Olympics 2026 Thread

[billd91]

CTE is one of the main reasons I don't regularly watch NFL anymore. :/

CTE turning up in high schoolers is also why I stopped watching football at all levels.

 

[Scribe]

CTE is one of the main reasons I don't regularly watch NFL anymore. :/

They know what they are signing up for and quite a few players came out when the NFL changed up targeting rules indicating they would rather a concussion, than a blown out knee.

As one who has had several concussions, and both knees (and shoulder, and neck) ruined I know which I would rather have.

 

[Mannahnin]

They know what they are signing up for ...

Theoretically. A lot of these players were raised and groomed into this sport from a young age, and centered their whole lives around it. The average NFL career is about six seasons for those who make an opening day roster, right?

I want to be wary of hypocrisy and I want to honor and respect their autonomy, but these are young folks.

I'm not saying other people can't or shouldn't enjoy watching, but for me it's lost a lot of its joy.

 

[Scribe]

Theoretically. A lot of these players were raised and groomed into this sport from a young age, and centered their whole lives around it. The average NFL career is about six seasons for those who make an opening day roster, right?

I want to be wary of hypocrisy and I want to honor and respect their autonomy, but these are young folks.

I'm not saying other people can't or shouldn't enjoy watching, but for me it's lost a lot of its joy.

I dont deny it can be hard to watch, but its way harder for me to see a guy carted off with a knee, than a guy stumble off with a concussion. Early season is the worst, its a bloodbath of 'season ending injury'.

One of those things is life long impact that hes going to feel, forever, the other MAY lead to some issues later on down the road.

They all wear those puffy hats now in practice, players today know whats up.

EDIT: Speaking of the puffy hats, I coached a guy who ended up playing university ball for 1.5 years. He was enrolled in Math, played O Line. He ended up getting a number of concussions and for a time he said he lost the ability to do higher math, hence the .5 years. He had a special helmet that last half a year, but it didnt help.

We knew decades ago that it messed people up, again look at boxers, this was known for decades.