reckless Abandon... Still, terrible injuries do happen although it's usually the long-term cumulative injuries that are the most damaging...
I enjoyed this thoroughly! I married a former college football player and full-on football fanatic. Welcome to gritty American culture. LOL They love this stuff, and your comment section is rich with testaments to it.
Barbaric! As a Filipina, that’s my first reaction watching Dallas Cowboy game in Dallas 18 years ago. Welcome to America, dude! Get over it and get used to it!
You should see how big these players are and how fast they run for being so big. These players are borderline super human
what will really scratch your noodle is when you see a huge tackle and both guys get right back up and hustle to the line to do it again like nothing happened.
Or they get up, congratulate each other on the hit and then go to the line.
It's always funny to hear rugby fans start by saying "Helmets and pads means American football is soft", and then end up saying "Is this legal?" and "Helmet and pads makes you do crazy shit like I've never seen". Every game at every stadium there are ambulances on site ready and prepared. That in conjunction with each team having their own doctors and medical staff at every game. And yes, concussions are a very real and long lasting problem in this sport. It's been said before, but rugby is a tackling sport, football is a collision sport.
But football is also a strategic sport of plays and counter sets. Each NFL team has an offensive playbook that has 5-600 different plays. Each teams quarterback (QB) has to know each play, and each of the 11 players on offense has a specific set, specific role, and specific movement. The QB has to know each defensive play or set in order to change the play (which is called an "audible") and take advantage of the defensive set and the defenses weaknesses. Each offensive lineman, running back and wide receiver has to do very specific things which has to be done precisely in order for the play to work. The receiver has to run very precise routes because the QB for the most part cannot really see the receiver and he is throwing to a spot smaller than a postage stamp. A running back has to run through a specific hole or area to take advantage of his blocking. A running back can also receive a pass, and then he too has to run specific routes in order to be in a precise area for the QB to find him. An NFL QB has on average 2.79 seconds to read the defense, read his play, read his receivers movements and make an accurate throw, or when that fails, run or throw the ball away. A QB has to master many different types of throws in order to get the ball to that spot. He has to know the strengths, weakness, and tendencies of all of his players and of the opposing defensive teams. NFL QB's are perhaps the most unique sports athletes in the world. Football in essence is a game of war played on a field and each game brings its own strategies and tactics in order to advance the ball down field.
Very good explanation.
Best explanation ever to explain the game to those sho have never seen it or trying to understand it.
Good of you to break it down for people like .me who doesn't know a thing about football I believe it's too brutal of a sport but that's just me!! I like baseball better.
excellent response.
That second hit wasn't even an NFL game; that was NCAA. Wisconsin vs. Nebraska, & it was the Wisconsin PUNTER making that hit.
A lot were pro and college, three were high school and one pop warner.
NU WR made the block. He was flagged but shouldn't have been.
@@evanspeterg Arguable. Those that want the violence in football, want it to be a gladiator sport will agree. Others will argue that he blindsided (defenseless player rule) a guy and could easily have take him out of the play without going out of his way to f'ing destroy him, which he clearly did. Was it "unnecessary roughness" as called? Absolutely, but a lot of people want that in the game.
@@garyco766 as the rules existed at the time of that game there was no helmet to helmet contact as it was ruled. Current rules it is absolutely a penalty as it is now forcible contact to the head/neck/shoulders. Though usually you see that called on the tackle of a WR not the block from a WR.
@@evanspeterg lol that one punter that got drilled is still down on the ground as of this moment lol
Played since I was 6 thru college never had a broken bone or concussion kinda 😆 but the feel of hitting someone is very gratifying to help your team also. It's a brotherhood for life like non other also. I love it and nobody has died in my presence so far. But I have broke a few people's ribs 😕
First of all congrats on the no injuries man, that's an achievement not many people get. Myself, I started when I was 6 and played through my senior year in high school where I had to stop mid way through due to a spine injury, The only injury I ever received. But It is a brotherhood. I've been out of high school 4 years now, graduated in '17 and out of all my friends I hang out with the majority of them are my former teammates. I've gotten into fist fights on the field before for them, I've helped them up after they take a hard hit. Those guys will always be my family. Even my coaches, they will be called coach until the day I die. They taught me so much on and off the field and made me a better man. I miss my family, we were a small family but we were a tight family.
