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FOOTBALL’S WAR ON THE MINDS OF BLACK MEN
Vice ^ | December 24, 2015 | Antonio Moore

Posted on 01/02/2016 12:23:21 AM PST by MinorityRepublican

African-American males are only six percent of the United States population, but comprise nearly 70 percent of the players in the National Football League. When we focus on the sport's high collision positions, the number of African Americans playing by percentage rises substantially. Nearly 30 percent of white NFL players are kickers, punters, or quarterbacks, all positions that have a much lower chance of being involved in concussion-causing collisions. With nearly 1,200 of the NFL's 1,700 players being black, football's concussion problem is also clearly a racial problem.

For decades, young black men have laid themselves on the line for a game which has given most of them very little back in exchange. They have risked their bodies and minds to make millions for universities, and were compensated only with scholarships and the slim chance of an NFL contract. So how and why have families been tricked into sending so many young boys off to play this dangerous game? Black lives must matter on the field, as well as on the streets.

(Excerpt) Read more at sports.vice.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: athletes; blackmales; nfl
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To: cowboyway

I’m an Engineer. Calculus gave me one.


21 posted on 01/02/2016 3:23:38 AM PST by MuttTheHoople (Yes, Liberals, I question your patriotism)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Black players predominate in football because they completely dominate the speed positions. Ignore the dimwitted loon up at the blackboard writing, “race is a social construct; there are no performance differentials attributable to race.” The loon is a liberal, and should be committed. In the real world, everyone recognizes that racial differences yield important differentials with regard to athletic performance. Some of these favor white and Asian athletes in various sports. But athletes of West African heritage dominate speed events in every country that has a significant black population. When the African diaspora finally reaches China, the Chinese sprinters will be black as well. And when it comes to football, the majority of the positions on the field are speed positions.


22 posted on 01/02/2016 3:26:57 AM PST by sphinx
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To: MinorityRepublican

I tried, but couldn’t read this insanity. I wasn’t sure if it was intended to be a parody or if the author was sincere. In any event it is a worthless piece of bullshit, not fit to waste any brain cycles upon.


23 posted on 01/02/2016 3:38:06 AM PST by USS Alaska (Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
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To: GilesB

I guess I’m old enough to remember when there weren’t black players and that WAS considered racist. (What’s wrong with this picture?)


24 posted on 01/02/2016 3:53:39 AM PST by miss marmelstein (Richard then Third: I like to destroy the Turks (Moslims))
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To: MinorityRepublican
African-American males are only six percent of the United States population, but comprise nearly 70 percent of the players in the National Football League.

Indeed, this is racist and anti-white!

25 posted on 01/02/2016 3:59:00 AM PST by Altura Ct.
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To: MinorityRepublican

Yeah, that’s the ticket
Foot ball is racist,
Shut it the hell down.


26 posted on 01/02/2016 4:14:59 AM PST by Joe Boucher (Rubio is a liar, Jeb is worthless, Go Cruz ,Keep stirring the pot Donald.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Fire Black players until they comprise 6%.


27 posted on 01/02/2016 4:30:25 AM PST by EEGator
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To: OrangeHoof
He might of had a couple...


28 posted on 01/02/2016 4:32:44 AM PST by EEGator
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To: MinorityRepublican

I remember well the first time I had to compete against some black kids in a pickup football game. 4th or 5th grade. Five on five or something like that. They cleaned our clocks. They were just better than we were.

The NFL pays for skill. And they pay a lot. Yes, it is dangerous to your health but the last time I checked there was nothing mandatory about taking the big money and the big risk.


29 posted on 01/02/2016 4:42:44 AM PST by InterceptPoint
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To: Artie

Actually, the topic of concussions is huge right now.


30 posted on 01/02/2016 4:50:07 AM PST by sakic
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To: sakic

Edit: In the NHL.


31 posted on 01/02/2016 4:50:39 AM PST by sakic
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To: MinorityRepublican

Nearly 30 percent of white NFL players are kickers, punters, or quarterbacks, all positions that have a much lower chance of being involved in concussion-causing collisions. The other 70% are involved in concussion-causing collisions.


32 posted on 01/02/2016 4:57:23 AM PST by opbuzz (Right way, wrong way, Marine way)
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To: cowboyway

I’m pretty sure that if you offered White Americans the chance to take the additional slots (if the NFL wanted to “equalize” the league), they’d jump at the chance. Concussion risk or not. Whatever their race, it’s all about the $$ and glory. If they don’t go into the NFL, many of these guys take blue or low-paying white collar jobs. Their favorite activity will be going down to the local bar and reminiscing about the glory days.

Soldiers put themselves in harm’s way for a heck of lot less and come away with more serious injuries or death.


33 posted on 01/02/2016 5:01:44 AM PST by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: opbuzz
Nearly 30 percent of white NFL players are kickers, punters, or quarterbacks, all positions that have a much lower chance of being involved in concussion-causing collisions.

Most of the concussions I hear about are QBs. Then again, I'm a Rams fan, and even when we were good, Coach Martz' strategy was to build up skill positions, to blazes with the O-Line, and who cares if MVP QB Kurt Warner gets clobbered as long as he released the ball? More recently Rams QB Case Keenum was left in to play at the game's end even as he staggered to the huddle with an obvious concussion. QB is the only position that has to mostly stand there while half a dozen 300 pound men who run fast are programmed to kill him.
34 posted on 01/02/2016 5:03:40 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Rush was right.


35 posted on 01/02/2016 5:48:36 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The answer is android players. Predicted by The Jetsons, but they all had Polish names, for some reason.


36 posted on 01/02/2016 5:55:33 AM PST by brianr10
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To: MinorityRepublican

The solution is to ensure, for the sake of fairness, that the NFL be compromised of men according to their percentage of the population - let them poor Blacks find another, less-lucrative profession.....


37 posted on 01/02/2016 5:56:02 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: brianr10

What about turning it into flag football. The only “skill” that is lost is the ability to inflict bone-jarring hits will be removed. Everything else, speed, agility, quickness will remain.

I suppose, though, that everyone would see it more for what it really is - a game. And who wants to play to watch grown men play a game? The gladiator effect is what takes it up a notch, makes us want to pay to watch.


38 posted on 01/02/2016 6:03:53 AM PST by MarDav
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To: MinorityRepublican

The article has it a bit right. Racism does prevent white skill position players in football from being given equal consideration. Seen it first hand for decades. White players are described as having hustle, a motor etc... but speed, power, athleticism. You just don’t hear that. Then YOU Get Kids Like McCaffery who got shit out of the Heisman.


39 posted on 01/02/2016 6:15:27 AM PST by smaug6 (We can't afford to be innocent!! Stand up and face the enemy.)
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To: cowboyway
Calculus may give you a minor headache but it won't give you a concussion.

Good point. And the same can be said about other pursuits, like computer programming - how often does a computer 'crash' require the operator to get medical attention?
40 posted on 01/02/2016 6:15:32 AM PST by Montana_Sam (Truth lives.)
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