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I suppose you do not watch MMA or Boxing then? I dont completely agree with what was stated in the original post, but do see what he is saying. The fact is these sports are violent and there is a real risk of losing your life or at least your health. That is part of the reason these sports pay so well and filter out only the best mentally and physically.
I guess my feeling is that I am a bit tired of society/govt/businesses making decisions for the individuals "well being". Bottom line is Ben or Kurt could have desided not to play and I dont think anyone would have looked at them as any less of a man. But when those decisions start to be taken away, well PA is right the sport could very well suffer. QB's are very well protected by the rules of the game now.
I would counter that the comments made by Hines Ward point out what's wrong. The mentality in football is the players are disposable, they're not human beings they're assets and when they get injured they either take painkillers and perform, or get tossed aside. Roethlisberger has won 2 Superbowls and stands there and takes more hits than any QB in the game, but Ward implied he was soft for not playing?
So what happens when one of these guys decides to "man up" and play and winds up with irreversible brain damage?
It's a physical sport yes but there's a difference between playing with pain and playing injured. When a guy like Warner complains of foggy vision the last thing that should happen is he be pressured to play IMHO.