" you enjoy watching this?!"
"honestly.... i like it"
"this would be fun to hit someone like this"
in a matter of 15 seconds you went through a whole spectrum lol. some of these hits are illegal: no helmet to helmet contact, no hitting before someone catches the ball when it's punted, no grabbing the face mask. A lot of the hits are still legal but the NFL has been cracking down on alot of this to mitigate concussions and major injuries.
Also remember this: Rugby is a contact sport - American Football is a collision sport.
Slight correction, coming from a former return specialist and gunner: You CAN hit a returner on a punt return if s/he doesn't fair catch but you have to time it so you get there roughly at the same time the ball does. As soon as the returner touches the ball, with any part of his body, it's open season. The hit at the beginning of this video was almost perfect in that respect (returner catches ball, defender plants him within a millisecond).
Hahahahahaha I love these reaction videos. Everyone starts with “ this is insane!” And end with “ I like it “
And, here I am thinking to myself, "These are some good plays! " LOL!!!
In AF, Steps are called Jukes. Take a look at 'NFL Best "Ankle Breaking" Jukes || HD'
My nephew is stalky for his age and when I suggested football, my sister freaked out and said "HELL NAH!" I can see him as a TE (tight end).
Thanks man you made me laugh so much
Yo, that "he's dead" got me so bad 🤣
2:15 Whether a hit is legal or not will spur hours of discussion, but doesn't change the fact that the hit happened...
There is a reason why the nfl player is called the modern day gladiator
Best reaction video I've seen to date!😆
Dude I’ve been watching CZcams since 2007 and Ive probably only commented on like 5 videos. I just had to tell you, your reaction and comments were so hilarious I was literally laughing so hard.
That's high praise! Thanks so much mate :) glad I could put a smile on your face
When you grow up playing, you get "used to" it.
Some of hits are illegal, especially with rule changes. But, it is so fun to hit and get hit except for the head. (which is illegal). Loved getting hit and then hitting.
Played this from childhood through high school, and I can confirm when you lay a big hit...it super gratifying lol🤣
There are many rules to the game, but you have to play at full speed or you may get hurt. If you do the hitting you should expect to get hit. All part of the game.
Great reaction, hope you keep going with NFL reactions, subbed. Others have given great insights but I will add an underrated aspect when comparing American football to rugby is that the nature of offensive/defensive 'specialists' and the stop/start action can also lead to bigger hits:
This is because there's more energy in the tank to expend. That is, defensive players only play defense and rest half the game, plus with the pauses in play, players get more rest than in rugby and are used to expending high energy in short bursts for each play, hence, they can really load up and level someone, for example.
As for recommendations on where to start, I'd echo the best jukes compilation, along others on the best runs and best catches.
That is helpful knowledge. I suppose the defensive players have more time and training dedicated towards laying hits like these as opposed to rugby where half the time they would be preparing to try and score.
@@ukreacts6850 Exactly right - and that's no offense meant to rugby, respect to them for being so-called 2-way players (as we'd call it, meaning playing both offense & defense)... and keep this aspect in mind also when watching something like a jukes video, because it's not nearly as easy as it looks to shake defenders when they specialize and train to only play defense.
@@darchon5 It's one-platoon versus two-platoon play, with free substitution. As far as the NFL goes, that was 1943-1946, and then from 1950 onwards for two-platoon, freely substituted teams. Before that, it was a LOT closer to rugby regulations with single substitutions and your 11 guys running offense and defense.
As a guy who played football in the zoo that’s Texas high school football, these types of hits are what the NFL is trying to legislate out of football. But speaking from personal experiences, blind side hits like that where you can’t see the defender coming are the “easier” types of these tackles because your body is less tense before impact and you’re not waiting for the contact and those are generally the ones guys walk away from pretty much unharmed.
