Atlanta football coach watches as his special team players slam into each other and remarks I love it when they knock each other out Vicious tackles produce a roar of appreciation from the crowd and praise from the commentator. Cincinnati Bengals defensive star Tim Krumie broke his leg in the first quarter in the superbowl and the awful accident was replayed in slow motion on the televisions of 90 million people. The Detroit Pistons bully their way to two NBA final championships, Followed closely by the Cincinnati Reds Nasty Boys, Who win the 1990 world series. One of the Nasty Boys, Pitcher Norm Charlton, Beans a Dodger batter and then admits, I Threw it at him. I m pitching.
Some pro sports can be extremely violent.
Defensive end Sean Jones compares being a pro football player to being a gladiator in a Roman coliseum. Have pro sports been drug down to barbaric customs of the past. Some Minnesota Vikings say, It s not good business if you care weather blood is bubbling from a guys mouth. Some people think that players try to hurt each other on purpose. Such as the Philadelphia Eagles who joked about Body bags When they injured Washington quarterbacks Jeff Rutledge and Stan Humpphries in a 1990 game.