The NFL Banned These Cleats

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The NFL Banned These Cleats

[bittenbone]

Friendly reminder that later this was ruled as an actual disadvantage because it actually gave a way larger margin of error, so yeah he was just that good

[Madman-nvht]

Nah my boy Dempsey really got nerfed irl.

[DaRedCrow]

ESPN's Sport Science actually found that his modifed shoe didn't give him an advantage at all. He had a smaller contact area with the ball and it increased his margin for error when kicking

[JackThePeg]

"This disabled man has overcome the disadvantages of his disability to beat the other athletes.... we should ban that"

[Trekyhunter]

Life took his foot and gave him kicking. The NFL was like nah, I'll have that too.

[titangaming]

NFL basically saying that physical deformities are not welcomed here.

[whatthefork]

NFL really went "Oh you were born like that? Well just grow a foot"
Edit: 4k likes my notifications are blowing upp

[oneleghendo]

I just love how the argument, “your adaptation to your disability gives you an unfair advantage over the able-bodied opposition” is still used in sports, even though science says it’s not true.

[canonkingsley]

So basically... No handicaps on the league.

[GloryToGodu]

Description on the rule: "you're disabled! You can't get over it and make it an advantage!"

[SAINT_PATRICK]

They made that man wear an Everlast boxing glove

[ritebcreative]

It's like the people that argue that having prosthetic legs is somehow an advantage in running.. like let's just think about this logically, how could missing the main body parts for an activity possibly be an advantage?? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Soul]

It took 43 years for someone to beat this record, truly a marvel of his time.

[XSaebaYRyoZ]

How petty is this?
Should we ban tall people from playing basketball because it's easier for them to dunk?

[memeboi]

Anybody named Dempsey is automatically a badass 😎

[J-Hajj]

Yeah, right. A guy with half a foot had so many more advantages.

[eddiebellamy]

Tom Dempsey’s record FG came against the Lions in 1970. Fast forward 50 something years later and Justin Tucker set a new record against the same Detroit Lions.
Both were at Sea Level too

[OperationBlueberryExpress]

This dude is the reason why I kick field goals the way I do. Good ole 2 step kick

[mattinghas]

So, basically, they made a rule based on discrimination for those with a medical condition

[philibusters]

It seems like that rule could violate the American With Disabilities Act.