NFL legend warns more rulebook tweaks won't save signal-callers from getting hurt
The Pittsburgh Steelers legend said that in 1979.Imagine what Lambert would say now with all the rules the league has added and altered to protect quarterbacks.Yet, despite all the changes, the players who play the most important position in all of sports are still getting injured.
Heading into Week 4, six starting quarterbacks have already dealt with injuries.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEChicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is helped off the field with an apparent injury against the Minnesota Vikings during the second half at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill., on Sept.20, 2026.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts said that more rules changes aren’t the answer to limiting quarterback injuries."Jack (Lambert)’s famous quote was, well, let's just put (dresses) on all those quarterbacks.And I thought that was a good idea 'cause I got really good-looking legs," Fouts told OutKick in a recent interview."As far as today and the quarterbacks and getting hurt, it’s a violent, violent game.
Defenders are very, very good.They are more athletic than offensive linemen, and that's no rip on offensive linemen.
But you look at the number of different blitzes that you are throwing at quarterbacks these days with corners off the slot and linebackers and the whole, the whole nine yards."As the sport has evolved, players have gotten bigger, stronger and faster.While the NFL can try to protect quarterbacks as much as it can by changing the rulebook, the nature of the game leads to injuries.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
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