That's what, 10 personalities out of the 3130 "former members" who are in the NFLPA? Most of the pre-gamers also played skill positions (taking fewer of the pla

That's what, 10 personalities out of the 3130 "former members" who are in the NFLPA? Most of the pre-gamers also played skill positions (taking fewer of the play-in, play-out repetitive hits of linemen and linebackers), played for better teams (more protection for quarterbacks on winning teams than the losers), and had roles (primarily quarterbacks) where they were already selected for a higher baseline of cognition and intelligence. That's how I'd reconcile it. What you see on TV is not a random sampling, before you even get to the selection process of the networks to pick the best available.