Where are they now . .

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Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

I am truly sorry for anyone who truly has life-altering injuries after leaving the NFL, but sometimes, just sometimes, I scratch my head at some of these guys.

It seems so many players come out of the woodwork now and claim all these brain injuries and concussion, etc... usually years after they retire and when probably all their money is gone and they have nothing left.

Mark Rypien, one of my redskin faves, said a few years back how bad his day to day life is, how he can't drive anymore, forgets things / people, etc, due to concussions, but in the same breath promotes his celebrity golf tournament that he sponsors or what not...

Even recently Clinton Portis came out and said that he had on record at least 10 concussions during his time as as a 'skin. I question that number strongly because he was only TRULY a starter for five seasons here, and usually each year he missed time due to injuries, etc.. to have "at least" 10 concussions that means he was suffering 2 concussions, possibly more each year in limited action.

I don't really know what to think of that, because to me it comes off like Portis, now retired, is trying to keep his name out there and trying to give himself some "toughness" by saying he had all those concussions and still played. I think when the average person thinks of CP, they for sure think of the glory days, but right up there had to be his last couple of years of battling injuries, being out of shape, and low work ethic....

10 actually sounds low to me considering how physical of a runner AND blocker the guy was. Guys get dinged all the time and don't let anyone know. It doesn't really take much force for your brain to get knocked around inside your skull.

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