Antwan Randel-El can't walk down stairs

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(01-20-2016, 05:03 PM)gobobro Wrote: You can say you don't feel bad for them because they had choices, and that's totally fine. I do, but that's not the point I was trying to make.

I think the "tough luck, you knew what you were getting into" crowd severely overestimates the amount of transparency certain industries such as the NFL have when divulging the amount of risk involved.  Randel El started playing football in 2002, and while we all know hitting your head isn't a good thing, the amount of information we are given now is pretty vast compared to then.

Maybe now that we are convinced the NFL is no longer covering up the long-term damage of concussions we can start telling players that they "knew" what they were getting into.  Interestingly enough, we are seeing more players retire early due to concerns over this...fascinating.

Anywho, I'm going to get in the car and head to Wal Mart.  If I get in a fatal auto accident on the way feel free to tell my surviving family members how I should have known how prevalent auto accidents are and I still knowingly took an unnecessary risk.