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Marino suing the NFL over concussions....

BlueFin said:
C'mon dude.....anyone, and I mean anyone who doesn't admit they knew the risks of playing football is being disengious.
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Nobody knew the long-term effects of concussions. Nobody. The claim, which the NFL chose to settle rather than fight, is that when the NFL did find out a few years ago, the concealed such information from the players.

Again, if you are saying you knew that concussions caused long-term damage with latent effects, you are either a liar or you missed out on a ground-breaking medical publication that would have probably made you a lot of money. If it's the later, I apologize. That sucks, but that's how it goes. Publish or perish.
 
He probably told his wife that the concussions made him bang various woman throughout his career. This is horse poopie and I'm embarrassed I'm a fan of his.
 
Gonzo said:
Nobody knew the long-term effects of concussions. Nobody. The claim, which the NFL chose to settle rather than fight, is that when the NFL did find out a few years ago, the concealed such information from the players.

Again, if you are saying you knew that concussions caused long-term damage with latent effects, you are either a liar or you missed out on a ground-breaking medical publication that would have probably made you a lot of money. If it's the later, I apologize. That sucks, but that's how it goes. Publish or perish.
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People have known that concussions are bad for you for a long time. It just wasn't a hot social issue of the day.

Just like it's 'just now' becoming a big deal that sedentary lifestyles are bad for you. That ain't news.
 
J. David Wannyheimer said:
People have known that concussions are bad for you for a long time. It just wasn't a hot social issue of the day.

Just like it's 'just now' becoming a big deal that sedentary lifestyles are bad for you. That ain't news.
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The immediate dangers of concussions have been known for a long time, but not the long-term and latent effects.
 
I'll post this line again... in hopes that those of you that seem to be disenchanted with Marino may offer your opinion on its meaning:

"Marino’s lawsuit seeks medical monitoring and unspecified financial recovery."

How would you interpret that sentence?
 
J. David Wannyheimer said:
People have known that concussions are bad for you for a long time. It just wasn't a hot social issue of the day.

Just like it's 'just now' becoming a big deal that sedentary lifestyles are bad for you. That ain't news.
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yeah, they've been doing studies for decades, about concussions and post-concussion syndrome.
 
Gonzo said:
I'm a proponent of it when it comes to long-term, latent damage. If you say you knew that the concussion you sustained back in the 80's would cause you serious health issues now, you're lying. Nobody knew. The claim the NFL players are making is that the NFL began concealing such information from players when they found out about such long-term issues. If that's true, which I have no reason to believe is not considering the huge settlement, then the players are absolutely in the right here.
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This is as bogus as the class action lawsuits and state government lawsuits against the tobacco industry. Anyone with an ounce of common sense has known the dangers of tobacco use since the late 60's, early 70's.
Anyone with knowledge of Jerry Quarry and dementia pugilistica understands that repeated head trauma can cause long term damage. Jerry Quarry's story was publicized in the early 90's.
I'm not buying this feigned ignorance on the part of former players as there has been plenty of medical literature on the subject that the agents and NFLPA have had access to. The NFL is NOT a medical authority on anything as they don't conduct medical research. Therefore, its a stretch to make a negligence claim against them, at least from a practical standpoint. Of course, all bets are off in our corrupt, overzealous and overly litiginous legal system.

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Gonzo said:
The immediate dangers of concussions have been known for a long time, but not the long-term and latent effects.
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Untrue
 
How are these players going to prove that the concussions were not from high school, or college football, if they were not diagnosed at the time. Lawyers and judges will eventually end the NFL. It has already changed the game, and will continue to do so until it's just not football anymore.
 
He(as well as other players) will likely end up with a settlement amount. In all honesty, if I was in his shoes, I would do the same thing.
He might be having some issues from the hits sustained during his football career. Who are we to judge him.
He is the same age as me (53) and let me tell you, he injuries I sustained playing football still give me trouble.
Brain injuries are permanent and as you age it can increase the odds of Parkinson and Alzheimer disease as well as other problems.
This in no way taints his legacy. He is just doing what he needs to do.
The NFL and the owners have plenty of money. A drop in the bucket.
 
Phantom said:
How are these players going to prove that the concussions were not from high school, or college football, if they were not diagnosed at the time. Lawyers and judges will eventually end the NFL. It has already changed the game, and will continue to do so until it's just not football anymore.
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Never really thought that day would come, but between this and the new claim about the drugs and injury treatment, that day may come.
 
Good for you Dan, go get paid....these billionaires used these players big time all for money.....granted the players allowed themselves to be used but so what.....when I guy has a head injury the coach is putting him back in the game because he is trying to win a game and could care less what the long term medical issues said player had later in life....

Just like in Denver when Shanahan begged Terrell Davis to go in the game as a decoy during the SB when he had a migraine so bad he could barely open his eyes.....what would have happened he a LB put a vicious hit on him in that state......

I'm sure there were games were Dan took a shot and was seeing stars for several plays but played anyways......the NFL can afford it pay the players......
 
jvw said:
Good for you Dan, go get paid....these billionaires used these players big time all for money.....granted the players allowed themselves to be used but so what.....when I guy has a head injury the coach is putting him back in the game because he is trying to win a game and couldn't care less what the long term medical issues said player had later in life....

Just like in Denver when Shanahan begged Terrell Davis to go in the game as a decoy during the SB when he had a migraine so bad he could barely open his eyes.....what would have happened he a LB put a vicious hit on him in that state......

I'm sure there were games were Dan took a shot and was seeing stars for several plays but played anyways......the NFL can afford it pay the players......
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sorry, just a pet peeve of mine, but, fyp.
 
Gonzo said:
Nobody knew the long-term effects of concussions. Nobody. The claim, which the NFL chose to settle rather than fight, is that when the NFL did find out a few years ago, the concealed such information from the players.

Again, if you are saying you knew that concussions caused long-term damage with latent effects, you are either a liar or you missed out on a ground-breaking medical publication that would have probably made you a lot of money. If it's the later, I apologize. That sucks, but that's how it goes. Publish or perish.
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Seriously...I don't know how old you are but we all saw what getting hit in the head did to Cassius Clay (Muhamad Ali).....again, you have to be a moron not to know what a getting hit in the head could do to you.

I know its all part of the socialist agenda to suck what you can from those who have more....but in the end it serves no purpose other than to destroy an industry.

This might be the end my support for this sport...yes virginia...I always knew getting hit in the head could cause damage.

Thats the risks they took to get paid millions....Unlike you I am not liar...I admit that I am not dumb enough to think getting hit in the head could not have long term damage.
 
jlfin said:
This is as bogus as the class action lawsuits and state government lawsuits against the tobacco industry. Anyone with an ounce of common sense has known the dangers of tobacco use since the late 60's, early 70's.
Anyone with knowledge of Jerry Quarry and dementia pugilistica understands that repeated head trauma can cause long term damage. Jerry Quarry's story was publicized in the early 90's.
I'm not buying this feigned ignorance on the part of former players as there has been plenty of medical literature on the subject that the agents and NFLPA have had access to. The NFL is NOT a medical authority on anything as they don't conduct medical research. Therefore, its a stretch to make a negligence claim against them, at least from a practical standpoint. Of course, all bets are off in our corrupt, overzealous and overly litiginous legal system.

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Untrue
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Yep, the reports began to come out in boxing around that time (not that long ago relatively speaking, considering Marino played through the 80's, just like many of the players in the lawsuit). Their application to football came after and if the players' claims are true, the NFL tried to bury those findings. If they didn't perhaps they should have fought such a costly settlement.

Not untrue at all.
 
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