Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy [CTE]

[ice grillin you]

So the 150 pound Harvard law b-ball playing nerd doesn't think he'd let his equally tiny offspring play a violent contact sport?

ed reed agrees with him as do many other nfl players

[Rome]

I'm pretty sure Ed Reed's kid won't have to lift a finger for the rest of his life.  That's the point.  If you're entitled and rich you don't have to play a sport to get ahead.  These guys willingly trade whatever old age they would have had for the riches and glory they achieve on the gridiron.  Any of us would gladly trade places with them, and if not, you really don't belong here posting on an NFL board.

[Sgt PSN]

Agree completely with Rome. Over privileged children of pro athletes never play sports, much less go pro themselves. Just ask Peyton/Eli Manning, Mark Ingram, Clay/Casey Matthews, Kellen Winslow Jr, Chris Simms, etc, etc.

[SunMo]

hahahahaha

[Rome]

They don't have to play.  They choose to play.

[Sgt PSN]

Should a cop not expect to be compensated for a crippling gun shot wound he received chasing a criminal?  After all, he knew the risks when he signed up for the job.  Farg you Barney Fife.  You knew the risk. Now lay there and die.

[General_Failure]

No, if cops are able to get a never ending supply of tail between ages 18-35. And not just what they can blackmail out of prostitutes, that doesn't count.

[Rome]

RIF

[SD]

Should a cop not expect to be compensated for a crippling gun shot wound he received chasing a criminal?  After all, he knew the risks when he signed up for the job.  Farg you Barney Fife.  You knew the risk. Now lay there and die.

Maybe when we start paying cops $1 million a year I'll agree with you. If you play football and get a concussion and decide to keep on playing THAT IS ON YOU.

And yes I'd let my son play football if I had one. I'd encourage him to do so. I used to coach little guys in Philly [I'm sure some of you remember I used to coach my cousin who was a high school football star].

[ice grillin you]

putting a price on peoples lives.....the american way

[Diomedes]

Thomas Jones pledges his brain to science for study after he dies, etc.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/02/health/nfl-concussion-concerns/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

[Sgt PSN]

Welcome to 2 weeks and 3 pages ago.

[Sgt PSN]

Kevin Tuner:  The New Face of CTE

[General_Failure]

Good to see someone in the comments questioning the motives of these so called brain damaged players. They're all just a bunch of broke jerks, and definitely not mad that the NFL didn't worry about their health and drastically shortened their lives to make billions off the vicious hits they gave each other.

[Diomedes]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1732157-former-ravens-qb-cullen-finnertys-autopsy-reveals-cte?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_c4