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The CTE issue will probably be settled out of court with some fantastic number paid to the player's union to be doled out and managed through that organization
by Shivetya 8y ago
The CTE issue will probably be settled out of court with some fantastic number paid to the player's union to be doled out and managed through that organization effectively silencing the issue. they may even be so nice as to have short little spots about how the NFL is the "leading supporter" some time down the road.
So its good see Bob Costas take off. Far better to get out than sell out. The NFL other damage to people and communities is all the tax money that goes into funding their stadiums, the juicy tax and concession deals beyond financing, and even have the tax payers pay for security at the recent Superbowl in Atlanta.
Don't just vilify the owners, the player's union and the players themselves, aren't here for anything but glory and money, lots of money. They have been riding high on the back of the tax payers for far too long; they are not the only sport that does this.
- oflannabhra 8y agoUnfortunately, former NCAA players have no such recourse, even though they'll probably have similar results. I mostly blame the NCAA's illusion of "student athlete" which allows them to pretend that athletes are not professional despite massive profits from their labor. It also allows their exclusion from worker's compensation requirements.
- josefresco 8y agoThe CTE issue was already "settled" in court: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/15229132/appeals-court-upholds-1-billion-nfl-concussion-settlement http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/15229132/appeals-court-up... >The settlement would cover more than 20,000 NFL retirees for the next 65 years. The league estimates that 6,000 former players, or nearly three in 10, could develop Alzheimer's disease or moderate dementia. Fewer than 200 of those retirees opted out of the settlement, while 99 percent approved.