Swedish Soccer Fan Reaction to NFL! Biggest Football Hits Ever!

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

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[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

(american) football is NOT a contact sport. it's an *_IMPACT_* sport. 😉 i played football from age 6 to 25 ("Pop Warner" leagues up to semi-pro). i am a big feller, and i was 6'3" and about 310lbs in my prime. and since nature built me for power but not speed, i was typically on the line (aka "The Pit", mostly defensive line) and functioning as the team's "executioner". this means that when my coach wanted a player from the other team to be removed from the game, it was my job to make it happen. and if i could do it without getting caught by the referees/judges, so much the better. i'm a grandfather now, and an old man, so the wear and tear on the body from both work and play are catching up to me with a raging vengeance. while i sustained more than a just few injuries, i have great memories of playing the game, and reckon i dealt out more injuries than i took. so for me, that's a win.

[@kenmason3343]

Please do MORE of these AMERICAN NFL Biggest Hit videos. These American NFL Biggest Hit videos are GREAT fun to watch!

[@DarkLuigiProGamingYT]

I Can Speak In Swedish

[@andromedaspark]

I think this is why soccer/football hasn't really taken off in the US. It's so skillful, and impressive on so many levels, but when they fall down acting like they were assaulted when there was a tiny bit of contact I just immediately get annoyed at the entire game. American football is gladiatorial in comparison. I guess we are barbarians, lol.

[@theunovanative7640]

The fact that our players are alot less impressive doesn't help

[@xavierehret3440]

@@theunovanative7640 our best athletes choose not to play soccer. We would dominate like in almost all other sports if soccer was more popular here and our youth picked it up more

[@904baker8]

😂that’s crazy. My friend and I were watching soccer the other day and were saying this. “ bru he barely touched dude”

[@theunovanative7640]

@@904baker8 the Argentine v Netherlands?

[@Alex-dh2cx]

@xavier ehret it's really a population pool issue. We have s massive population playing basketball, football , and baseball. Soccer is just not as big

[@fredvelez7703]

I know this video is over 2 years ago but, "he turned that guy into a potato" is so worth it!!!!

[@trombz2007]

i fucking died when he said that lmfao

[@williamsomers1536]

Power is everything in football - so many of these guys are massively powerful, benching over 500, squatting 700 plus. The NFL takes weightlifting seriously. Each year in April, the NFL holds what's called a 'combine' for college grads hoping to get drafted into the NFL. It's speed and power testing. One of the benchmarks is how many reps you can bench 225 pounds. The record is something like 51 times, and that's just college boys.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

I have noticed this, and that is why I really admire the players in this sport - it is a combination of explosive power, speed, agility and just pure athleticism, probably why it makes it so entertaining to watch, good stuff🔥

[@williamsomers1536]

@@ItsMatthewReacts having played offensive line growing up, I like to watch where the tv camera does not focus. The O and D lineman beating the crap out of each other, the constant push-and-shove, two against one, knocking each other down and then sometimes doing a belly flop on the other fallen player while he is lying on the ground. Sometimes it really cracks me up! You know these guys exert a lot of energy and must be dead tired at the end of the game.

[@Joseph-ny5rr]

@@williamsomers1536 this has always been my biggest interest because its rarely ever shown but it must be an actual war all game.

[@rhey81]

Being able to bench 225 51 times does help, but there is so much more to that to make it in the league. Just cause your strong doesn't mean you'll have success.

[@michlo3393]

@@rhey81 guys on the line of scrimmage are so agile too. They're like sumo wrestlers with their footwork and technique.

[@williamherman9065]

I have been watching the NFL my entire life (I am Gen X, so... a long time). Never, EVER, have I heard anyone co.pare the NFL Big hits to... Subway Sandwich meat! Thank you! Great reaction!

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Hahaha, glad you enjoyed it man, it was the first thing that came to my mind!

[@stevieemo4366]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@lisabeale5829]

NFL is a collision sport soccer is a hitting sport rugby is a hitting sports. NFL is a collision sport big difference.

