I have seen it happen to retired pro athletes in my area. Their extended families and their entourage bleed them dry with "sure fire" money making schemes.
Yup. Not an uncommon affliction for any rich and famous retired person. But also...
Football Searches for the Cause of Another Tragedy | TIME.com
We are only just beginning to understand what is happening to these guys' heads over the course of their careers. But if it's enough to make them go on a high-speed police chase, kill themselves, and abuse medication, I think it's enough to make them spend money poorly.
While the head trauma may part of it sometimes, a lot of these athletes were not exactly required to make any academic effort ever. The ones I know who were produced locally were pretty coddled to keep them academically qualified when they were in school in the years following pass-to-pay claiming a great many of the starters and destroying all the winning traditions people were so fond of. My city has never produced any real superstar athletes, but has put quite a few solid performers into the NFL. We have had a lot of people get signed to baseball contracts as well, but most of them linger in the farm leagues only getting sporadically called up.
Yup, we had quite a few of those ourselves. I don't understand why we give scholarships to places of education to people that the schools don't even intend to actually educate. I mean, I get the money motivator of it, but it's a sad statement about the state of our "higher education."
I'm just quite curious as to the impact brain issues may have.
Yup. Not an uncommon affliction for any rich and famous retired person. But also...
Football Searches for the Cause of Another Tragedy | TIME.com
We are only just beginning to understand what is happening to these guys' heads over the course of their careers. But if it's enough to make them go on a high-speed police chase, kill themselves, and abuse medication, I think it's enough to make them spend money poorly.
I think it is ultimately about getting more money for people who pissed theirs away. I really have trouble believing that people who have ever really had their bell rung would somehow be surprised to discover that it is bad for you. While I think that it is an interesting area of investigation, I still don't buy nor will I ever buy that the root of the violence is in the concussion. If anything it would be in the nature of the sport and the win at all cost attitude programming some to believe that not getting what they want is unacceptable and not getting what they want makes them a loser. IDK.
Everybody these days is looking for an excuse to not take responsibility for their lives, yaaaawn.
It's not the players who are pushing this. It's neurologists. They've seen a weirdly high number of football players come through with dementia, mood disorders, untraceable pain, and Parkinsonian symptoms.
I don't know how having the shakes or forgetting your own birthday is something you can "take responsibility for" or not.
It's not the players who are pushing this. It's neurologists. They've seen a weirdly high number of football players come through with dementia, mood disorders, untraceable pain, and Parkinsonian symptoms.
I don't know how having the shakes or forgetting your own birthday is something you can "take responsibility for" or not.
It's not the players who are pushing this. It's neurologists. They've seen a weirdly high number of football players come through with dementia, mood disorders, untraceable pain, and Parkinsonian symptoms.
I don't know how having the shakes or forgetting your own birthday is something you can "take responsibility for" or not.
Granted the NFL is responsible for how the game is played but this season look for many, many leg injuries which will start the conversation all over again. Bottom line is how do you play a violent game nonviolently?
I don't know smoky, football has been around a long time and helmets then were not near as good as today and you didn't hear about this stuff.
Yup. Not an uncommon affliction for any rich and famous retired person. But also...
Football Searches for the Cause of Another Tragedy | TIME.com
We are only just beginning to understand what is happening to these guys' heads over the course of their careers. But if it's enough to make them go on a high-speed police chase, kill themselves, and abuse medication, I think it's enough to make them spend money poorly.
Getting one of these big athlete contracts is a lot like winning the lotto and very often those people end up broke too.
Not surprising when you consider the backgrounds and education of a lot of these athletes
how many of them stay for the duration though?
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