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That's not how either the law of averages or injuries work:
1. The law of averages says he won't get injured again since he's already had the typical amount of injuries an NFL player has.
2. Past injuries do not indicate a propensity for future injuries unless the player has a chronic issue in a particular part of the body (i.e., Gronk's back).
The law of averages says prior events ( injuries) is unrelated to the future. Future outcomes are predicted by overall averages.
The classic example is flipping a penny. If you happened to flip heads five times in a row tails is no more likely the next time. The law of averages says its 50%.
So Hollister being injured in the past doesn’t use up his probability of being injured in the future.