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The scary part is that he may be right...and very few will want to listen to his advice. Tua has been called a "warrior" -- and he may be his own worst enemy. His history with injury has not been good...Tua Tagovailoa should retire from NFL, 'Concussion' doctor says
Dr. Bennet Omalu, who inspired the 2015 film "Concussion" for his discovery of CTE, believes Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa should retire from the NFL.
CTE doctor says Tua should retire.
And by the mid to late 60's, you saw the advent of 2 platoon football and players no longer playing both ways moving forward. That, compounded by the Supplements (Illegal and legal) that became part of the everyday diet and workout regimen from the 70s onward, its no wonder we are seeing the Man Mountains on both sides of the ball these days.
Isn't that the core definition of Capitalism? Not being snarky, but that's literally how our country's economic system is designed.
Also, the increase in the players' salaries allowed players to dedicate their entire life to the game, and this is for all professional sports. There is a documentary on Netflix about Nolan Ryan and in it, you learn that early in Nolan's career, he worked at a "real job" after baseball season because he didn't make enough to support his family. That was true for most professional athletes before the salaries increased so much.
Completely agree, that is why I give the biggest eye roll known to mankind when professional athletes poor mouth about how much the owners make and how "short-changed" they are when being "short-changed" still means they are millionaires, like MULTI-MULTI millionaires.
Right. It's hard not to be a little cynical and even jealous that a young man can be that rich just because God blessed them with some incredible natural talents. I know they work hard to make those talents even more coveted by colleges and NFL executives, but most of the highest-paid NFL stars just won the gene pool lottery!
I feel like we are allowing the visual of what happened with Tua to color the opinions of his future. When in reality players suffer similar or worse and we never see it... is he going to call for all of those guys to retire as well?
He is correct on multiple fronts with his statements. It is a gamble that they are willing to take due to the rewards. Of course, I also think many of them would do it even if the rewards weren't quite as grand just because they love the game. It's like the people who acted like college athletes had it tough before NIL deals came about. First, I still think they had it made with the scholarships, books, tuition, training, coaching, publicity, health care, clothing, etc., but there are kids all over the country who are willing to walk on and take all of the same risks without receiving any of the perks. Some people just love the games.Joe Burrow's take on head injuries in the NFL.
Burrow on concussions: Comes with the game
Bengals QB Joe Burrow said head injuries are unfortunately part of playing in the NFL and that "going into every game, we know what we're getting into."
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That's a discussion for non-sports, but in short, most businesses operate under rules that have been put in place to protect the worker's health and well-being. Any further posts regarding this aspect of the discussion will be moved as we have a ban on political discussions on the football forum.
No one is denying that it's violent and injuries are simply part of the game. We all accept that.
The good thing is, the independent physician who was responsible for doing the assessment was fired. Apparently, after the NFLPA/NFL reviewed his work he made "several" mistakes in the protocol and was immediately fired. I hope that is really what happened and the guy wasn't used as a sacrificial lamb simply to appease the court of public opinion.
And for most of them their other marketable skills would have them taking your order at McDonalds.
I love the "chess match" nature of the game...not the violence.
Yep. There has to be a middle ground. Good enough pay for all so they aren' too tempted by gamblers (Black Sox). Not so much money that they're out of touch. Man, do I sound like a socialist.
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