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Originally Posted by monkeystyxx
I apologise if it came off as trivialising the issue. I'm obviously aware that it's a serious issue. Being a rugby fan it's an issue that comes up a lot, especially being Welsh. George North is a player who's had quite a few such injuries. Didn't mean to trivialise it at all.
And you're correct, I didn't appreciate the scope of the issue entirely.
Obviously it's serious, and of course the NFL should do all they can to protect against it. I just don't think it's something they'll ever be able to eliminate entirely, and getting hit in the head is obviously something that anyone who goes into the sport must know is going to happen to them. A lot.
But yeah, sorry if that post came off at all facetious. It wasn't intended as such.
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No problem.
Yeah getting hit in the head is inevitable in a violent sport. But no one knew just how damaging those hits were. 50yr old former players had brains you would expect to see in 80 yr olds. Players can't hold their grandchildren. They can't remember where they live. They are suicidal. All of which is linked to CTE. That's why one poster said they wouldn't let their kids play football. & some former NFL players have said as much. Players are retiring early. The damage to the quality of living is very severe.