04-27-2016, 08:39 PM
(04-27-2016, 07:48 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: It isn't a "union" contract. It is a collective bargaining agreement. The owner's and the player's union agreed to the contract.
Prove it. The two sources you cited dispute your opinion, including the NFL itself.
The concussion protocol is in place for concussed soccer players in elementary school because it is the standard medical treatment for return to play in concussed players. It was developed by neurologists for the patient's benefit, not the NFL. The NFL adopted what the doctors developed. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you.
The concussion protocol is a stipulation of employment. Like some employers requiring steel toed boots or random drug screens. If the player wants to opt out of the concussion protocol he can quit any time and go work some place else because, like you wrote, playing football is voluntary.
1. Yes I am sure the owners were in favour of less practice lol. Do you enjoy just arguing for the sake of an argument? I guess you will tell me the sky isn't blue and water isn't wet.
2. http://www.nata.org/blog/nata-admin/has-nfls-adapted-training-schedule-led-more-player-injuries
They even say the injury rate rose lol
3. Drug screens alone don't remove the ability to work. And having an equipment mandate isn't quite the same as someone making a decision based off zero hard facts. It's all a judgement call. That's a problem.
