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Researchers say NFL star Junior Seau had degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide

  • Article by: BARRY WILNER , Associated Press
  • Updated: January 10, 2013 - 5:11 PM
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rshacklefordJan. 10, 1312:30 PM

Those NFL paid-for commercials about getting children involved in football have been a waste. No helmet will ever protect your brain from sloshing around inside your skull.

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elind56Jan. 10, 1312:52 PM

Expect a continuing stream of new rules and new interpretations of existing ones as the NFL tries to curry favor with small, but extremely loud, anti-pretty-much-everything groups. I'm seriously doubting the game can survive for more than 10 more years in a form that would still attract fans.

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bigj111Jan. 10, 13 1:29 PM

"I'm seriously doubting the game can survive for more than 10 more years in a form that would still attract fans."-----sadly, I believe you are right. Look at the way jousting came and went....

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bigj111Jan. 10, 13 1:34 PM

FWIW, a guy by the name of Ace Parker is a NFL Hall of Famer who played back in the 30's and 40's. He played so long ago that he was QB of the Brooklyn Dodgers (not a typo). Anyway, they guy is 100 years old, and doing fine. Why don't we ever see stories written about the hundreds of guys who played football at a high level and are doing fine? Instead we read about the dozen or so that have brain ailments and kill themselves and/or their family. I think its important to view this through the same lense as air travel....no one ever reads a news story about the thousands who's flight took off and landed without incident every day.

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beauhurtigJan. 10, 13 4:39 PM

Does anyone doubt that it is harmful to your health to intentionally collide with another large, strong, fast human over and over for a period of years? If not, wouldn't the $30 million be better spent on conditions that are not easily preventable--e.g., cancer research? These players assume the risks for hefty salaries, so maybe we should focus on other people who are not aware of the risks or properly compensated for them.

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