Just found your channel keep it up brother! Welcome to America 🇺🇸
I played my first game in 1972 and my last in 1991. 2 things: 1. It's the most fun I ever had in my life. 2. After wearing at least 3 progressive generations of helmets, I can tell you that the better the helmet, the more recklessly you play. The power of the hits increase dramatically. Also, due to the shortened lifespan (from concussions), the rules have changed, many of those hits would result in a penalty. Glad to have you mate! Enjoy your newfound sport!
Here in Texas, High School Football is almost a religion. The coaches will always tell you...keep your head on a swivel or be prepared to lose it.
In the past like 8 years or so, they've been taking more steps to insure the safety of the players and prevent injuries. Majority of these hits and plays were legal at the time...but now you'd get penalized. I definitely miss how they used to play, but this is for the better. People get injured broken bones, concussions, spinal cord injuries, but there has hardly been any deaths at all.
I can see it being less exciting but overall better for the health of the players.
This was an amazing reaction!!!! Hahah welcome to America brother!
This song get me pumped. Amazing first time reaction. You should do a reaction to you watching your first American football game
Not every play but every game. Concussions and injuries are the norm.
I can't say im surprised!
@@ukreacts6850 it is not unheard of that players still play with broken ribs
more people die in practice from the heat then in a game. I can't remember when the last people died in a game. In the early 1900s it was a very serious issue.. so they opened up the play and made other changes
I know in the early 1900s the flying wedge formation became illegal, and that resulted in the rule that you had to have 7 men on the line at the start of a play. Too many college deaths from that flying wedge formation.
Hey Bob, your knuckles look scraped. Did you walk to work at your job climbing buildings? How could you make a statement like that? Neanderthal. More people die in practice? That's your point? To all reading this, please don't listen to this guy,
I played for roughly 15 years. Broken a lot of bones. Paralyzed a guy. Saw one of my teammates die unfortunately. It’s a tough sport but I do love it.
4:11 my university is the one doing the hitting on that play. The guy who made the hit's name is Tony Lippett. The hashtag was trending on twitter and other social media that night of TonyLippettKillsBaylorKicker and got so popular that the Baylor kicker had to come out and tweet that he was still alive.
"Every game"?...lol. every day of practice...that is how they "shake it off"
Check out the NFR..
National finals RODEO..
Not as many rules...YEE-HAW
I laughed until I cried. Seriously the best reaction to this video on CZcams 😂
These dudes are tanks, I love watching newbies see the tackles, and than immediately, “is that legal? Is he dead? Is this every game?” Lmao. There’s a reason we pay them out, this does have serious repercussions, but, this sport is so much fun. I hope you find love in this sport, and love in this place!
The game is so fast that you as a tackler could be aim for the other players numbers, then he lowers his head and you can damn near take his head off.
This game is about strategy as much as athlete skill.
nothing like exerting your own will against another grown man, and watching his shatter. thats the NFL
Having played rugby and football, what you said at the beginning is the reason football is so brutal. The constant stop start of each play means everyone is going full speed 100% all out all the time. Add in blocking and different rules on tackling in football and you have a recipe for massive collisions.
Hi, certified American citizen and avid 8-year NFL fan here. Couple of answers to questions you had throughout the video.
Firstly, about 80-90 percent of these hits are, in fact, legal. The NFL, or American Football, is a collision sport. The hits that aren't currently legal are ones such as the helmet-to-helmet hits, as they increase the risk of a head injury, and any play that involves grabbing the facemask, or the white guard that sticks out from their helmets, is incredibly illegal.
Secondly, no, none of these players are dead. Hurt maybe, but not dead. To this day, only one player who has made it to the pro level has actually died as a result of a hit, and that occurred in 1971. However, in football's early days in the early 20th century, when American Football had yet to become a professional sport, a total of 33 people died as a result of a hard hit on the football field. So, for all of those wondering why football players wear all the padding and the helmets, and those who think that soccer, or National Football, is a more proper contact sport, National soccer players haven't had a major risk of death in the sport before, and in the NFL, if all this padding wasn't worn, then we would probably see about at least 50 players die every single year.
