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Originally Posted by corporatejay
I'm sure that we would have, but I'm not sure anymore. Football is just flat out brutal and takes a significant toll on your body. Very few make a great living out of and I'm not convinced it's worth it. For every Peyton Manning there are 50 guys who are one and done, made 400k, and have long term health effects of playing football until their mid twenties.
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True enough but lets be honest most of these football players wouldn't be necessarly doing high end paying jobs. Most of them barely get into college and probably got some help to get in. This is there chance and they live for it and they know the risks getting involved for the short term glory. That's why I have no issues with guys pounding on each other. It's there risk and there lives.
I also do agree which way the NFL is trying to go with this and trying to make it safer. But I think the only reason the NFL and its owners care about making is safer is to drop the amount they must pay in medical insurance/benefits to retired players since they are not the same. Not because they care about there safety.
Nevertheless it is always tragic when someone takes there life because it could have somehow been preventable with the right help. Unfortunatley not many get it.