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CaptainCrunch · 06-13-2018, 10:34 PM

I had a bunch of concussions, and they still effect me to this day, and as I get older the headaches, memory gaps and the occasional bout of coordination issues don't get better. The last concussion I got was when I played flag football with fellas from this very site, and I spent 2 months suffering even though the actual contact was minor.

When you look at things like enrollment in youth football and even to an extent hockey, a lot of parents are keeping their kids out of contact sports.

I would expect that if the lawsuits against the NFL/CFL and even the NHL succeed that those sports will be seriously forced to change or go out of existence.

06-13-2018, 10:34 PM	#10
CaptainCrunch Norm! Join Date: Jun 2002 Exp:	I had a bunch of concussions, and they still effect me to this day, and as I get older the headaches, memory gaps and the occasional bout of coordination issues don't get better. The last concussion I got was when I played flag football with fellas from this very site, and I spent 2 months suffering even though the actual contact was minor. When you look at things like enrollment in youth football and even to an extent hockey, a lot of parents are keeping their kids out of contact sports. I would expect that if the lawsuits against the NFL/CFL and even the NHL succeed that those sports will be seriously forced to change or go out of existence. __________________ My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!