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> NFL players are at least well compensated and are adults making decisions for themselves. One of the arguments in the article is that not even for NFL player
by cimi_ 9y ago
> NFL players are at least well compensated and are adults making decisions for themselves.
One of the arguments in the article is that not even for NFL players, at the highest level, are the consequences made obvious. Here's the last paragraph:
> But when all those big hits happened and the fans cheered, did they cheer in spite of knowing a man just greatly increased his risk for dementia? Was anyone worried about an A.L.S. diagnosis or a C.T.E.-related suicide at 40 after their favorite player suffered repeated blows to the head on the field? No, they cheered and they celebrated because they didn’t know. And neither did we.
- pkaye 9y agoWell now they know and can make the decision, how many of them have stopped playing?
- watwut 9y agoLess and less kids play football and parents dont support it nearly as much as before. It seems that people who did not sacrificed whole life to the game yet are leaving it.
- jotm 9y agoUhm, they would cheer even if they knew. Most people know boxers get brain damage, nobody gives a shit.
- acct1771 9y agoCorrect. Which is why my argument is, if we're going to keep having blood sports, let them use the drugs to improve their muscle mass to hopefully protect them slightly better from this stuff, improve recovery/rebuild time, and make the game more exciting, surely.
- rgbrenner 9y agoBut that would also allow them to hit harder.. and there are no muscles around the brain to protect it from impacts or prevent it from moving. I don't see how that would make brain damage less likely.
- smt88 9y agoAdding mass will increase the force. That's the opposite of what would protect the players. A better solution would be weight limits and stricter controls on doping, not looser.
- banku_brougham 9y agoBoxing is not as popular as it was.
- dragonwriter 9y agoYeah, but that has to do with MMA not brain injury.
- thaumasiotes 9y agoHow long has boxing been fading? When did MMA begin?