I should have prefaced to say....I think it's all a bunch of mularkey because players make a choice to play football. But just like an electric lineman chooses to work on poles with high voltage electricity, there is some level of responsibility of his employer for his safety. If he gets injured, he most likely will have his injuries covered. The problem is that the NFL ignored it for so long that they built this against themselves.
Schlereth had how many surgeries to correct football injuries? The problem with CTE is you don't see it, but it's like any other football injury. I'm sure Schlereth has scars from all his injuries and surgeries. A bit more difficult when you're dealing with brain injuries as they aren't visual.
Tony Dorsett was known to be a family man, what about Gerald Willhite?
I didn't, but that's my point. If the NFL is solely responsible for Aaron Hernandez' CTE then they are then open to lawsuit for anyone who has CTE that played football, whether they played for the NFL or not. At most the NFL is 25% responsible, and probably much less and he most likely had CTE before he ever joined the league.
In Hernandez case, she's going solely after money. Which will back fire because there are so many others that could be held responsible. The NFL will bring up U of Miami, high school, drug use, etc. They aren't solely responsible but they do bear some brunt of it. In these newer cases, though, the players are aware. Back before the last 5-10 years, this wasn't even a thing that dr's were aware of. I think going forward, the courts will say that there is no way the player didn't know the risks involved, but right now it's a gray area.
Those actually responsible are themselves and their parents for playing and allowing to play. But we live in a world where there is always a lawsuit and the victims are always going to go after the pockets who are the deepest. It's the litigious world we live in.
So based on this.... https://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...-cte-symptoms/ .....the NFL should carry the brunt of the responsibility. BS. CTE happens way before a lot of these players enter the NFL. Football is a risk in itself, and every player knows this whether HS, collegiate, or pro. The NFL just worsens it at a rapid rate because the players are bigger and stronger and harder hits.
Lol, I know that, but I am curious as to nomads original point that I refuted from the perspective of the NFL and litigation, but then slim provided me with an interesting statistic that made me think my opinion, do i was wondering if the NFL clears all college players prior to the draft.... How many future claims would come after the average short career in comparison to a full making length career
I know head trauma is bad news
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