Therefore, the answer to your third question, "Is he dead?" is no. Many players, around 2-3 every season on average I would say, have been knocked unconscious before, but again, only one has died, and as far as I am aware, that clip was not featured in this video.
Hopefully this provides a good insight on the NFL to UK players. Also, some of these clips are 70-ish years old, and things like this are not rare, but they aren't really an every play thing, as many rules have been put into place to avoid as many injuries as possible. I would say that maybe 1 hit of this level happen roughly every 5-6 games. Many other hard hits happen, but a lot of those hits don't reach the level that this video reaches, this more shows some highlights and extremities of the NFL.
The thing that people that don’t know American football overlook, and understandably so, is that the padding and helmets are used as weapons, and if you’re in padding you play a LOT more recklessly than you would if you weren’t. Most NFL hits have the forces of car crashes, which is why there are only 16 games in a season with usually a week’s worth of rest in between each game
That does make sense. I assume the padding would give you a greater sense of security, which would in turn allow you to be somewhat more reckless
@@ukreacts6850 You know the NFL is in your country. every year during the actual NFL season. I think they have at least 4 games every year to sold out crowds. Last they played live before the pandemic was at Wembley Stadium.
One person died on field from a heart attack.
Yeah but that was in like the 50s
@@scotty4323 Chuck Hughs, WR for the Lions in 1971 was the guy who died on field
Best reaction I've seen to this video.
That's high praise! Thanks mate :)
I remember preparing mentally and physically. playing Defense is what I enjoyed the most part of the game 🙂
The challenges were awesome
In Texas you start in peewee at 8 years old I think.
Started at 6 years old in Texas bantam league 6-7 year old, minor league 8-9 years old, major league 10-11 year olds then on to Jr . high and high school. This was in Irving.
This just shows hits. You should react to great plays, whether it is running or passing. Most of these guys get up and line up for the next play.
my British brother ... it looks like you hooked ... hahaha ... best game ever devised!
Played 10 seasons. Hitting people like that and getting hit like that is the best feeling in the world.
Yes, off ball is legal. Just not in the back.
Ppl have died but very rare. Careers are typically very short, injuries are very common.
Watch it react to some NFL rules videos! It will help you learn what is going on.
Short careers and common injuries sounds about right!
Only one player has died during an NFL game and he had a heart attack. However, in the early days of college football many players were killed.
@@kokomo9764 Chuck Hughes passed away on the field in 1971 from cardiac arrest. Mike Utley suffered a hit that left him quadraplegic (eventually improved to paraplegic) in 1991. And Reggie Brown was probably the next closest to hughes, suffering a spinal injury in 1997 that while ultimately not leaving him with paralysis, left him unable to breathe and needing CPR on the field.
Oddly enough, they're all Detroit Lions....
After watching this, am trying to remember your questions. Is every play like this ? No, some plays conclude without massive hits. Are these hits legal ? While a few are helmet to helmet or would draw a flag, the majority of these are perfectly legal. Do players have long careers ? The average NFL career twenty years ago was reported to be 4 years, but that stat is misleading asalot of players make a team and only last a year or two because of constant college drafts. Finally are there deaths and concussions ? If i remember correctly there has only been one on the field death decades ago(in the NFL) and concussions are a constant issue .
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions! I am not surprised by concussions being a constant issue. Although I would have guessed a few more deaths would be involved due to things like internal bleeding or something.
@@ukreacts6850 they do have a full medical staff on hand as well as a miniature hospital in all the stadiums, most injuries aside from the concussions are leg ankle muscle tare strain broken bones here broken knee stuff like that. I do remember a player was paralyzed once. So it is a violent sport for sure. We here in America look at it as war game.
@@kdeez4971 The paralyzed player is actually in this video, the guy that got folded in half.
@@dalehammers4425 If you are referring to #16 of the Jets getting hammered, the Jets player was Brad Smith and apart from a concussion, he was fine.
