Posted on 03/30/2015 6:46:44 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland walked away from the NFL at the age of 24 for fear of head injuries, despite not having a diagnosed concussion for a decade. And then there’s Wes Welker, the anti-Borland, a wideout with a disturbing array of concussions who isn’t ready to quit.
“As long as I’ve recovered the right way and everything like that, I’m ready to go,” Welker told ESPN in December. “I really don’t see any problem with it.’’
But apparently the rest of the NFL sees what Welker doesn’t. Pro Football Talk reported the receiver has “generated no buzz” on the free-agent market. Welker, who will turn 34 in May, is a shadow of the player he once was after sustaining three concussions in a 10-month span.
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Punch drunk doesn’t only apply to old boxers. The same holds true for any contact sport. If you’ve ever had a conclusion, you will remember and be affected by it. It’s a serious and lasting injury.
As a Pats fan, I simply loved watching Welker play. He was always tough, always came to play. I was sad to see him go, and sadder to see him like this, but I agree he should retire.
I have followed Welker since his days in Oklahoma high school. He is the most skilled and courageous football player in history. But he assumed the risk of severe injury. Now he is finished . But what a ride Wes. Great life. Take your savings and start a car wash. If I owned a team I would take him for a year and a much lower salary. If he is right, I would move him up after a good tear or bonus him this year for so many catches and so many YAC yards.This is a sport with 4.4 defensive backs all on steroids. They can kill you easy. He is lucky to be alive and walking. He needs a business, kids and a wife. Good luck Raider!!
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland walked away from the NFL at the age of 24 for fear of head injuries, despite not having a diagnosed concussion for a decade.
just further proof what whores the media are...Borland was never diagnosed with a concussion but had major injuries (shoulders/others) at Wisconsin that NFL teams were concerned about...and, oh yeh, the prior weeks before Borland’s announcement two Wisconsin Badger seniors he player with, and guys that would’ve been late round picks, also retired...
True, I think the average time they play in the NFL is much lower than many would think. Especially on the OL and DL.
I’m a Pats fan and still wear #83 WELKER to this day.
Love the man, for whatever team he plays for.
Stay safe, Wes.
I got one when I was just a kid, playing "sandlot" softball. ( It was actually a built field at the school across the street from my house. ) I collided with a much bigger kid running for a flyball, and I woke up on the bench with the other kids fretting over me. I walked back to my house, just a few hundred feet, and I was seeing pinwheels in front of my eyes. These visions recurred throughout my young adult life as "migraine auras" up to several times a year. I only found out that's what they were called late in the game. The headaches were not of epic severity, but they were headaches. I had a whole theory that if I would lie down real quick, I could finesse the headache.
So anyway, yeah.
Bill Walsh was always great at that, letting Hall of Famers go a year or two before their actual expiration date.
Your experiences are similar to mine.
It’s interesting. I read a book called THE PERFECT MACHINE about the Hale Telescope at Mount Palomar, George Hale being the namesake and progenitor of the thing. This book contained the information that George Hale suffered from “The Whirligus” as he called it, episodes of which he had to “lie down” to endure. It reminded me of my experience, although his sounded much worse. So thinking about it, you have to wonder. It was attributed to “nervous exhaustion” in those days.
Sounds like high blood pressure to me.
I don’t think Welker is done yet. If he can still perform, I say let him play.
I have had lower blood pressure my whole life. But I have those headaches a couple of times a year. Lay me out flat. I am down for about four hours. Then I am good for five or six months.
I got plenty of head bangs as a young kid. Never in formal sports. Things like rock fights. Yes, rock fights. I was kind of a stupid kid.
Roger Staubach had six concussions IIRC. Troy Aikman had about the same. That is why they have been poor pauperized hospital patients ever since retiring.
Wes was obviously targeted since joining Denver AND THE LEAGUE DID NOTHING. Watch the games, it was clear.
We had rock fights! That was a normal thing in those days. I caught a piece of a cinder block on the top of my head at age six. No concussion! I just ran home screaming and had to get a couple of stitches at the hospital. "Ah yes, I remember it well!"
Money isn’t everything.
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