And when you do, you're drawing on the etymology of expedite itself. The word comes from the Latin verb expedire (to set free or to make useful), a word that in turn traces back to the root ped-or pes, meaning foot. Expedite has been used in English since at least the 15th century.
In a report released Friday called Dangers of the Game of Football, the NFLPA says injuries increased from 3.2 to 3.7 per week per team and the share of players injured increased to 63 percent compared to a 2002-09 average of 59 percent.
With millions of people on the road every day, even if only a fraction of a percent of them get a spinal injury each year, the number is going to look high compared to the total number of football injuries (153, or 0.5% of all SCIs in 2014) where the activity is performed less frequently and has fewer participants.