I think you may be remembering a player named Darryl Stingley, who played in the 1970s for the Patriots.
Stingley was injured on a hit by Oakland's Jack Tatum. The hit broke Stingley's neck and injured his spinal cord, leaving him a quadriplegic. The injury came during a preseason game. Stingley, sadly, passed away in 2007 at the age of 55.
@@Chuck-qn9fk you may be right on that
Subbed bro! Welcome to America.
Welcome to the US. Great reaction. Look forward to seeing you experience some of our stuff for the first time. If you’ve got a list of requests maybe you could add NASCAR’s Biggest Crashes. NASCAR is huge here in the States and though you may not think it would be that exciting watch a few videos and you’ll quickly change your mind. Be well.
The Vast majority of these hits were legal at the time they occured... Also I'd say probably 90% of them the hit player got right back up and got ready for the next play. It's kind of insane.
Yeah back in the day parents had to Sign a form of consent to let us play.
I still had to sign to let my HS freshman play at the beginning of this year... (not that he will actually get to practice or play anytime soon... )
So funny! So many Europeans start out with “with all those pads….” And then within 30 seconds “he’s dead”. So much fun to play!
Most of us start playing this game at around 6 or 7 years of age
98% of the hits are totally legal, and the ones that you know as “off ball” are just blocking for your teammate, especially when the guy with the ball is a wideout, or running back, if you don’t block for him and he gets leveled.... coach is going to have his entire foot up your ass! And that’s after you get done with the hours of drills and runs in full gear because you didn’t protect your teammate.
And if you are on the Offensive line and let your QB get hit and hurt, oh my god your gonna pay for that by coach for a LOOONG time!!
Yes most of this was legal at the time. The last 5 or 10 yrs they have started trying to protect the players more due to brain damage after their careers.
All Football players and most fans know this creates a problem what they are doing now. Every one knows a dirty hit when we see it. When Players launch at each other's head which is rare, but usually obvious.
The problem is the are penalizing big hits, big hits does not mean dirty hit. Defensive guys can not allow players to just catch the ball and protect themselves. It's there job to hammer the guy trying to catch the ball. I could go in explaining the outcome of just allowing guys to freely catch the ball beyond just loosing. Ppl watching this understand!
Yes, with pads this stuff still hurts everyone. Some things more than others. Often alot more after games. Moving around comfortably the day after a game is rare. Some guys struggle to walk they are so banged up. Often the most painful hits don't look bad like these do. When a runner has a full head of steam and he and a defender collide at full speed without a clear winner may be the most painful. When you both just hit a wall it's not pleasant!
Thank you for the response! I'm glad the league has taken more recent measures to ensure greater safety for their players. Has this affected the overall quality of the game in your opinion?
@@ukreacts6850 it has an effect that the NFL wants at the moment. It makes scoring much easier. They feel scoring raises fan interest or ratings.
The challenge it creates for defenders who obviously paid to stop scoring, if they don't hit or punish guys for coming over the middle. If they don't punish players who make acrobatic catches than the game changes tremendously. If offensive players do not want to come in the middle of the field out of fear of getting hit hard, sometimes the fear is uncontrollable. They start dropping more balls from looking for defender or get spaghetti arms ( term used for receivers who get nervous extending arms above their head or all the way out to catch ball because now they are defenseless). When the middle of the field is taken away the Defense can then shift or overload Defense to the outside of the field on obvious passing situations.
The challenge for the defenders is they are getting punished for doing their jobs. If they don't make big hits then they may loose playing time, not play, not get resigned or get contract extension. All the Superstars make big $$$. Quarterbacks may make $20 million a year. Yet young players that are not drafted high might be making $500k to a million or two a year.
Typical NFL careers are short around 3 yrs. Yes, partly due to injury but also money. If your a young player not drafted high in draft your making the low dollars. When your 3 or 4 yr contract is up if you are a great player you may get a 5 or 6 yr deal for 40 to 100 million dollars depending on position or quality. Although if your just average instead of negotiating w you for 4 or 5 million a yr they will just draft young guys who are cheaper.
