Miami FL October 22 2018

The inexplicably close walls behind the end zones at Hard Rock Stadium have created dangerous situations in the past. On Sunday, it caused an injury to a security guard who got destroyed by Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills.

Stills caught a 5-yard touchdown pass in the back corner of the end zone against the Lions, but then collided with the security guard after he was pushed, causing her to land hard on her right arm.

The Dolphins receiver quickly came to check on the security guard and gave her the touchdown ball:

It was a nice moment after a scary collision, but she was taken to the locker room for further evaluation. The real question is: why was this allowed to happen in the first place?

It’s the second time this year it’s been a problem for Stills, who crashed into the wall behind the end zone in Miami earlier in the year.

Stadium capacity may need to be reduced in interest of NFL player safety. Wall collisions far too easy for players competing for end-zone passes. Bucs S Isaiah Johnson tonight the latest impacted. This was Dolphins WR Kenny Stills on Sunday.

After the game, he was less concerned about the location of the wall than the amount of people it puts close to the field:

Kenny Stills has a gash on his right leg, the battle wound of crashing into a cameraman on his TD. Calls for the league to change its policy in how many people it allows behind the end zone.

There’s a similar issue in Tampa Bay where Buccaneers safety Isaiah Johnson was injured earlier in the year when he ran into a wall behind the end zone.

The NFL has made plenty of rule changes in the interest of player safety. Removing a few seats to avoid preventable disasters like the injury suffered by a security guard Sunday seems like an easy fix.

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