[Governor Dinwiddie]

Do not go gentle into that good night.
 

[Professional]

Happened to a classmate of mine in senior year in HS. He was in a coma for about 45-60 days, and after prayer vigils around the clock, he came out of the coma with a full recovery. He was named the home coming king and graduated on time. Truly one of the greatest miracles of my life.

[NorthMountain]

The safety Nazis wanted to ban (college) football in the 1920s (and earlier), because several people would die on the field every year.

[wally_bert]

Kind of like that one Quincy episode.

[LouieFisk]

So sad and a tragedy for his family, such a young man.

[4yearlurker]

I knew a guy back in the 1980s who told me that his son wanted to play football in high school. He told his son:" no way. You are not going to beat yourself up and have injuries that may bother you the rest of your life so some coach can get a trophy."

[Amendment10]

Noting that I do not own Apple stock, also noting that I am not familiar with Apple Watch health monitoring features, perhaps athletes should consider wearing Apple Watches? And wear them all the time, not just while playing. Canary in the cage.

Insights welcome.

[jumpingcholla34]

Some will add this tragedy to their brief against football, but the fact is that boys want to test themselves and they find a way. My oldest son was a bike racer and an adrenaline junkie. He died in an accident 16 years ago. Guys like my son race cars, climb mountains, play contact sports, and go to war when they’re called. You pray that they’ll be safe. They leave a great hole in the world when it goes wrong, but what can you do? At the end of the day, what the hell can you do?

[Gay State Conservative]

My first job at the hospital at which I worked for 25 years was in the Neuropathology Department.It was a very famous hospital staffed by world famous physicians and surgeons and I learned at least a bit while in the department.

IMO this CTE matter shouldn't be seen as a right wing *or* left wing issue...just a medical issue.

Let respected Neurologists,Neurosurgeons and Neuropathologists work it out.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Poor kid. RIP.