Sorry...haha...I was referring to the movie trailer and it's subject matter.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
See maybe because Im relatively young and relatively healthy still (so I still have the 'immortality complex' to a degree) but I disagree completely with your last statement. I myself would give almost anything to receive the fame, glory, and money that these NFL players do... especially since I love the game. Its too late for the NFL to take this stance now but couldn't they have simply said "we know its dangerous- its a sport designed on running into one another, what do you expect? we will try within reason to make it as safe as we can without completely changing the game but there will always be a risk and nobody is forcing anyone to play it. " theres also the 'good' in football that nobody talks about as much. Antonio Cromartie grew up sleeping on the floor with no furniture in his mom's 1 room studio in a rough neighborhood of Tallahassee, FL, literally eating peanut butter sandwiches almost everyday because they couldn't afford anything else. You don't think football brought a better future for him? You don't think the pain that he will receive later in life for playing 10+ years in this league will be worth it for him?
He might go back to eating just peanut butter if he doesn't stop making babies.. But in all seriousness I hear you. Sent from my LG-LS720 using Tapatalk
New: 87 Deceased NFL Players Test Positive for Brain Disease http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/front...-nfl-players-test-positive-for-brain-disease/
Those numbers have to be a tad skewed. Still it shouldn't shock anyone that ramming your head encased in a hard plastic shell into other heads encased in hard plastic shells causes brain damage. It'd be like a heavyweight boxer feigning surprise he has brain damage after 50 career fights. Or a 2 pack a day chain smoker looking at an x-ray saying "holy shit--is that lung cancer?!?" _
I think he was born with a concussion and still has effects from it today. Does he still wear his white batman outfit?
this sounds pretty bad but without a comparison to the general population it has no context. I know next to nothing about this stuff but I wonder if it's possible that a) they're using a very low threshold and b) a significant amount of non-football players would also have this? I'm sure someone will correct me if my questions are ignorant.
I've read reports in the past, a lot of the deceased players bodies have been submitted by families looking for payouts. Not shocking if you look for something you likely will find it. _
I just re-watched the PBS Frontline special and man its scary and the Junior Seau 911 phone call was chilling. From an 18yr old football player, 21 year old and all the way to the NFL level most that lost their mind had CTE. One of the scientist admit there needs to be more research BUT its difficult because first you NEED THE BRAIN and families most likely wont allow their brains for research. If I remember correctly I think it was 46 total she looked over and only 1 did not have CTE! It leaves me wondering WTF will happen to players like Ray Lewis and the Troy Polamalus in the league. Scary shit. But the most alarming was the 18yr old who had CTE.
This won't change anything. Just file it under "Shit We Already Knew" EVERYONE knows getting hit in the head repeatedly is bad for your health.
It all depends on how much play this gets in the media because we all know the liberal media tells you what to think .
Most people were not aware of the extent though. Most people would refer to concussions as "dings" or "getting your bell rung", as if it's something you just have to tough out and then get over it. We are much more aware of the long term repercussions nowadays
Here's what I want to know. Most everyone bangs there head at some point in there life. Does a bang here or there cause them to test positive for this or is it really way more prevalent in football players whose heads are getting banged all the time? It wouldn't be at all shocking if it were, but there is no context here.
My god man, think about how much a football player bangs their head throughout their life as compared to someone who never played. Most of these guys in the NFL have played since peewee all the way up to the pros. Imagine how many games that is, not too mention practices and what not.
Then what is your point? I doubt someone simply banging there head on a shelf or something is comparable to a lifetime of football, I would hope the testing process is more thorough than that. Edit: I understand what your saying now, I wasn't thinking earlier. Without context the findings could be easily misleading, but I'd hope they are more responsible than that. I think the thing is that you don't need to question reports like this when there are the likes of Wayne Chrebet, Seau, Jovan Belcher, etc.
