The NFL and Concussions!

The NFL and Concussions!

 

.Wow! It took Steve Young seven concussions to know something was wrong!  Also one of the biggest outspoken individual on this subject is Merril Hoge who also suffered NUMERIOUS concussions while playing in the NFL! After his final concussion he sued the Chicago Bears and won a $1.5 million dollar settlement! Both of these gentleman and others like them had the warrior attitude that they would have to be carried off the field before they would stop playing!? They could have stopped playing after their 1^st concussion but they decided to continue! I don’t buy into they were told they were ok. Come on these are grown men who wanted to ignore any negative advice about stop playing because of the glory and money associated with Pro Football!  Also they only people complaining are EX players, I don’t see any current players standing up and complaining because they would have to explain why they continue to play!! Are you aware that at the high school and college level sports cheer leaders have more injuries than football players!? Where is the outcry over this?Any job has its risk and rewards and compared to the most dangerous jobs in America football rewards are very high compared to the risk. Professional football doesn’t even rank in the top ten most dangerous jobs in America! The top 2, Fisherman and Loggers rewards are considerably lower than pro football players but people knowing the risk still sign on to do the job! After watching pro football for over 50 years I have seen the sport change significantly to protect players by changing the rules and introducing better equipment! So to say the league doesn’t care about its players I think is wrong! I also think that the blame for the concussion issue needs to be put squarely on the player’s backs!   It’s their responsibility to take care of their health not some team doctor!