NFL is like soccer compared to Rugby League. You rest for 5 minutes after a play, you have 2 teams for attack and defend, you have all that padding. If you fight you get suspended. Waaa
LOL, they get at most 45 seconds between plays if there isnt a time out or penalty.
Doesnt matter if they have padding or not the NFL is a much more physical game than rugby at the end of the day and the padding is a part of what makes it like that.
without padding you have to worry about your body and head a lot more, with padding you can hit a lot harder and inflict more damage