And it Begins: Latest NFL concussion suit cites Saints' bounties

Tobias-Reiper · 04-18-2012, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by SaintsBro

Oh man, Tobias, if you haven't already, you should read up about Elliot Pellman, the quack doctor who worked for the NFL for YEARS, and actually said that players with concussions should get right back in the game (which you may remember, was a rule that has only been changed recently, SINCE THE LAWSUITS CAME UP). It is all very similar to big tobacco in a lot of ways.

But this guy Pellman was like something out of Hunter S. Thompson or a John Candy movie. He went to medical school at the Universidad de Guadalajara in Mejico. (Not exactly an ivory tower of modern medicine.) He did the minimum amount of the easiest residency that was required to become a US doctor, and he was hired by the Jets in 1988, was medical director of the Islanders and some arena football teams. The NFL named him medical liaison to the commissioner in 2001. He did this study full of COOKED UP, BOGUS DATA that showed that concussions weren't a problem. This was the league's official stance for most of the 2000's

If anyone wants to learn a little more about the past history of the NFL and concussions, the background of the suit, here's a quick start:

NFL Gets Brained By Its Own Study

"Doctor Yes"
Elliot Pellman says it's okay to play in the NFL after suffering a concussion - ESPN The Magazine

NFL Concussion Committee Breaks With Its Predecessor:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/sp...oncussion.html

I've heard the name mentioned in the same sentence with "NFL" and "quack", but really never read much about him. Thanks for the links.

I tell you, that bit about Wayne Chrebet as reported on the ESPN rag, and what happened last year with Colt McCoy, that is going to do much more damage to the NFL as far as lawsuits go, than anything the Saints - or any other team for that matter - have done on the field, or said they were going to do in the locker room.

And don't knock the Guadalajara U. The best meth cooks and tequila distillers come from there

04-18-2012, 11:03 PM	#37
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	Originally Posted by SaintsBro Oh man, Tobias, if you haven't already, you should read up about Elliot Pellman, the quack doctor who worked for the NFL for YEARS, and actually said that players with concussions should get right back in the game (which you may remember, was a rule that has only been changed recently, SINCE THE LAWSUITS CAME UP). It is all very similar to big tobacco in a lot of ways. But this guy Pellman was like something out of Hunter S. Thompson or a John Candy movie. He went to medical school at the Universidad de Guadalajara in Mejico. (Not exactly an ivory tower of modern medicine.) He did the minimum amount of the easiest residency that was required to become a US doctor, and he was hired by the Jets in 1988, was medical director of the Islanders and some arena football teams. The NFL named him medical liaison to the commissioner in 2001. He did this study full of COOKED UP, BOGUS DATA that showed that concussions weren't a problem. This was the league's official stance for most of the 2000's If anyone wants to learn a little more about the past history of the NFL and concussions, the background of the suit, here's a quick start: NFL Gets Brained By Its Own Study "Doctor Yes" Elliot Pellman says it's okay to play in the NFL after suffering a concussion - ESPN The Magazine NFL Concussion Committee Breaks With Its Predecessor: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/sp...oncussion.html I've heard the name mentioned in the same sentence with "NFL" and "quack", but really never read much about him. Thanks for the links. I tell you, that bit about Wayne Chrebet as reported on the ESPN rag, and what happened last year with Colt McCoy, that is going to do much more damage to the NFL as far as lawsuits go, than anything the Saints - or any other team for that matter - have done on the field, or said they were going to do in the locker room. And don't knock the Guadalajara U. The best meth cooks and tequila distillers come from there
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