Cam Heyward not sure if he plays in 2020 or not:

I'm beginning to think all.pro athletes need to not be on Twitter. Devin Bush apparently is triggered today by the 35% of salaries in escrow that the leagud wants to do and by fans saying playerx should be happy to have a job.

 

Thank God for all the internet doctors on here.

 

Cam may not have to worry about playing this season. It appears the season will be cancelled if COVID19 continues on it's current trend. Unfortunately, many Americans still don't take COVID19 seriously.

 

Does this surprise you? I mean how long did it take to get a culture shift for AIDs? You basically were telling people that you could die a horrible debilitating death that will rob you not only of your health and life but also every dime you ever made to pay for treatments or you can pay 75 cents for a condom and practice safe sex and you know not die. Took 15-20 years for that to sink in and we are just about back to square one on that as well. Sometimes people are really really stupid.

I once worked with an older gentleman who had a pace maker, had open heart surgery x2 and then was diagnosed with a treatable cancer. The doctor to him he had to quit chain smoking, drinking black coffee all day and eating bologna sandwiches for two meals a day. He told the doctor he wasn't going to change his lifestyle. I asked him why bother with all the surgery and treatment then and I quote here " cause I ain't ready for the dirt nap yet!"

Could fooled me, and his doctor i suppose. You just can't fix stupid.

 

If he sits out, He sure as Hell should not be paid.. I'm an essential worker and if I chose to SIT OUT when this all started...Not only would I not be paid, I would be fired!

" People " who tighten up their bootstraps and go to work EVERY day, and listen to these millionaire Athletes whine about everything...I can see Sports taking a real dive in ratings

 

I think we can figure out why people would get angry. They want him to play. On some level, some fans feel like the players they root for owe them something.

I remember the disappointment I felt when Heath Miller retired, mostly because it seemed to come out of nowhere and he was still a very good player. Once I thought about it for a moment, I realized it wouldn't be fair to be angry at him.

I certainly would be disappointed if Heyward chose to sit out this season or if he chose to retire, but if I try to look at it from his perspective, I couldn't be angry with him.

 

To be fair, smoking is a chemical addition. It is significantly more difficult to stop smoking than it is to put on a mask and take COVID seriously.

 

Society is taking a dive if you think about it. Everyone feels entitled anymore & earning things was for us old-timers...ME, ME, what about Me?

 

I am shocked that AIDS is still killing so many in Africa. Sad that the men folk are bringing it home and giving it to the women.

 

This thread is heading toward the Corona virus Heinz field thread which finally got closed.

I'm doubtful of a season but hope I'm wrong so soon there will be STEELER football threads dominating the board.

Not sure how the NFL is approaching this season but if it is starting in Sept. I guess players will be getting back to it soon.

 

JJ Watt says he wont play this year if the league requires face shields....

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...ason-if-nfl-puts-one-certain-rule-into-place/

 

I remember a Steeler (name??) who couldn't play a big game for us in Denver because of the high altitude. He had some ailment and I can't remember his damn name but I think a lot of us were worried about the game since he could not play.

 

Ryan Clark he had sickle cell anemia and couldn't play at Denver.

 

Yup. He had to sit out two or three times for games in Denver.

 

Yup. If I remember correctly he played there once and almost killed him

 

What is it about the anemia that creates a risk? if you know, I don't.

Edit: looked it up Scribe, probably because of low oxygen content in the bloodstream.

 

I read about it at the time, but I didn't remember why that meant he had to sit out.

 

I hear you.

My father was kind of in the middle. There were times he actually tried to quit, but most of the time he as defiant and insisted he wanted to do it and no one should tell him otherwise. It always surprised me because he lost his mother, a smoker, to lung cancer when he was only 13. She was 38. He had a very real fear of sharing her fate, but it was never enough to get him to commit to quitting. He died from lung cancer at 53.

I think we all have a little of that in us, at least the potential to make unhealthy choices. For some it is not taking COVID seriously. For others it is smoking. For me and many people not eating healthy foods and keeping our weight where it should be. Putting on a mask is just so much easier than quitting smoking or losing weight.

I absolutely get any athlete deciding to retire early or just sit out the 2020 season due to COVID. As much as some of us might envy their ability to make their living playing football or some other sport, we also have to see that they have every right to make what they think is a healthy choice.

 

All the major Euro soccer leagues are running: Spain, U.K., Germany, Italy. Korean and now Japanese baseball have started. West Indes is playing cricket in England.

Sports in North America act like they're in a ballet with instant Black Death. This ain't about Covid and its risks. The risks are there in other countries too. Others seem to be able to manage those risks. We don't seem to be able to do that here, because either the owner or the players can leverage fan fear for more money or better bargaining conditions.

Athletes think they're invincible. They don't fear Covid, anymore than they do a career ending injury. It's an argument being used in a public negotiating.

 

Liability might be a big factor in their decision making, especially in America.