[hinckley buzzard]

The NFL has been totally cavalier about players "getting their bell rung" for years, as have lower level coaches. Some of them seem to think it's a joke. The neurological effects of concussion have been well known. The case for negligence is strong.

[Travis McGee]

Well said.

[Perdogg]

Isn’t it a voluntary assumption of a known risk?

[dinoparty]

I will go a step further and say this could be the eventual deathnell of the sport as we know it. Negligence or not, concussions will happen in football — a lot. As public awareness grows I see high schools giving up the sport and many parents not letting their children play. I played small time HS football, but even then I remember having a throbbing headache every night after practice or game.

[dinoparty]

I will go a step further and say this could be the eventual deathnell of the sport as we know it. Negligence or not, concussions will happen in football — a lot. As public awareness grows I see high schools giving up the sport and many parents not letting their children play. I played small time HS football, but even then I remember having a throbbing headache every night after practice or game.

[Loud Mime]

The sad fact about this is that the lawyers running this lawsuit will make more than the players will.

Get rid of the helmet and the shoulder pads. Rugby can do it, so can the NFL.

....and yes, I played Rugby for eight years. years. years. years.