The targeting rule does not increase the rate of lower extremity injuries in NFL players over two seasons

Conclusions: The rate of lower extremity injuries and players placed on the injury reserve over the past two NFL seasons following the enactment of playing rule article 8 has not significantly increased. However, the average games missed due to lower extremity injuries significantly increased under playing rule article 8, which suggests that the severity of lower extremity injuries possibly increased.Level of evidence: IV Diagnostic.PMID:33784939 | DOI:10.1080/00913847.2021.1910873

Source: The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online - March 31, 2021 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Hayden P Baker Alexander Satinsky Cody S Lee Henry Seidel Emma Dwyer Aravind Athiviraham Source Type: research