Preseason Injury Problems

As the preseason begins to wind down and coaches begin to trim down their rosters, I am beginning to notice a similar occurrence in most of the games. Football is a violent sport and people are bound to get injured but is it really worth it for your star players to get hurt in a meaningless preseason game? In a game between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles, the Patriots head coach Bill Belichick decided to rest his star players while Eagles head coach Andy Reid decided to play his starters in what would be a dress rehearsal for them. Early in the 1st quarter injury-prone Eagles' QB Michael Vick dropped back to pass, started to scramble and was hit in the ribs by Patriots' LB Jermaine Cunningham.. Vick was very slow to get up and walked to the sidelines then eventually was led to the locker room. It was then discovered that he bruised his ribs. Vick wasn't the only star player to get hurt in the preseason, The Dallas Cowboys' All-Pro Tight End Jason Witten had his spleen lacerated on a play where was hit by Raiders LB Rolando Mcclain. Tennessee Titans' Punt Returner/Wide Receiver fractured his tibia while returning a punt. The Steelers' Rookie Offensive Lineman David Decastro recently injured his leg and may be out for an extended period of time. What I'm trying to say while preseason is necessary to see who is cut out for the NFL and who isn't I don't think it's necessary to play your star players in a game that holds not implications toward the regular season.