Did Football Kill Former Eagles DB Andre Waters?

[riggoraider]

Originally Posted by Buster

Really, I didn't believe it. Later, we saw Mohammed Ali on TV and my wife commented on why she wonders why boxers would want to do that to themselves. I said, it doesn't happen to all of them, look at George Foreman...he's fine and he fought Ali a few times.

It's not a widespread problem with older football players. I think Waters' problems were more genetic and by chance than as a result of football. He's always had psychological issues and has been a hothead...so I don't think you can blame the sport.

Now with Aikman...yeah, he'll be messed up, but that's because he played longer than he should've with his injuries.

Did he lead with his head a lot on hits, moreso than other players?

I think that the shots that Waters took in football was definitely a contributor to his death

Foreman did not get hit as much as Ali and often times it just takes the RIGHT shot not the quantities of shots to the brain.

[jgalecpa]

This pathologist made an incredible lep of science.

He did not just say the injuries led to his death, he said:

"Brain damage caused on the football field ultimately led to the suicide of former NFL defensive back Andre Waters"

Since suicide is usually caused by a huge number of factors, nearly all pyschological. In fact I don't know of any neurological conditions that cause suicide".

You can be depressed over an illness, but it is the depression that causes the suicide, not the illness.

This guy sounds like he 'jumped the shark' on his conclusion.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by jgalecpa

This pathologist made an incredible lep of science.

He did not just say the injuries led to his death, he said:

"Brain damage caused on the football field ultimately led to the suicide of former NFL defensive back Andre Waters"

Since suicide is usually caused by a huge number of factors, nearly all pyschological. In fact I don't know of any neurological conditions that cause suicide".

You can be depressed over an illness, but it is the depression that causes the suicide, not the illness.

This guy sounds like he 'jumped the shark' on his conclusion.

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