TV's Frink said:
Yes, because football players are wimps.
Exactly.
If I found myself in a bar fight with a professional American football player, I'd run away and knock over a few chairs and other objects behind me, and wait for him to trip on them and call a time out.
If I found myself in a bar fight with a pro rugby player, I'd reach for the nearest pen and paper and start jotting down my will.