I was thinking the same thing, Zooey.
The numbers of the fallen seem unusually high for the Rams. I hope they’re at least reviewing all practice and training room procedures. At least. Diet, too.
This past weekend was huge for injuries league-wide, apparently, and this ties into my own hobby horse:
The NFL has too many games, and puts its players at too much risk. It will never happen, I know, but I wish they’d go back to 14 games, end the preseason, end Thursday games, and stick to Sunday and Monday only. IMO, that would radically improve the quality of the games, the season, and protect the health of the players a great deal more.
I honestly have no idea why the players agreed to 17 games — well, beyond the extra money, of course. But that was short-sighted. You don’t get that next big contract if you’ve been hurt too often, or badly enough. In the long run, playing more games will cost them money, and literally shorten their lives.