CNN: 2,000 players unify in suing NFL over head injuries

SAINTIN NEBR said

i feel bad for them but there's apart of me that says.. "you know the risk when you sign the contract" or even before, going back to peewee footbal.. but I also can see the arguement about the lack of institutional control over things like diagnosis or equipment upgrades. I 'm just rambling.. thinking out loud..

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I agree with you on both counts. I think that I fall more on the side of the player precisely because most guys start playing at t PeeWee level. Once they achieve any success or just experience the joy of the game, they are literally hooked. What player who had the skills would voluntarily leave the game? Sure, there are exceptions, but most guys go until they're cut, or their bodies fail, or both. They're playing a game they love, and one they've played their entire lives. If ever there was a group of people who are vulnerable to being exploited it's these guys. All, I'm saying is let them have their day in court to prove their case. If they can't prove it, then there's nothing lost. And you know, they're providing entertainment for us. I always think of Steve Gleason when I hear ragging on the players for suing the NFL. We've seen what lengths the league will go manipulate the facts of a case.