Oh I don't know, because all the players saw one of their own almost die on the field from a normal hit that happens tens of times every game. I'm sure I wouldn't be too fired up to go cover a kickoff five days after that happened.
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Oh I don't know, because all the players saw one of their own almost die on the field from a normal hit that happens tens of times every game. I'm sure I wouldn't be too fired up to go cover a kickoff five days after that happened.
Yeah I read it is most common in people ages 8-18. Assuming that's because 8 is about the age most kids begin competitive sports and have a less developed bone structure until reaching adulthood?
So it will be ok 12 days later in the playoffs? I’m actually seeing your point but this was likely a 1 in a million hit.
The problem is this is a reality based take.
If the Players Association asks for more time, then I could see all games being cancelled this weekend and the playoff schedule moved back a week. But there is no way they cancel some games while playing others.
These are grown men who get paid a lot of money to play in these games. The NFL makes a lot of money off of these games. Businesses around stadiums make a lot of money. Networks make a lot of money off of these games. A lot of young players are trying to play well for next year. Lots of reasons to play Sunday even if there are no playoff implications.
No but with the playoffs and games with playoff implications I think the scales tip in favor of all the money that is at stake. And with it being the last week of the season, there are actually some games that could be cancelled with very minimal impact to the season. Obviously if this happened in week five that would not be the case. Could be a goodwill gesture to the players union to if they let the players vote if they want to play the games between two eliminated teams.
They’ve known the risks for a long long time.
Would you tell this to players at the game last night? You knew the risks, get back on the field!
What a disingenuous argument. Of course not right after a trauma occurred to their teammate in front of them. For the other teams it’s not going to impact their play. This whataboutism helps no one
Players get hurt all the time. While what happened last night is horrible, you didn't see players not suiting up after Tua got his brains scrambled multiple times this season.
You don't think this impacts guys who weren't at the game? Sure feels like a whole different reaction from the players than your typical severe concussion or neck injury. Don't typically see other teams cancelling scheduled practices and media events because injuries in other games do you?
Did they do CPR on Tua on the field and stop the game? I think most players can compartmentalize CTE and brain trauma as something they may have to deal with down the road (probably not a healthy approach but needed to play a violent game), seeing a player basically dead on the field from a normal hit is something totally different.
Ok I’m going to engage with you one more time on this one. There is a very real chance that this ends up being a lethal injury that happened on the field, something that hasn’t happened while any of these players are alive. It’s also a one in a billion injury that is extremely unlikely to ever happen again. It’s also Tuesday before the last game of the season where most of the games don’t matter and practice is just watching film.
So what’s your take then? Cancel the entire season? Completely ban football in general? If players don’t want to play anymore they can retire. They don’t have to get paid millions to do this.
You have an agenda from a slant. Knock it off.
Then why do you think it's unrealistic to consider cancelling the ones with no playoff implications?
