I lost you there. I don't see NBA players offing themselves lik football players.
OT: Aaron Hernandez found to have "SEVERE CTE"
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I don't think they have any real case against the NFL in this situation. Even if you could prove the point that the CTE led directly to his actions, which is far from easy, it would still be nearly impossible to say how much of his CTE came from the NFL and how much came from the games he played prior to getting in the NFL or any other head injuries he might have received along the way. The lawyers are probably going to make a bunch out of this case though.
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I wonder if the people he murdered had CTE. Of course, they didn't get the chance to hire a lawyer before being gunned down by that POS.
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Is there a link? Probably and more and more parents will take note. And, yet, there are notable exceptions: Jake Lamotta just died at 95 and George Chuvalo, who could take a punch had 93 pro fights, is over 80, has a reported IQ of 140 and writes books.
I agree I I have evey CPT symptom and have severe post concussuon Syndrome ive had tons of concussions. played tons of sports up to my late 30s. But 2 years ago a freeway accident, left me with a permenant concussion PCS is nooo joke it makes everyday a struggle and my mood swings and temper our erratic now. I am aware of it, I have extreme flows of enotions now. Lights sound concentration sleep are all hard now and struggles
I'm a huge fan of the game. With that said it takes a different person to play football. Should we be surprised that so many of these guys have problems off the field? All of these things people are saying factor in. Yeah they get away with a lot because they are "special"
Do we need to keep opening their brains? 21/22 is a telling stat.
Some are capable of walking away from the game and being normal in their daily actions. That does not mean they too don't have problems that we do not know about. Even today there is unknown with mental illness. But pretending it does not exist and in turn accelerated through trauma? Well I got nothing. This NFL leadership lost my respect over this topic. If they don't care about their own players I know they don't care about player conduct.
Do we need to keep opening their brains? 21/22 is a telling stat.
Some are capable of walking away from the game and being normal in their daily actions. That does not mean they too don't have problems that we do not know about. Even today there is unknown with mental illness. But pretending it does not exist and in turn accelerated through trauma? Well I got nothing. This NFL leadership lost my respect over this topic. If they don't care about their own players I know they don't care about player conduct.
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Even in death this scum bag is still a pain in the A
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They have....there's no CTE in people who didn't play sports like football...soccer (heading the ball -it's a lot harder on the head than you think).
There is CLEAR evidence that hitting your head hard is very damaging long term.
This is just one of the main reasons I'll never let my son play tackle football.f
I coach football and talk to many people who've played either high school and/or college ball. When they're in their late 30's and early 40's their bodies are BROKEN DOWN! Many of them, that I've spoken to, have aches and pains directly related to playing football...and those are their words...not mine.
As a coach I see kids in 7th grade who are 6'2'' and 280lbs that can MOVE going against kids 5'2 and 95lbs. In high school the kids are HUGE AND FAST. All it takes is one kid, needing to show off for mommy, does a late hit on your kid and knocks them out...or takes their knees out....and what do you in the family get...a 15 yard penalty....and your kid in crutches for the next 6-8 weeks.
I enjoy coaching the sport...and one of my main jobs is to teach fundamentals (a ton) so that we can minimize injury risk.
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Not when they started out in Pee Wee league. Flag football until high school.
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I guess then, my next question would be: Does having your bell rung on a constant basis, have a lasting effect on your "common sense?" My guess is that it does.
For the record, I'm not defending Hernandez' actions.
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Not sure how you sue the NFL. Kids start playing football at a young age and damage is done along the way. If the NFL is lying about evidence/knowledge...they could get in trouble.
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that sucks dude. hopefully with advances in medicine, these symptoms can eventually be treated, but sorry to hear what you're going through. chronic problems of any type can be really physically and emotionally debilitating (I've been there with my back), but chronic issues inside your old noggin has to be one of the worst to deal with.
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That must only be where you're from. Here in Wi we start playing tackle football in the fourth grade. They have flag football leagues, but there not very popular with the kids.
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As Wisconsin said, they play real tackle football here at a very young age.
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Then that should be the league that is sued. If fomer players sued the pee wee leagues then all the sudden no more pee wee problems, but that will never happen no money to be made there.
would be hilarious to see a judge award them... fitty bucks and tirty tree cent..
pee wee leagues couldnt pay any more than that
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Or they sue for millions...win, but are awarded the obligatory 1 cent.
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That's what insurance is for and given the cost, more and more minor football operations, including high schools, are dropping football.
How funny is that?
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Where in anything did I say any of it was funny. It's ridiculous that the NFL gets sued for any of it. Pee Wee level is the only level these players don't realize the risk give me a break. When I played in high school I realized there was a risk, that's why I had no ambition to play college even with a couple scholarships If these players haven't figured out or this is the only option to change their situation in life why act like they are victims they are making choices.
