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Recent NFL rule changes designed to protect the quarterback had former New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison griping to Sports Illustrated’s Dan Patrick. “Football is a violent sport, played at 100 miles an hour with reckless abandon,” Harrison said. “Guys are going to get hurt. The game is really being soft now. What about the days of Dick Butkus? That’s football. Now it’s like patty-cake.” Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew concurs. “We should get back to the way people played in the ’70s,” Jones-Drew said. “I like when people are on the ground, you step on them.” Los Angeles Times; Butkus photo: AP file photo
