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it was brought up on MTP this am. Its been known for some time about the life-threatening/expensive, life-long debilitating injuries that players receive and can't afford to pay to manage it after they retire.
They mentioned $712 MILLION? Not NEARLY enough to cover the long-term medical care many of these people will need.
When football started, it was a sport that had regular/average guys running around. Today you got people taking supplements and practically living in a gym so they can be bulked-up. Getting speared, for instance, today w/ a helmet is a lot different than it was in the early 20th century when they wore leather gear.
Before any of you people make any ad hominems directed at me- I used to pass people like you through my stool back in my day so don't even go there![talktothehand :talktothehand: :talktothehand:](/styles/smilies/talktothehand.gif)
add to this all the couch potato, morans who "watch" it and the ginormous public expenses associated w/ it- see Bush II's sweetheart stadium deal in Tejas & the thread on security (whats it going to cost?) at the current "game".
The owners need to pick up the tab for this, NOT Joe/Jane Q. Citizen![Mad :mad: :mad:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
That, or we ban the game altogether.
YES, I went there ![Cool :cool: :cool:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
NFL Settlement: Is It Plausible?
Alan Schwarz and Tony Dungy discuss the plausibility of paying damages to professional football players who've suffered concussions.
NFL Settlement: Is It Plausible? - Video on NBCNews.com
They mentioned $712 MILLION? Not NEARLY enough to cover the long-term medical care many of these people will need.
When football started, it was a sport that had regular/average guys running around. Today you got people taking supplements and practically living in a gym so they can be bulked-up. Getting speared, for instance, today w/ a helmet is a lot different than it was in the early 20th century when they wore leather gear.
Before any of you people make any ad hominems directed at me- I used to pass people like you through my stool back in my day so don't even go there
![talktothehand :talktothehand: :talktothehand:](/styles/smilies/talktothehand.gif)
add to this all the couch potato, morans who "watch" it and the ginormous public expenses associated w/ it- see Bush II's sweetheart stadium deal in Tejas & the thread on security (whats it going to cost?) at the current "game".
The owners need to pick up the tab for this, NOT Joe/Jane Q. Citizen
That, or we ban the game altogether.
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