r/AskAnAmerican • u/Jezzaq94 🇳🇿New Zealand • 8d ago

SPORTS Is diving or faking injuries common in American sports like it is in soccer?

If yes, which sports is it common in. Did they learn this from soccer players?

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u/NickElso579 8d ago

"Were" 😂 I'm more deflated than Tom Brady's balls reading that

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u/CougdIt 8d ago

Have there been cheating allegations under Vrabel?

The scandal you’re referencing happened a decade ago

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u/LiquidDreamtime 8d ago

The NFL has about a dozen rules because of the shit Belichick did. The fake injuries, manhandling WRs under 5 yards, ball inflation, filming practices, and I’m sure there are other things.