I think it has more to do with all these pansy ass tackling rules. Can't actually HIT somebody in football anymore with any real force or they call a penalty and boot your ass from the game so everyone goes low on the tackles, wraps the legs up, falls on the back of the ankle and drags the ball carrier down- which leads to lots of stress and awkward twisting in the lower legs- thus more injuries to knees and ankles and the bones that THREE of our players have broken this year.
