ATHLETIC ASSHOLES

[HairOfTheDog]

Concussions



I think Cutz and I discussed the lawsuit by retired NFL players in regards to concussions way upthread.

Concussions can and do happen in every contact sport. But, there seems to be a lot of focus on the frequency of serious concussions suffered by high school, college, and professional American football players these days.

The movie "Concussion" starring Will Smith opens in a couple of days. Smith plays Dr. Bennet Omalu (pictured center) who helped discover chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

Omalu's discovery and struggle to be heard by the NFL heads will be portrayed in the film. Sounds like the film portrays the NFL heads as dismissive assholes who don't give a shit about the players' health and only care about the money.

Omalu estimates that over 90% of NFL players will suffer long term problems associated with the disease.

I'm not a big football fan (nor a Will Smith fan) but I'm interested in the health and legal aspects of the story and will definitely watch it when it hits On Demand.

I'm kinda curious if any of Mock's avid NFL fans think the exposure from the movie will change any football fans' minds or if most fans figure the players get paid well in advance for a potential lifetime of challenges?