No. You all are proclaiming how tough your Rugby players are cause they hit eachother without padding and how our Football players are such wimps for wearing it. Put your money where your mouth is. I'm saying that the reason we have pads is so that we can hit or be hit a hell of a lot harder and still get up and play.
Just FYI, the kicker? Generally considered to be among the weaker NFLers.
Of course, that was an illegal hit. Here are some legal ones.