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I think you're probably right and wonder then if it's not the players themselves who are to blame (at least when the fans/public gets "outraged" about this issu

I think you're probably right and wonder then if it's not the players themselves who are to blame (at least when the fans/public gets "outraged" about this issue). It's awkward to assign (some) blame to the same class that contains the victims, but it seems in their own pursuit of wealth they might be forfeiting their own safety. Owners would care about the short-term safety of players so that they can realize their investments, but really don't have any long term incentive to care care about player health.

balls187 10y ago
When you factor in that many of these athletes are young it makes sense why they aren't necessarily looking out for the long term self interest. It doesn't take too much searching to find once highly paid athletes having to work menial jobs post career, as they didn't take care of their finances. And, I'd say there is blame all around: Team owners (and by extension the League) wanting to maximize profits. Players want to maximize salaries. And the fans willing to continue to support the NFL as is.