Concussions...

Yet another issue, I have mixed emotions about...
http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/4162568-74/concussion-norwig-roethlisberger#axzz2VUWTdOC6

Don`t get me wrong, I know it is a serious issue,
but,
Aren`t these players just gonna lie, and say they feel fine, so they can keep playin?
Any real competitor would...
Esp, when they are barely 21 yrs old...
Just seems more like the league tryin to cover it`s ass, than trying to prevent the concussions...
On the flip side...
Why do we even have to worry about this???
Gee... Smoking cigarettes is bad for your health.
The cigarette manufacturers settled a huge, nationwide class-action lawsuit, to continue selling their product(and letting people continue to make their own choice, to engage in an activity that is bad for their health)...
Why not just make every football player sign a waiver, that says...
" I am willingly engaging in a sport that carries risks to my health, and I agree not to hold the league responsible for the consequences of the choice I freely make"???!!!
Just my point of view...
I`m sure it offends somebody out there..
And I am NOT sorry!!!

 

When you sign on the dotted line, most players should know that they are
taking their lives in their own hands, and they could be maimed for the rest of their lives.
They also have to remember that they will make more in 4 years than the avg. worker will
make in a lifetime. If you are talented enough to play this game, its any easy choice. They know
what they signed up for.

 

The article says that this is basically what Hines said, but they didn't let him back in the game, and that was the right decision.

For me, the responsibility lies with the medical staff. And - just to be naively idealistic for a moment - if they're feeling leaned on by the coaches to put a player back in the game, to the extent that they would authorise a return when they shouldn't, then they probably need to re-assess their life's vocation.

 

it's ok, they will have obama care next year to fall back on for their injuries.

 

Concussions are a serious issue then it can't be dismissed solely by having players sign waivers. The league is against players signing waivers in regard to brain injuries. Waivers probably don't work long term or on the broader scale of the legal system. The league would be viewed in a negative light by the general public and football fans for attempting to sweep the issue under the rug by having players sign waivers.

The league ignored the fact that there were long term health risks associated with concussions. Smelling salts and the "tough guy" approach were the answers to concussions for years. Players need to be protected from themselves. Players don't care when they are young because they believe they are immune to the long term health effects related to brain injuries. Players will care and have regrets when the brain injuries from their playing days come back to haunt them. It's better that the league does things to prevent concussions and to have standards in place once players suffer from concussions.

 

medicine has come a long way. we used to mine coal with picks and shovels too. i don't think the tough guy image was because of a lack of the NFL knowing how bad this was for someone. lets face it these athletes are going after the money. if it wasen't for the money most guys would go into another field they should have learned in college.

 

I can't find the article but if I remember correctly the nfl was told in the 70s about the long term effects of concussion and ignored it. Concussions are very serious I played for twelve years and went to the hospital and state the night because of a concussion three times and all three times I played the next week. I thought I was being tough and taking one for the team by having my rn step mother getting me cleared to play. My memory is horrible I can barely remeber high school and it was only 13 years ago. I will see something and it will spark a memory but for the mist part that time in my life is gone. The worst part though is the migraines and the concussion on things I've done a 1000 times. I should have been smart and just sat out. I got the privilege for playing for one of the greatest high school coaches in western pa high school football history and probably number 1 in beaver county but he was old school and if you said you could go it didn't really matter what the trainer said you could go. I know these guys know what they are getting into but if you take a few precautions and limit concussions then why not do it. I know we as Steelers fans miss the good ole days of smash mouth football but something's needed changes. Just like getting rid of the head slap, the clothesline, and etc the game will continue to thrive and be fun to watch.