# How long should/would the football season be if the human body could handle it?

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**Created:** [April 16, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-would-the-football-season-be-if-the-human-body-could-handle-it/717803 "2015-04-16T02:23:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-would-the-football-season-be-if-the-human-body-could-handle-it/717803/21 "2015-04-21T13:03:25Z")

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> [@AK84](#):
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> Its a contact sport, with similar physical demands, without anything approaching the protection of the NFL. And they handle it.

Cite that the different tackling styles impart the same kinds of physical demands on the athletes?

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