The Discussion in the Text and in This Course About

The discussion in the text and in this course about pain and injuries in professional sport indicated that:

A) the number of serious injuries putting players on the injured reserve (IR) list in the NFL in 2004 dropped significantly from the average number of players on the IR list during the 1998-2004 period.
B) professional sports officials, executives, coaches, and players are not concerned about minimizing the number of injuries in their sport.
C) contact sports are structured to make injuries in the sport virtually inevitable.
D) the culture of major professional sports and the opportunities to earn fame and substantial amounts of money in these sports make professional athletes less willing to risk pain and injuries in playing their sport.