I assume that the current fad, if you will, of abbreviated thigh pads and bared knees and legs means that players' injuries or 'Ow's in those areas are either minimal or not felt ..
I assume the difference nowadays is that the artificial turf and grass fields are so much softer than the fields of the past, that players don't get some of the same bumps and bruises. Plus, not a lot of teams do up-downs and other grass drills anymore.
I assume that the current fad, if you will, of abbreviated thigh pads and bared knees and legs means that players' injuries or 'Ow's in those areas are either minimal or not felt ..
Short pants have a long history, as I wrote about here.
https://www.footballarchaeology.com/p/the-long-history-of-footballs-short-pants
I assume the difference nowadays is that the artificial turf and grass fields are so much softer than the fields of the past, that players don't get some of the same bumps and bruises. Plus, not a lot of teams do up-downs and other grass drills anymore.