CouchCoach
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Do we think there isn't one player in the NFL not aware of the inherent dangers of the game? They challenged those dangers just to get to the NFL.
The real problem that was is not any longer, sending players back in with their "bells rung". This concussion protocol seems pretty accurate as they're watching the hits that might cause a concussion and addressing that immediately. The contact on the lines is most difficult to ascertain because when aren't those guys making some helmet contact in the middle of those lines?
This lawsuit isn't about concussions or CTE, it is about what did the league know about recurring concussions, and the danger seems to be right after one concussion, that they kept from the players and allowed, if not sent, them back into the game. There are instances, and Aikman had one, where players have no recollection of going back in the game, total blackout of that time. How many times have we seen players get knocked goofy and have to be restrained from going back in?
They don't need waivers, they all know. They know the risks and they know teammates with concussions, they see it first hand and still choose to play the game. Let them, as long as they've got medical people to make the call they're as protected as they're going to get.
The real problem that was is not any longer, sending players back in with their "bells rung". This concussion protocol seems pretty accurate as they're watching the hits that might cause a concussion and addressing that immediately. The contact on the lines is most difficult to ascertain because when aren't those guys making some helmet contact in the middle of those lines?
This lawsuit isn't about concussions or CTE, it is about what did the league know about recurring concussions, and the danger seems to be right after one concussion, that they kept from the players and allowed, if not sent, them back into the game. There are instances, and Aikman had one, where players have no recollection of going back in the game, total blackout of that time. How many times have we seen players get knocked goofy and have to be restrained from going back in?
They don't need waivers, they all know. They know the risks and they know teammates with concussions, they see it first hand and still choose to play the game. Let them, as long as they've got medical people to make the call they're as protected as they're going to get.