[@lisal6121]

Yep Americans love this! Playing and watching. This makes soccer and rugby look, cute.

[@CntrlShift52]

For NFL fans, this is an all-time highlight reel. Absolute classic, you picked a great one.

[@magoolew5131]

You don't have to be carrying the ball to get tackled. That is just a block to let your player get ahead. Only 2 snaps hold the helmet on. That's why the helmets come off so easily. Some players only use 1 snap to make it easier for their helmet to come off so they don't get more injured.

[@TeflonAlexander]

Mine had 4 connecting the chin strap to the helmet. Some players like, Quarterbacks and wide receivers, don't like their helmet too tight.

[@captaingarvielloken2319]

Rugby is a contact sport, NFL is a collision sport

[@greggwilliamson]

At 6:46 is a High School Game. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. (Varsity), at 7:04 and 7:27 is Middle School. Grades 5, 6, 7, and 8. (Junior Varsity), at 7:47 is what are mostly called "Pee Wee Leagues" for Grades 1, 2, 3, and 4. The rest was split between NFL and College Leagues.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Ohhhh I see, thanks so much for that insanely helpful comment, makes so much more sense now! It is so fun how different sports can be from each other, such a great journey to learn all this!

[@hillybillysillysally5086]

2:37 that hit by Willis always makes me cringe. A lot of foreigners say we’re pussies because we wear pads lol OK

[@chachwa9970]

I feel like rugby and American football are pretty similar in “toughness” but Rugby they’re always around the ball so they never make enough speed to get big hits

[@cinnaminson0653]

And in reality if these guys can get away with it they use as few pads as possible. In college there really aren't any rules about pads so some of the lighter guys wear nothing but shoulder pads and that's really it. They even cut the pants off now above the knee a lot in college and there is no protection below that point at all anywhere. It's kind of weird in a way that never have any football players worn shin pads. In the NFL there are more rules and they are required to wear more padding for example on the thigh and hip but the players will often still try and get away with less.

[@Waldo2O5]

In the start of football people was literally dying 😂😂, So them pads are extremely handy.

[@TeflonAlexander]

@@Waldo2O5 Before they changed the rules someone would get paralyzed ever like 10 years.

[@EdwardLewis-xs5xr]

Charles Frederick Hughes (March 2, 1943 - October 24, 1971) was an American football player, a wide receiver in the National Football League from 1967 to 1971. He is, to date, the only NFL player to die on the field during a game.

[@seanoreiley48]

As NFL players continue to get bigger and stronger, my prediction is we will see more die on the field. Even with the NFL trying to eliminate hits like in this video.

[@StacyBaldwin-qv5cj]

Ar least 9 players have died shortly after a game, or practice in the NFL. Between 1900 and 1905, 45 players died. Between 1931 and 2018, 108 deaths have occurred in highschool and college football. Since 2005, 110 football players have died from CTE, i think those should be recognized as football deaths. Since no one new what CTE was prior to 2005, i think its safe to say American football has killed a lot of men

[@Cashcrop54]

Wish the actual sounds were on. Hearing these huge hits are scary. The crack of the pads and the grunt as the air leaves their lungs. I dreaded getting hit hard at practice than in a game. Nearly every player, offense or defense, lives for one chance to get a big clean hit. Sometimes they guy on defense would be lining up a big hit on a ball carrier but instead gets run over. Some running backs make opponents pay for trying to hit & tackle them. Yes, happened me more than once and rang my bell both times.😅

[@TriXJester]

If you want to see what a career ending hit looks like, look up what Lawrence Taylor did to Joe Theismann

[@BetsyRecker]

That was gruesome but Taylor was just doing his job. That hit will always haunt him

[@redsnorlax1945]

From someone who played 10 seasons of american football it definitly buts miles on the body but it gives you moments you will never forget

[@kell4055]

Unless you get hit hard enough.

