Sombering story of former Pats player/coach Corwin Brown and CTE...

[Mustangs84]

Came across this story published today about former Pats DB and coach Corwin Brown and his battle with CTE. It was a tough read, but well worth it. Scary the things your mind is capable of...

Dad was a football star — until Dad was ‘a monster’

 

[Huckleberry1]

Fortunately the owners first and foremost concern is the health and well being of the players. That’s why they want to go to a 46 game season, plus playoffs, and a week for an offseason rest.

 

[Triumph]

The NFL - Football - wont be around or as we know it 10 years from now.

There is no way to protect the brain inside your head. Enough players will eventually file a class action lawsuit against the NFL for being full aware of the dangers of their sport.

 

[Mike the Brit]

Came across this story published today about former Pats DB and coach Corwin Brown and his battle with CTE. It was a tough read, but well worth it. Scary the things your mind is capable of...

Dad was a football star — until Dad was ‘a monster’

Thank you for this link. I remember them letting Corwin Brown go, but I had no idea what kind of a story might have been behind it. Very, very sad.

 

[Hyped]

**** man...had no idea. Thanks for sharing....

 

[bresna]

It's scary how close the Patriots came to having a horrific mass shooting in 2010 that would have changed their future dramatically.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I remember Corwin Brown well.

Brutally sad article. She is so courageous.

NFL denying benefits.....shocking.

 

[bresna]

NFL denying benefits.....shocking.

Sarcasm?

There are plenty of stories out there of this happening to far too many former players with obvious signs of CTE. The NFL really doesn't care about them. The NFL's feeble effort to establish a fund for those suffering from the damage they sustained playing NFL football seems to have been done solely to prevent them from defaulting on their 2015 court settlement. In reality, they don't want to pay out anything. I'm somewhat surprised that this hasn't gone back to court. The cynic in me thinks that they're just delaying that as long as possible in the hopes that these players all die before they receive a dime from this settlement.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Sarcasm?

There are plenty of stories out there of this happening to far too many former players with obvious signs of CTE. The NFL really doesn't care about them. The NFL's feeble effort to establish a fund for those suffering from the damage they sustained playing NFL football seems to have been done solely to prevent them from defaulting on their 2015 court settlement. In reality, they don't want to pay out anything. I'm somewhat surprised that this hasn't gone back to court.

Agree. Yes sarcasm. F-ing d-bags.

The cynic in me thinks that they're just delaying that as long as possible in the hopes that these players all die before they receive a dime from this settlement.

I think so, too

 

[Huckleberry1]

It’s an awful story, and far more prevalent than the NFL wants people to believe. I think what the NFL/HOF did in blocking Junior Seau’s daughter from giving his induction speech is and always will be one of the most disgraceful moments in league history.

 

[Huckleberry1]

It's scary how close the Patriots came to having a horrific mass shooting in 2010 that would have changed their future dramatically.

They had Corwin Brown on the verge of shooting up their locker room, and Aaron Hernandez in it. What a dangerous place to be.

 

[RobertWeathers]

It’s an awful story, and far more prevalent than the NFL wants people to believe. I think what the NFL/HOF did in blocking Junior Seau’s daughter from giving his induction speech is and always will be one of the most disgraceful moments in league history.

It's at the top of my list...

I know the draft and the season is one big party and show but this league has such a dark, sinister, secret state element to it.

 

[State]

My high school in Michigan went from being a powerhouse in football in the late 1970s (class B championship game in 1976 and 1980) to barely having enough players to field a team and losing 41 straight games. The wealthy parents there just don’t want their sons doing a “dangerous” sport. Stories like this are going to continue the trend.

 

[State]

It’s an awful story, and far more prevalent than the NFL wants people to believe. I think what the NFL/HOF did in blocking Junior Seau’s daughter from giving his induction speech is and always will be one of the most disgraceful moments in league history.

Never knew about this. I wonder if it can be read online.

 

[signbabybrady]

Never knew about this. I wonder if it can be read online.

There was nothing that they should have stopped.

The Hall of Fame Speech Junior Seau’s Daughter Couldn’t Give (Published 2015)

The Pro Football Hall of Fame would not allow Junior Seau’s daughter to give a speech at his induction ceremony. Recorded in her hotel room in Canton, Ohio, here’s what Sydney would have said.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Clonamery]

It's at the top of my list...

I know the draft and the season is one big party and show but this league has such a dark, sinister, secret state element to it.

Protect the Brand.

 

[maust]

Protect the Brand.

The leagu'e 4th highest priority, Defend The Shield. The 1st four remain Profit, Profit, Profit

 

[FortressX]

Thanks for posting this OP

I will give it a nighttime bump.