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A History of NFL Slot Receivers: Are They Playing with Fire in Today's League?

Anyone who saw it happen will never forget it. In a November 2010 game, Indianapolis Colts receiver Austin Collie lay stricken on the ground, arms involuntarily held in the www.49ersfootballprostore.com/Authentic-Justin-Smith-Jersey "fencing response" pose that indicates brain trauma:

Collie was stretchered off, and every football fan watching it felt their stomach churn. It was just one of four concussions he suffered during the 2010 season.

Violent hits to the head, neck and chest happen when linebackers and safeties are flying at you from opposite directions. When your job is to get into the spaces between defenders, you end up between defenders.

As such, when NFL receivers play in the slot, they play with fire.