Concussion Lawsuit Settlement

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by Giantone

I'm happy for the players and their family's but again I find it tough because there isn't any proof ...none the NFL did anything wrong . How do you prove the trouble was caused by playing in the NFL , why not college or high school, maybe it happen when the guy was younger and was goofing around nobody will ever know .
I have always thought that the NFL should take better care of their retires ,if not for them there would be no game ,period . Still these were grown adult men playing a game they loved because many did it almost for free .They knew they could get hurt , they knew they could die and not only that but it was their job to inflict the same punishment on to others even at the cost of their own body's , say what you want but they the players contributed to their own situation and should be just as responsible .

The NFL's liability comes in from if they knew about the long term damage and still were telling the team doctors to clear the players regardless. The NFL clearly wanted to keep what they knew silent. The NCAA could probably be held liable as well since its now a huge money maker. High School doesnt generate the funds to do research on concussions. So no way they are going to be apart of it.

The question isnt whether anyone knew you could get hurt playing football. Everyone knew that. The question is what did the people making large sums of money off of the sport while sitting on the sidelines know and did they hide what they knew from the players.

Now that those questions are being answered, people are retiring earlier if they get concussions. If the owners held back info so the players could make that decision on their own, the owners are liable, plain and simple.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Giantone

I'm happy for the players and their family's but again I find it tough because there isn't any proof ...none the NFL did anything wrong . How do you prove the trouble was caused by playing in the NFL , why not college or high school, maybe it happen when the guy was younger and was goofing around nobody will ever know .
I have always thought that the NFL should take better care of their retires ,if not for them there would be no game ,period . Still these were grown adult men playing a game they loved because many did it almost for free .They knew they could get hurt , they knew they could die and not only that but it was their job to inflict the same punishment on to others even at the cost of their own body's , say what you want but they the players contributed to their own situation and should be just as responsible .

Do we have a huge number of people that played high school/college football have the type of issues that guys who've played professional football a good majority of their lives? The speed of the games isn't even comparable. Nothing in college can remotely compare to the NFL (not even the SEC) when it comes to size/speed. Those two elements play a huge part in the grand scheme of things. Furthermore, there are less games in a college season than pros. Also, most guys who play college football generally stop after 4 years. Well, if they were to play 15 years after the fact, maybe we would be having this discussion in regards to college football.

You make is sound as if it's just one instance that causes this lasting brain damage. It's nothing you can pinpoint to a single point and time, just the general area where most of the violent collisions occurred.

[That Guy]

you shouldn't be happy for the players, they're walking out with less than $120k each. If you're seriously messed up, your medical bills will eat through that pretty quick.

better than nothing i guess. the only real winners in class action suits tend to be the lawyers.

[skinsfan69]

So does the punter Jim Arnold, who I believe is on the lawsuit....does he get any money? Because if he does he should be ashamed of himself.

[SupaDANK]

Should Gus Ferotte get some money for a self inflicted injury??

[CrustyRedskin]

Wonder if PO can get in on the action???
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