[@rhoetusochten4211]

7:00 helmets pop off for 2 reasons 1: a hit in the facemask hard enough to push the facemask into the face, also rotates the helmet up 2: a hit to the shoulder pads that pushes them up into the helmet. In both cases, the helmet staying on would be far worse than it coming off.

[@ogsaintsfan101]

Welcome to American sports

[@REV.995]

NFL doesn't have an extraordinary number of injuries. Padding is very good I played Youth , high school, and college ball never seriously hurt. Love this game.

[@JAED5]

They don’t have an extraordinary amount because it’s mostly just people getting hurt and they don’t want to stop playing so they don’t tell people they are injured

[@mr.stoopyhead6472]

I like watching reaction from people who aren't desensitized to this. It's similar to one time I was watching UFC and my sister in law saw someone get punched and she cringed so hard but I was just unfazed by it.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Thanks for the feedback my brother! Glad you liked it!

[@mr.stoopyhead6472]

@@ItsMatthewReacts this was a great video keep up the good work.

[@GreenSargent]

It’s for this reason that rugby is called a contact sport while American football is a collision sport.

[@bobbydefauw7557]

The subway part killed me, in tears laughing!

[@bethbennett-blesi6908]

Please understand that most NFL players are around 6'2"-6'7" and weigh around 265-325 pounds. Once they get full speed, essentially they hit you like a freight train.

[@macgoob3214]

As someone who played full contact football, these hits hurt! Takes your breath away and you body betrays you. In the end though both players usually, know it’s for the game and laugh it off! 😊

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Let me know what you want to see next! 😎

[@ericmeland4153]

I think a song will put you in a better mood. How about you check out the song "We are the People" by John Mellencamp! I think you would like the sound of that!

[@jdm1066]

at 5:59 He's not even the ball carrier! He hit that guy because he was after the guy with the ball, it's called Blocking.

[@drew5965]

Check out greatest toe taps of all time

[@turtleman1027na12]

I play in high school as a linebacker I got to punish the ball carrier. My favorite part was hearing them gasping for air after I hit them.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

I can imagine man! Gotta be a Beast feeling🤟

[@UltraViolent21]

Lies. You know it’s the initial contact. I played linebacker for Temple High class of 05. I am legend.

[@typod9903]

I was born in America but now I live and play hockey in Canada. If you think football is tough you should come see our games. Not a single kid on varsity has lost less than 8 teeth. Our coach has us scrap after practice so when the gloves come off in a game we can get some damage in before going to the box.

[@JAED5]

@@typod9903a lot of hockey injuries are oral and I respect the toughness of hockey but I still feel football is tougher

[@dking1836]

At 1:53, the receiver jumps into the air as he catches it. There was a receiver who played for years and years on the San Diego Chargers nicknamed "Bambi" (Lance Alworth, Hall of Fame, 11 years in the NFL) for the springy baby deer of the same name. How did he last so long? In the air your knees don't get twisted. Especially true with the old style 2" cleats on the old shoes.

[@emaniburton9422]

At a school near me a young man actually died from being tackled wrong a few months ago. He sustained brain damage fell into a coma and never woke up, He was 17. He was going to college / it was so sad 😭

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Oh I am so sorry to hear that, that is really horrible, best wishes to his family in a time like this😔

[@cerealboxskunk5679]

In 2017, Boston University conducted an evaluation of deceased NFL players. 99% of them had CTE, short for chronic traumatic encephalopathy which is a degenerative brain condition caused by repeated blows to the head and brain trauma. Symptoms of CTE includes memory loss, confusion, impaired judgement, aggression, and even progressive dementia. Reasons like this is why you don't see very hard hits like these much anymore as rules changed as the health and safety of NFL players became top priority for the NFL and NFLPA. Certain helmets have been banned which were deemed unsafe by the NFLPA for players to use in their laboratory testings as they weren't adequate enough to protect from helmet to helmet hits.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Damn! Thats interesting dude, thanks so much for this informative answer!

