Thank you for all the negative responses.....it is the nature of the beast.
Now what I see here is the fight which both the league & the union is engaging in denying help for the ex-players. The story is heart-wrenching. I say this with no malice....if no one wants to help, (League, union) and their high priced lawyers gets them out of the loop.....then somebody should be paying the medical bills for all the injuries which they have to bear for the rest of their lives.
Its the human thing to do....so yes.....in the end the taxpayers should be the ones paying for it, provided neither the league nor the union can be forced to pay the medical cost of these injuries.
fire away......