Vilma lawsuit puts Goodell on the run

Tobias-Reiper · 05-22-2012, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by TheDeuce

I will say that all of the noise coming out about how the NFL made billions off of players while they were getting brutalized, concussed, etc. is complete bullcrap. These guys willingly strapped the helmets on. They personally made millions of dollars, became famous, and were idolized. A lot of the guys who made millions actually used the game, not the other way around. For many, football offered them a "way out" from lives of crime and struggling.

You mean to tell me that getting hit violently in the head causes brain damage? No s***. These guys knew that the game is a violent one, but they wanted to reap the rewards. It's like smokers... who sued the tobacco companies. Or as Larry the Cable Guy says: "I currently have a lawsuit filed against Hustler because they caused me to get Carpal Tunnel."

... I posted this before, specifically comparing what happened to the tobacco industry with the NFL lawsuits: the issue with the tobacco industry was that their stance was cigarettes were safe, even proclaiming it was healthy to smoke, and had a myriad of ads everywhere stating "physicians and doctors say... " while they had conducted their own studies and those studies indicated smoking was really not good for one's health.

The NFL is facing a similar problem in that NFL doctors, from its top league doctor to team physicians, trainers, etc., basically proclaimed and told players that concussions were "safe" and had no repercussions in the future. This is documented, so...

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05-22-2012, 09:03 PM	#9
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	Originally Posted by TheDeuce I will say that all of the noise coming out about how the NFL made billions off of players while they were getting brutalized, concussed, etc. is complete bullcrap. These guys willingly strapped the helmets on. They personally made millions of dollars, became famous, and were idolized. A lot of the guys who made millions actually used the game, not the other way around. For many, football offered them a "way out" from lives of crime and struggling. You mean to tell me that getting hit violently in the head causes brain damage? No s***. These guys knew that the game is a violent one, but they wanted to reap the rewards. It's like smokers... who sued the tobacco companies. Or as Larry the Cable Guy says: "I currently have a lawsuit filed against Hustler because they caused me to get Carpal Tunnel." ... I posted this before, specifically comparing what happened to the tobacco industry with the NFL lawsuits: the issue with the tobacco industry was that their stance was cigarettes were safe, even proclaiming it was healthy to smoke, and had a myriad of ads everywhere stating "physicians and doctors say... " while they had conducted their own studies and those studies indicated smoking was really not good for one's health. The NFL is facing a similar problem in that NFL doctors, from its top league doctor to team physicians, trainers, etc., basically proclaimed and told players that concussions were "safe" and had no repercussions in the future. This is documented, so... [ sharke likes this.
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