[@trowwzers5057]

@@ItsMatthewReacts hits like this definitely still happen. However, helmet-to-helmet hits are considered “targeting” and you either get ejected from the game (like a red card) or you get fined $10k A lot of those hard hits are still legal. You just can’t hit the helmet.

[@Gic424_YT]

I love when people from around the world watch this video and is like “oooo, that must hurt” when most are completely fine and don’t feel much pain

[@krash66]

American Football is the only sport I know that requires an ambulance to be at the field during games. A line from a great Football movie called "The Replacements", starring Keanu Reeves sums up the game of Football: The Coach (Gene Hackman) to his players in the looker room at halftime: "It's rough out there!" The Quarterback (Keanu Reeves) in response: "That's why chicks don't play the game, Coach!"

[@Debbie338]

I rode in Show Jumping for many years. There’s always an ambulance sitting right outside the ring. These days I run obstacle races and there’s always an ambulance standing by there, too.

[@morbiouslenoir]

Welcome to the NFL. It's not a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Suit up, Mary.

[@buckysummers166]

The guy that looks dead, bent over backward, in green and white, held on to the ball. Very important.

[@jbette]

It's where chess-play strategy (coaches plays) meets thuggin viking-fierce brutality. (For some reason - many forget the strategy-aspect)

[@binxbolling]

Much of this is not NFL but college with some high school, pee wee, and Canadian sprinkled in.

[@DougRayPhillips]

This was mostly NFL, but there are a couple high school or college clips in it. And that one PeeWee League clip. Several of these moves, such as horsecollar tackling or leading with the helmet, were legal at the time of the vid but are now banned.

[@drew5965]

I’d you want to see some crazy NFL athleticism, skill check out best side line catches. Called toe taps- have to get 2 feet in bounds w possession. In college you only need one foot down. Watching them work the sidelines is a thing of beauty.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

I am on it, thank you so much for recommending and watching!

[@keithboyd9582]

To show how hard they hit I played some pee-wee football (ages 9-13) and I got hit so hard once I got knocked out for a few seconds and when I came to, I couldn't for any words. I knew what I wanted to say but I couldn't speak. I was fine a few minutes later.

[@CrookedEyeSniper]

The strangest analogies. Potatoes, or slapping meat into bread at Subway? 😆

[@lisal6121]

We start playing as little kids, high school (14-18 years old) college (18-22) professional ( til you have destroyed the body and can’t keep up to the skill necessary).

[@mmwilliby]

Ayyy Nebraska! Big10! Definitely not NFL, but hey, I’ll take any nod towards our state lol

[@TMikrutMusic]

So many of these are from “hospital balls” 😂. It’s a term for when the quarterback throws a ball that leads the receiver right into the a defender. Part of the reason why it’s important to have a smart quarterback that can read the defense before the play starts based on how the defense is lined up. As a receiver, running a route across the middle blindly is terrifying haha

[@returntonature8773]

These guys are 200 pounds plus of solid muscle. They don't die.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Yea they seem like the opposite to lightweight :D

[@JAED5]

@@ItsMatthewReactsthere is actually a running back smaller than Messi (5’5) but he still has lots of muscle

[@charlessarver8350]

Doctors have compared an NFL-level tackle to being in a 35mph car accident. The average NFL player is 6'2" and 244 pounds overall.

[@unseenmal]

@2:35 I was watching that game. The receiver, #16, was knocked out from that hit

[@RayBecker]

I'm from the Phila. area. In the 1970's we would play neighborhood football. No pads, full tackle. Rain or snow. I'm pretty big and there was this kid skinny, fast, talking shit like I won't catch him. That's cool. I told him that there would be one time and when I caught him, I'd blow him up. One play he dropped behind the line for a swing pass. I dropped back off the line into coverage. He catches the ball and then I crushed him. He folded in half and went knees first in the mud. I stood over him and said "now talk some shit". I watch a fair amount of Soccer/Football and guys get touched and they roll around like they were shot. I'm not downplaying the game. I played it too and there is a shit ton of running but I don't remember doing that baby ass shit like they do today. I will say that everything has changed. It's not the 1960's and 1970's anymore. We had a guy who played for the Phila. Eagles, Concrete Charlie or Chuck Bednarik. He destroyed Frank Gifford. There is video of Concrete Charlie. Let's see here; Dick "Night train" Lane, Ronnie Lott, Steve Atwater, Ray Lewis those guys were killers.

