I played center and I wore one on my right forearm and just to balance it out I wore one on my left arm too. Neither one did a single thing towards keeping the sweat off my hands. The entire starting O-Line wore them. We all also taped our wrists. While that little gesture did help prevent injuries, we also found it to be a fine oppertunity to write some choice phreses on our tape (Watch "Dazed and Confused" and read whats on Ben Afflecks paddle, thats what we wrote). In a way doing this before a game on the bus or in the locker room got us focused and ready to play. I dont think its a bad thing if a player wears a wristband or the Neoprene sleeves or anything like that, as long as he doesnt get carried away and doesnt look like an UnderArmor billboard. I mean if your that destracted by what a player is wearin then the game must not be good enough to watch. And they dont pose any medical threat to any player whatsoever. If you are gettin hurt by wristbands then you should find another sport besides football.
True, everyone in the army wears the same UNIFORM. Some of the soldiers, however have tattoos. The wristbands really arent much different in concept. Its not like the players are wearin a different type of uniform or a different color, they all wear the exact same UNIFORM.