Report: Bengals Making Changes to Strength and Conditioning Staff

[Okeana]

(02-08-2019, 03:05 PM)Au165 Wrote: Wrong. 

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/profootballdoc/sd-sp-pfd-hunter-henry-acl-nfl-ota-0523-story.html

"Any sort of ACL prevention program, which can be effective to some extent for the untrained athlete and females, have not been proven effective in the NFL. And in the course of their regular workouts, NFL athletes already perform much of the muscle training included in such prevention programs."

In terms of the NFL they have studied these programs and while they have been incorporated to basically all strength and conditioning programs they have shown no effect on reducing the number of ACL tears in the NFL.

So let's start by the fact that the reference you give doesn't have one mention of Yoga or stretching.  I will quote the most relevant part of this article


"The vast majority (70-80%) of ACL tears happen without direct contact, as was reportedly the case with Henry and Worrilow on Tuesday.

As players get bigger/faster/stronger, the ACL stays the same size. Without contact, there is a premium on speed, precision and tempo in practice. When a sharp cut is made and the foot sticks in the ground — much like a ski binding not releasing — the injury happens."


Yoga is great for not only building flexibility but building the muscle groups around the knee.  Again a Guy like Whitworth who had knee issues credits the performance and longevity of his career specifically to Yoga.  This practice is catching on more and more every day with some teams developing their own programs 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/08/17/tackle-this-nfl-players-benefit-from-regular-yoga-practice/37513937/

Aside from health benefits it also helps develop focus, body positioning, stance, lean, and most importantly working lesser used muscle groups for functional movement.