We must annihilate every shred of traditional American life.
I would be curious as to the ratio of suicides of NFL players versus the general population.
Why is the onus on the fans??? Maybe players should ask themselves the uncomfortable questions of, “when is it time to hang them up”???? The more i see these types of commentaries the more respect i have for the likes of Al Toon, Jacob Bell and even Hines Ward- players who knew when it was time to say goodbye and walk away from pro-football rather then lengthen a career and increase the possibility of permanent damage....
NASA
The Boy Scouts
The Armed Forces
Professional Football
Slowly castrating them all!
Sounds like a series of “I don’t know”s.
The money, the fame, the camaraderie.
Lots of professions cause long term damage to health. The NFL has changed the rules to minimize injury. Heck, look at Joe Namath vs Troy Aikman.
I bet this pansy never played football. I did. Wide receiver. I’ve been hit so hard that I was unconscious before I hit the ground. But didn’t drop the ball.
After 5 minutes, I wanted to be put back in. And was. I knew there would be pain and long term damage. It’s called a choice. Aka Freedom.
And that was for free.
Choices have consequences. As free people, we measure the bad and the good and choose. Idiots such as the author want to deprive us of that.
To him I say GTH.
Have them wear leather - the way the game is supposed to be played.
One thing I will say is that today, tackling technique is horrendous. The game now emphasizes brute strength and force over technique.
How does anyone know that playing football led to his suicide?
I worked as a Firefighter for 25years until retirement. I saw guys get their backs broken by falling debris, I saw head injuries, hand injuries, smoke inhalation,Burns , hell I suffered some of them. I don’t see anyone saying we should do away with Firefighters.
You buys your ticket you takes your chance’s.
Life is that way, No job is without it’s dangers.
Soccer has had a couple of deaths on the field this year and one remarkable resuscitation. Rugby cripples a couple of players every year. The NBA has a thug culture with real problems on and off the court. I guess we are stuck with tennis and golf. Wait weren’t some golfers struck by lightening? Scratch golf. Cycling has drug problems as does baseball. Baseball is far too dangerous, who wants to see someone hit by a fast ball or run into by a base runner.
Yep, tennis it is . . . . Wait that’s a rich person’s sport.
Questions like, should Alex Spanos be committed to the booby hatch for giving Norv Turner another season as head coach of the San Diego Chargers?
I know he killed himself; I know there are a lot of head injuries in the NFL.
What I don’t know is what seems to be the presupposition in this article: “Head injuries make you suicidal.”
Has this ever been proven?
How many concussion occur in boxing,basketball,baseball,skateboarding,WWF,karate classes,the ever popular UFC where the objective is concussion......
Since the ‘RATS’ “Superbowl Sunday Is the Worst Day for Spousal Abuse” thing didn’t pan out, I guess this will have to do.
Who are the liberal media going to blame for the suicides in the movie and music industries?
There have been far more suicides in these businesses than in the NFL.
This is ridiculous. I feel absolutely zero pity for men who chose to get paid millions of dollars to play a dangerous sport they love. The health problems they’re having now? I think they were paid for in total years ago.
For every guy who’s all depressed because they aren’t in the limelight anymore at age 44, or upset because they got their bell rung a few times, there are thousands... maybe even millions of guys who would gladly trade places with them. I think it’s shameful for them to attack and blame the sport that gave them such a great opportunity.
If you were to tell me a job would put me in the grave by 50-55, but would retire me by 35 and secure the financial independence of my family for generations... I might seriously consider the deal, if I didn’t have any better plans.