05-07-2018, 04:53 PM
(05-07-2018, 04:46 PM)Older Than You Too Wrote: I'm not ignoring their side or living in a fantasy, I simply don't care about it. I'm a fan of Football as it is, if it changes too much I simply won't be a fan anymore.
I don't think they deserve to be injured (I know you were just generalizing and saying I believe that), but they do know what they signed up for, we all do. Before CTE was even a thing, there were still tons of parents that didn't want their kids playing football etc. Hell, that cliche goes back decades. We all knew playing a contact sport like this leaves a lot of people ****** up by the end of their career, but now we know how it happens and most of its effects.
No they didn't know, and the courts agreed hence the settlement. The NFL knew what was actually happening from a brain damage stand point but they didn't inform their employees. It is one thing to say "I am getting my bell rung and may have headaches" it's another to say "it'll lead to suicidal thoughts in my 50's". No one can make an informed decision about what they are willing to risk without all the information known and the NFL negligently withheld that.
Today, yes there is more information to make more informed decisions and people are making it. The issue is now that the information is out there the question becomes, should anyone under the age of 18 even with parents consent be allowed to do it to themselves? That is something we will see play out over the next 5 or so years in legislatures is my guess. My gut feeling is insurance carriers will stop insuring high schools and youth organizations who play football due to lawsuits that will eventually hit the youth level.
The NFL is changing the rules at the pro level in an attempt to influence the youth game enough to save the sport. It's not about will parents let their kids play, it is will legislatures and insurance companies allow it to happen. If the NFL doesn't make changes then the answer is probably no.
