05-29-2015, 07:17 PM
The litigation by NFL players definitely incited all major professional sports leagues, including MLB and NBA, to enhance their existing concussion policies to include not only team but also league medical oversight. That's true Gunnar.
None of the professional sports leagues want that liability and those potential massive pay-outs now that precedent has been set by NFL plaintiffs. So, in that respect, I guess basketball players and all pro athletes can thank the NFL. The policies across the pro sports industry are more consistent than they were in the past. http://www.lawinsport.com/features/item/...-protocols
Basketball has a much lower per-player and per-game concussion rate than American football anyway. But, I've never heard a ton of allegations in the past or present from NBA players claiming to be encouraged or forced to play with head injuries like I have from NFLers.
None of the professional sports leagues want that liability and those potential massive pay-outs now that precedent has been set by NFL plaintiffs. So, in that respect, I guess basketball players and all pro athletes can thank the NFL. The policies across the pro sports industry are more consistent than they were in the past. http://www.lawinsport.com/features/item/...-protocols
Basketball has a much lower per-player and per-game concussion rate than American football anyway. But, I've never heard a ton of allegations in the past or present from NBA players claiming to be encouraged or forced to play with head injuries like I have from NFLers.