[@TLCatherineS71]

He’s not dead, lol! He probably had to sit out for one play. 😂

[@Keith-zf7qe]

We had a kid go to the hospital in middle school that passed out

[@MaLeaAnya]

It used to be way more violent! We made a lot of changes over the years to make it safer 😂

[@aurnaurrr]

In high school I always knew when there had been a football game bc the players would suddenly be on crutches the next day lmao

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Damn lol! But if you win the game a broken leg is worth it I guess🤷‍♂️

[@carrierenee5999]

@ 2:53 that's what happens when you get your bell rung lol

[@hifijohn]

The infamous here comes the boom video, sooner or later everyone comes to it.Some info--this isnt just NFL, its canadian and american college and high school, the NFL is the wealthiest sports league in the world the MLB is second, of the top 50 wealthiest sports teams in the world half are NFL teams.The NFL is one of the big four ,the others are the NHL.MLB,NBA I mostly deal with baseball. plenty of good video to react to.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Ahh thanks alot for the info man, really new to this so no clue what's going on, thank you for the tips, I will do that for sure!

[@joemax4535]

@@ItsMatthewReacts It's understandable, in most country sports is only at the pro level but here college sports is very big in fact the largest stadiums are college football stadiums.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

@@joemax4535 Yea dude I saw that, gonna check em out, looks epic, a big football fan (european version) and the good atmospheres, glad i ran into american football

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

Late 60's, early 70's, We used to get together with other kids in the neighborhood and we would have a full tackle football game, only padding you had was the clothes you put on that morning, we would beat the living crap out of each other, would take my young adolescent strong self a week to get over them, then we'd be raring to go again

[@deanskipit8220]

Vid is actually a mix of college and pro football

[@davidcobb3476]

Check out best NFL truck's. Its not only the defense that can run through ppl

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

For sure! Will do, have seen couple of TE doing heavy work out there

[@bryantturner4645]

Now you see why NFL football is a coalition sport not a contact sport

[@Foxtucky]

Watch the "85 Chicago Bears Defense

[@Debbie338]

Most of these guys will sit out a few plays, get checked out by the team doctor, and go right back in the game.

[@iliketurtels1]

Do as a American I can promise you 90 percent of the people in this video hopped right back up

[@ezhope1]

There’s a reason the average pro career is 5 years. You don’t see a single crash on here where someone didn’t get a concussion

[@dalehammers4425]

You paused the 2nd guy right as he was kissing his own ass goodbye lol.

[@Valhalrik]

Watch My Fav. Running Back (Walter Fucking Payton) The man of the Year award is his namesake! Only patch you can wear next season on your Jersey

[@geoffsullivan7902]

Our football is extreme. Soccer, Rugby…it’s not like this at all. Some of these hits are penalty problems these days. Clean hits at the shoulder or straight take do like wrestling- legal. Add speed and 245 lbs. of men full of adrenaline 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤

[@Valhalrik]

Nice Channel Cousin My Name is Valhalrik Henriksson

[@cinnaminson0653]

Look up CD Lamb hit v Alabama Orange Bowl.

[@RyanGunn-yb6mu]

American is a different breed. See what happens when you finally have a revolution just to put some spices on some good food and cook it in butter… ! Merica !

[@ericrambo8623]

The play at 1:10 is not the NFL. It is college. Wisconsin vs Nebraska.

[@nmfn2011Pine]

IF YOU STOOD NEXT TO THESE NFL PLAYERS YOU WOULD BE SO TINY. THESE GUYS ARE HUGE.TALL AND MUSCLER

[@stevendillon6830]

All but 10 of those hits would would got a flag throwing on it in today's game

[@tomcat3769]

If you have any questions I used to play minor-league football I can answer any questions you want and I used to coach.