There are a 1000 guys at playing in the league level skill. There are maybe 5 to 10 at each position that warrant big money. 1 to 3 that for various reasons health, opportunity, good team, franchise type player that put a 10 yr plus HOF( Hall of fame Career).
very well said especially that last bit about the hits. I was a 1st string wide out in hight school. Yea getting knocked out of the air or blasted as soon as you catch the ballcan suck on occasion. But running a short in, catching the ball, turning up field at a full head of steam and seeing a saftey or god forbid a linebacker barreling down on you and you drop your shoulder cover the ball and whisper "this isnt going to be fun"...its definitley a lot better when there is a clear winner. Also flipping through the air is actually kinda fun if you know how to land right and use your pads to your advantage even getting hit in the air isnt bad. That last hit in the video I have done something similar and its kinda fun. Its the ones where Both people just kinda stop dead and fall back that rattle your brain and leave you staggering back to the line or the bench
@@acewizhyde as I mentioned, guys that played or at least really know the game understand what I am saying here. Running over the middle particularly in linebacker territory and having to expose yourself reaching for the ball is nerve racking to say the least. I. Competitive football everyone can do it in walk throughs or shells, doing it after taking a few shots already in a game is a different story. As a receiver you are aware there really isn't alot of collision wins for you on the field anyways. It's really about protecting the ball first, then try and get slippery on impact. Kind of like the old Rams used to do, the greatest show on turf. They caught alot of balls over the middle. The next move wasn't to really make the tackler miss but to just not get hit square. The few times that an offensive player does have a head of steam along with the defensive guy. You are obviously going to lower your pad level, which then includes your head and your probably going to wind up w helmet to helmet contact. The defensive guy may have been lining you up at the numbers but end up meeting head on. It's not pleasant, but also as you know it's not dirty. That is what seems to be getting ignored often in the league now. Most of these highlight hits are from guys like you who are making big catches but never get their feet back underneath them. It's almost like taking a bump in the WWE it looks great but reality may not hurt as much as long as your head doesn't bounce off the ground. Goldberg's spears look great but the guys taking them are like paper so it doesn't hurt. It would be very painful to try and be stiff on those because Bill has the football mentality of going through you. Other wrestlers, some just look like the a jumping to where you are at not going through you like Goldberg.
I love all the rugby players that react to this video they all love it and early everytime they stop and ask if its legal.
Every time I see someone new react to NFL biggest hits, it doesn’t take long for the phrase “It that legal?!” To come out lol.
I just wanted to add an unusual tidbit about what many NFL players do to improve their game. They take ballet lessons. They get more awareness of their feet, agility, flexibilty, speed and strength etc. It is a big part of their ongoing training.
Keep up with your channel. I really enjoy it. Blessings, karen
Great Reaction !! Yep, Football is HUGE here in America ! My Middle name is BAMA , because my dad played football at the University of Alabama, and decided to name me after the team LOL !! I'm Glad he did because in the last 12 years Alabama has Won the championship 6 times !!
And YEA... Alot of those tacklea would get a penalty flag, but EVERY play, pretty much, the defense is trying to obliterate whoever has the ball lol
I laughed through out the whole video omg 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
*UKreacts* : This is what you enjoy 03:28
*America* : Yes, please.
Bro, great video. Welcome.
Seen a couple of reaction vids like this, and I love the common immediate transition from "helmets and pads, it doesn't seem as physical as rugby" to "... is that man dead? I'm pretty sure he's just dead now."
The thing is, most of these people lines back up for the next snap (play) and brushed it off like nothing happened. Only a few of these hits would the player not line up next snap. They would just be out for the rest of the game, but the next game they are going at it 100% again.
Football is the greatest sport ever! It's like a series of car crashes on every play. People get hurt, but honestly, you don't feel much when you're out there. You don't hear fan's while you're out there.
You get your bell rung, but back in my day's, you got up and went back in.
It's an amazing game to play.