Armstrong12

CTE, the concussion crisis, and an economic look at the end of football - Grantland

I dont want to even imagin a situation like that, but according to this article its quite possbile. I hope not

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Tunescribe

That's a pretty outrageous article, I didn't even finish reading it. I can't even begin to imagine high school coaches and referees being hauled into court on concussion-oriented civil lawsuits.

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Immaculate12

Technology works wonders my friends. No need to be worried.

Husse

If lawsuits were to start shuffling in and they become such a big problem that football itself was at risk it's easy to avoid liability.

For the NFL, just make the players sign a contract that says they understand the risks of playing and do it anyway. This put all the liability on themselves and the risk vs reward factor is heavily in favour of the reward. Even the the lowest salary in the NFL is much bigger than most of these players could expect from any other job.

College could probably also do this, and people will take that chance to get an education. Provided every player has reached the age of majority they can sign such a contract.

High School would be the only problem since the player aren't old enough to sign a contract. A parent could probably still sign it.

FredFromDartmouth

Once the Ambulance Chasers are involved things fall apart pretty quickly....hopefully the agreements will be enough to protect the game from these parasites...

Tunescribe

Yup, two words: liability waiver. That pretty much sinks the entire article.

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Patsfanin Philly

Just over a century ago, the same thing was playing out because of the deaths on the football field, Football was saved because of a visionary President...

Theodore Roosevelt Association

>>>>Strange as it may seem, high school football, college football, and even the Super Bowl might not exist today if President Theodore Roosevelt had not taken a hand in preserving the game. As originally played on college campuses, the game was extremely rough, including slugging, gang tackling and unsportsmanlike behavior. Quite a number of players died (18 in just the year 1905 alone, with 20 times fewer players than there are today). Interest in becoming a football player was declining!<<<<<

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Tunescribe

Teddy Roosevelt was the first Goodell!

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black&gold

Liability waivers are ineffective if they're based on misrepresented facts. As I understand, the current lawsuits brought by former players allege that the NFL intentionally misrepresented the risk of head injuries.

Deus Irae

Football is the modern American version of the Roman "breads and circuses". Congress will pass any liability waivers needed to keep the NFL afloat.

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