Sad About Frank Gifford Having CTE for Years - Page 2

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@DiAnne wrote:
As long as the American public pays for and loves violence it will continue.

This is exactly what I was going to post.

This industry makes billions and billions. And people who either don't agree with the risk players are put under, or who, like me, refuse to fund the paychecks of a group that is increasingly nothing more than addicts, wife beaters, animal abusers, and criminals have to put a stop to the money train that perpetuates it.

I know it is never going to happen, but I don't contribute to it in any way.

MaggieMack · ‎10-01-2014

@Mominohio wrote:
@DiAnne wrote:
As long as the American public pays for and loves violence it will continue.
This is exactly what I was going to post.

This industry makes billions and billions. And people who either don't agree with the risk players are put under, or who, like me, refuse to fund the paychecks of a group that is increasingly nothing more than addicts, wife beaters, animal abusers, and criminals have to put a stop to the money train that perpetuates it.

I know it is never going to happen, but I don't contribute to it in any way.

@Mominohio, appreciate your comments. I had never taken the time to really think about things that way. It does amaze me that the NFL doesn't ban players for life for criminal acts. At least my favorite game, golf, is still filled with people with integrity and the risk of brain injury is nonexistent.

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Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

I need to read up on this ..... first they say that Frank "suffered" from this, but then they said that it cannot be diagnosed until after death via autopsy. Maybe it's just semantics here, but if he was "suffering" from this, wouldn't his wife and/or doctor have realized this?

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

While of course all precautions should be taken, I see no way, past a point, of 'protecting' players. It's a rough sport and those who play it are going to get hurt. What perhaps needs to happen is the development of guidelines (and equipment) to minimize injuries and to more effectively deal with injuries when they happen, including, when necessary, forced sidelining of injured players rather than permitting (or even encouraging) them to play, and, when necessary, earlier forced retirement for those who have already sustained injuries.

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Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
I need to read up on this ..... first they say that Frank "suffered" from this, but then they said that it cannot be diagnosed until after death via autopsy. Maybe it's just semantics here, but if he was "suffering" from this, wouldn't his wife and/or doctor have realized this?

It's like with Altzheimer's.

There is no test that prooves 100% that a person has it. It can only be determined on autopsy.

JustJazzmom · ‎03-09-2010

The NFL is never going to stop football as long as the money rolls in from sponsors, concessions and arenas that keep being built with tax money.

We can have many people homeless on our streets, or lack of services to people but heaven forbid we do not have a state of the art arena to view this barbaric sport in our major cities.

I have to wonder if some of the behavior of some of the players is caused by the CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) starting to change their brains already.

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millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

@ShawnieRight you are! Part of the mystery to me comes from the parents who say they are letting their child make the decision. For all that teens of high school age know, they are still developing mental skills we need as adults. I know I'm old and old-fashioned in some ways, but there are decisions I do not think teens should have the final say. Football is one of them.

As for the NFL protecting its players - without changing the game in very significant ways, I wonder if we have the technology to do that.

Which then makes me question what the players themselves use in making their decisions. Just as it's money that undoubtedly moves the corporate side of the NFL, how much does the money move individual players? I suspect more than we know.

Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

Sure, it's sad. So were the many deaths and injuries that occured in Gladiator arenas, Jousting, Bull Fights, etc. Seems that men like contact sports or the like and pay and support such things. Remember, NO Person forces those pro guys to play. They are just as greedy as the next player to get some hefty money contracts. They know the risks. Injuries will happen.

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RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

My guess would be that as soon as this trend for brain injuries increased with current football players, older players like Frank Gifford were either encouraged, or chose, to have testing as well. With Frank's age, there would have also been normal aging related changes detected in his brain, which would have affected his level of "suffering".