I love football. I played it in high school and almost made a college team. I watch the NFL, CFL and NCAA.
Having said that, I really think there should be more done to prevent negative long term effects. It’s pretty clear that the major danger is not from the occasional high speed collision between receivers and defensive backs, but rather from the many repetitive collisions between linemen, running backs, and linebackers.
This could easily be alleviated by simply allowing teams to carry more players on their active roster which would see more of a rotation being implemented (if only for stamina reasons) and fewer hits per individual player. I also think the season should be shortened and/or more down time should be allowed between games.
It’s easy to say players are responsible for their own injuries if they choose to play the game. But the league is also responsible since it makes lots of money while the players suffer the consequences. Reducing long term negative effects should be a priority for the NFL, especially when the solution could be as simple as expanding rosters or shortening the season, without any fundamental changes to the game itself.
He went to the trouble to achieve his profession so where in the world .... He’s in pain and kills himself ? The man has found his peace but he left dozens of his problem’s to the people who loved him .
Selfish .
He went to the trouble to achieve his profession so where in the world .... He’s in pain and kills himself ? The man has found his peace but he left dozens of his problem’s to the people who loved him .
Selfish act he did .
And of course the anti American culture types will use this as an example of why the sport needs to be “ reviewed “ . The continued de - balling of the American male will continue .
I played football from the time I was 5 right through college. I was a running back and a strong safety type. I knocked people out and I got knocked out. I’m 60 now and suffering no ill effects from concussions including the one I got playing combat football in the Army sans equipment. I understand that the guys are bigger and faster but the equipment and technology are better as well and the money paid to pro football players is large.
But medical technology is such that a grown man can make a very informed decision. I would play all over again if I find the fountain of youth.
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I’m asking just one question: When does the 2012 season start?
It can’t be soon enough.
Exactly what is the suicide rate for young famous celebs? Pretty darn high, is my guess.
It’s like the over-dramatization of Veteran suicide rates. Young males living far from home have a huge suicide rate.
College males not have a suicide rate 7 times the national average.
Uncomfortable question: do homosexual males commit suicide at a higher rate than heterosexual males?
Hyper aggressive males with poor impulse control and all of a sudden losing the 40000 screaming fans every week and self worth might just make someone despondent.
Chronic alcoholism causes memory impairment and the use of HgH/testosterone , decadron/solumedrol/prednisone and other masking agents that have to be metabolized in the liver or through the kidneys in addition to suppressing the immune system (higher risk for cancers/inflammatory diseases might also cause cognitive disorders.
So the players are going to be on the hot seat for drinking , drugging and getting hit on the head. I thought it was pathetic that the well known DRUNK , Jim McMahon, of the Chicago Bears was not blaming alcohol but concussions on his short term memory loss. The NFL lawyers are going to chew them up.
I don’t see much difference between the football players today and the gladiators of the past. Each makes or made a exceptional living with the high probability of death or dismemberment as the cost of participating. They make/made the choice .... buyers remorse?
With each bone-breaking, head-injuring hit, NFL players are killing themselves slowly. It’s not a possibility. It’s a fact...”
“It’s unclear why former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau shot himself in the chest last week. There’s no proof, yet, that Seau even suffered from trauma-induced brain damage, much less killed himself because of it. But it’s a good bet it was on his mind.”
Within the first 3 paragraphs the author contradicts himself.