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    I'm pretty sure that's a penalty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedTeamGo! View Post

    The issue with football is, even though we have been trying really hard recently to understand, we still do not have a real understanding of how much damage is being done to the human brain by playing football.
    We don't have a real understanding of how much damage is being done to the human brain by taking into our bodies sugar. But, banning sugar is not the answer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingspoint View Post
    We don't have a real understanding of how much damage is being done to the human brain by taking into our bodies sugar. But, banning sugar is not the answer.
    Eating sugar is totally comparable to deliberately running head first into a man for the specific reason of hitting him as hard as possible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RedTeamGo! View Post
    Eating sugar is totally comparable to deliberately running head first into a man for the specific reason of hitting him as hard as possible.
    It is when you ask my wife when she sees me eat something that she wouldn't.
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    Stupid NFL isn't allowing Junior Seau's family to speak at his HOF induction, how can they not realize how awful that makes them look?

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    Quote Originally Posted by blumj View Post
    Stupid NFL isn't allowing Junior Seau's family to speak at his HOF induction, how can they not realize how awful that makes them look?

    http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/25/sp...nytsports&_r=0
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingspoint View Post
    They are in a heated lawsuit. They can't be trusted what they'll say.
    But then they'd be the ones who looked bad if they used the opportunity to say anything inappropriate to the occasion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingspoint View Post
    They are in a heated lawsuit. They can't be trusted what they'll say.
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    I read stories like Antwaan Randle El struggling with brain damage in his 30s and I wonder how long this sport survives. At some point high schools and colleges are going to find themselves in the liability crosshairs on this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    I read stories like Antwaan Randle El struggling with brain damage in his 30s and I wonder how long this sport survives. At some point high schools and colleges are going to find themselves in the liability crosshairs on this.
    The pending lawsuit against Ridell should be an interesting one to monitor. One of the difficulties in the concussion lawsuits is that it's near impossible to pinpoint when CTE or other concussion related damage occurs. Most players begin tackle football in grade school and continue through high school, college or even the pros. Helmets exist at every level of competitive football, so it should be interesting to see how that one pans out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    I read stories like Antwaan Randle El struggling with brain damage in his 30s and I wonder how long this sport survives. At some point high schools and colleges are going to find themselves in the liability crosshairs on this.
    I'm sure it'll survive somehow. While it isn't nearly popular as football, boxing still survives. Kids, especially underprivileged kids, will still see football as a way out. Most young people think they will live forever and aren't going to worry about brain damage. The NFL bears a lot of blame for this but players who have not reported concussion symptoms bear some blame as well. Frankly, I'm not sure if you can make the game safe unless you turn it into flag football.
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    I'm sure it'll survive somehow. While it isn't nearly popular as football, boxing still survives. Kids, especially underprivileged kids, will still see football as a way out. Most young people think they will live forever and aren't going to worry about brain damage. The NFL bears a lot of blame for this but players who have not reported concussion symptoms bear some blame as well. Frankly, I'm not sure if you can make the game safe unless you turn it into flag football.
    Which may need to happen with youth football. The difference in football and boxing is the sheer number of kids involved in play. As injury awareness increases, a strong movement will grown. Around here we have a youth coach's kid in he hospital with a brain tumor that was almost certainly caused by football. This will start to affect more and more people directly, and, although it may come slowly because of the sheer passion involved, things will change.
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    Quote Originally Posted by marcshoe View Post
    Which may need to happen with youth football. The difference in football and boxing is the sheer number of kids involved in play. As injury awareness increases, a strong movement will grown. Around here we have a youth coach's kid in he hospital with a brain tumor that was almost certainly caused by football. This will start to affect more and more people directly, and, although it may come slowly because of the sheer passion involved, things will change.
    Boxing also doesn't rely on schools to further its talent. I'm really not sure how educational institutions can afford to put students in harm's way. We're reaching the point where they can't claim ignorance. A guy like Randle El in 20 years is going to have a case not just against the NFL, but against his college and high school. If those are public schools, that's tax dollars on the line. Maybe big time college programs like Ohio State can afford to insure against and pay out injury claims for a while, but very few high schools are going to have that kind of money. This threatens the pipeline.
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    There will come a time, maybe 20 years, maybe 50, where the NFL is shut down because of this stuff. I've been called all kinds of names for this stance, and I expect that to continue for the time being.

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    Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
    Boxing also doesn't rely on schools to further its talent. I'm really not sure how educational institutions can afford to put students in harm's way. We're reaching the point where they can't claim ignorance. A guy like Randle El in 20 years is going to have a case not just against the NFL, but against his college and high school. If those are public schools, that's tax dollars on the line. Maybe big time college programs like Ohio State can afford to insure against and pay out injury claims for a while, but very few high schools are going to have that kind of money. This threatens the pipeline.
    I think you would have a hard time convincing people that their school's football program needs to be eliminated. Especially places like Ohio, Texas, Florida, California and Pennsylvania. Maybe it ceases to be sponsored by the public schools and they form some sort of a club team sponsored by the boosters. Perhaps parents will have to sign some sort of waiver that indemnifies the organization from lawsuits if they want their sons to participate.
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