Posted on 08/20/2011 3:24:33 PM PDT by Scanian
(CBS/AP) PHILADELPHIA - Six former players and one current player have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over the league's handling of concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind.
The players accuse the league of training players to hit with their heads, failing to properly treat them for concussions and trying to conceal for decades any links between football and brain injuries.
The plaintiffs include two-time Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon, who has said he played through five concussions but now frequently walks around "in a daze" and forgets why he entered a room.
The suit accuses the NFL of negligence and intentional misconduct in its response to the headaches, dizziness and dementia that former players have reported. The suit, filed Wednesday, seeks medical monitoring along with funds to pay for the care of injured players.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league had not yet seen the lawsuit but would vigorously contest any such claims.
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“forgets why he entered a room”
Yeah? Is he over 50?
..wait till he gets into his 60's and finds the TV remote in the front seat of the car.....dat'll stump him
One persons solution was to go back to leather helmets!
His reasoning is that heads would not be used as weapons any more, and less injuries would happen as a result.
McMahon’s problem is going to be proving he wasn’t messed up in the head before he entered the NFL.
I’m happy if I can still remember what I’m looking for after I find my glasses.
So maybe they oughta have thought about that before excepting millions of dollars? Ya think?
Well said.
52 tomorrow.
Good strategy on leather helmets. How many concussionsa with rugby players? I played for 10 years and you could tell who the the newbies were. Thet would always lead with their head but only their first practice. They learned how to tackle after that.
I agree with the leather helmet theory.
Those of us who are old enough to remember them-—or even to have used them-—also recall that concussions were rare and “spearing” tactics and leading with the head were much less common.
Have a look at YouTube videos which feature “Old time football” and the difference in tackling technique is striking. Players “wrapped up” and there was very little “collision” type tackles compared to what we have today.
Good strategy on leather helmets. How many concussionsa with rugby players? I played for 10 years and you could tell who the the newbies were. Thet would always lead with their head but only their first practice. They learned how to tackle after that.
Isn’t it a voluntary assumption of a known risk?
Then forgetting why he entered a room is just the beginning.
All kidding aside, I know concussions are serious and multiple concussions can certainly lead to permanent problems.
I will go a step further and say this could be the eventual deathnell of the sport as we know it. Negligence or not, concussions will happen in football — a lot. As public awareness grows I see high schools giving up the sport and many parents not letting their children play. I played small time HS football, but even then I remember having a throbbing headache every night after practice or game.
I will go a step further and say this could be the eventual deathnell of the sport as we know it. Negligence or not, concussions will happen in football — a lot. As public awareness grows I see high schools giving up the sport and many parents not letting their children play. I played small time HS football, but even then I remember having a throbbing headache every night after practice or game.
Yes no kidding!
It seems like the concussion thing is very real. Sad to read about some of these former players condition.
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