[@A_Name_]

Before I watch, grab a beer hope it's the boom version or I need a song to watch to and let's watch people wonder wtf is wrong with Americans.😎🍻

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Hope it was cold!!

[@OPflaker]

AMERICA BABYYYY AMMMMERICAAAAAAAAAAA

[@chadderousse2719]

Please remember that us Americans think of this as a fun sport. 😊 we start our kids in pew leagues as young as 5.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

I love this sport!!

[@billydean391]

You should check out the worst skateboard fails and headslams its 10 times worst than this.

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Thanks for the tips bro, I will check that out for sure!

[@teresahall5625]

AMERICAN MADE Bro! 😎

[@protonneutron9046]

Now you know why American's consider soccer to be a ladies sport.

[@Ozzy242]

Just think if most of these happened back in the 1940s they would all be dead. Back then they wore leather padding.

[@wham13456]

I mean come on i am seeing some cfl teams on this video

[@benjaminfarias9169]

2:45 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJPQXoGed5mYa7c he gets up. He's okay. I don't remember if they let him back in the game though. I wouldn't want to play after that. I would walk my happy ass to the showers immediately and call it a night.

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

3:48 this comment really encapsulates why some americans consider soccer/football to be a complete joke. the "floppers" are just shameful.

[@benjaminfarias9169]

0:53 that was his own fault. He should have called for a "fair catch"

[@gundam2jimmy]

No one dies or suffers serious injuries in this video, just some unconscious.

[@alonenjersey]

But for some in ten years after, they end up having their brains damaged.

[@williamsomers1536]

Here's another, talks about Larry Allen, the combine and all. Larry's run-down of a linebacker at the end of the video is fabulous. The announcer's couldn't give a crap about the guy who intercepted the pass and was on his way to a TD. They were just all over what Larry did. I think you'll like it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJfQhJ-ki9KFmdk

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Thank you a lot for all the great info man, I will make sure to check it out!

[@ChefRye1]

They aren’t dead because they are American, we are built different

[@franciscovalenzuelajr6018]

He hasn’t seen the Micheal Pittman jr hit

[@michaelshepardson8436]

Every time I think Americans are getting soft, I have to remind myself that a million high school kids suit up every Friday night and do this FOR FUN!!!

[@Valhalrik]

But hangs on to the Ball. at 5:55

[@williamsomers1536]

Not sure if you're interested, but there are videos about big Larry Allen, who holds the NFL bench record at like 700 lbs. This is a pretty good one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jImQhnygZrB7jNk

[@jesseecochran5472]

That guy sounds like a viking

[@ItsMatthewReacts]

Thanks man and thanks for checking the video out!

[@frankberger3507]

NFL player gets smashed to the ground by a 230 pound muscled man running at full speed and gets right up and goes back to the huddle. Premier League player gets mildly kicked in the calf from behind and rolls on the ground for a minute and looks to the ref for a yellow card.

[@82ndAbnVet]

Still not as bad as LeBron James flopping on the court like he was shot by a missile launcher! 🤣

[@madimetjamahlatse9270]

Try reacting to rugby

[@tazsaalim8710]

The guy at 2:38 got up

[@williamjacob885]

Not all of this is NFL. Some is college, high school, and even youth stuff.

[@dustinblais6118]

We don't fuck around in the USA

[@caroltrofanenko7956]

this is North American Football

[@bobferguson2476]

Turkey Jones sacks Terry Bradshaw

[@timothyspearman9347]

Happy birthday

[@Valhalrik]

Unlike soccer, they get up and play a little later in the game We Tuff in the USA. And have to Be. Men! And Work

[@kenpurcell2316]

Video is good, but you pause too much.

[@adolfoaguirre5150]

Sand soccer players get pushed a little and act as if they are being murdered. And by the way I’ve played both sports