Comments on: Hall of Famers Johnson, Perry donate their brains

By: warrens27

warrens27 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:49:52 +0000

jackfnburton: how many issues plague 80 year old people to begin with?

There are 20 reasons why this wont make a difference, age just being one minor one. Thank.

By: mtnoll

mtnoll — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:03:53 +0000

The NFL won’t ever do anything significant about brain injuries because the majority of ex-players are forgotten about. The NFL fans pay money to see the players that are playing now. I think over the past couple months, the NFL has proved it cares more about the money now versus the well being of the game later.

By: regis18

regis18 — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:00:35 +0000

I sat with John Henry Johnson and his late wife at a Super Bowl dinner in Atlanta a few years ago. He was in great shape physically and nicely dressed. But he was unable to particpate in any conversations and was obviously brain damaged or just senile. Someone in his family made a good decision to have his brain donated. The league should be thankful, too.

By: hobartbaker

hobartbaker — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:05:07 +0000

Donna hopes the brain made it to the research institution as promised.

“You know how Joe was, if you didn’t remind him constantly, he’d forget where he left his head.”.

By: yahmule

yahmule — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:53:52 +0000

Players can live for decades in a state of diminished capacity. John Mackey is a prime example.

By: jackfnburton

jackfnburton — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:11:41 +0000

“So are the brains of 80+ year old people really going to tell anyone anything worthwhile and conclusive????”

First, answer this question: “Are you a doctor?”

In a related story, when does the Commish get HIS head examined? Come on Goodell. End the lockout. Give us your brain.

By: tinbender2000

tinbender2000 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:39:32 +0000

These guys lived into their eighties and played when the helmets and pads were softer. Anyone see a correlation here?

By: comeonnowguys

comeonnowguys — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:07:03 +0000

@willycents

Bad. More than enough stories about the lockout, don’t need to start that crap up in an unrelated story.

By: jakek2

jakek2 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:02:15 +0000

hopefully to some of these pro-owner bloggers.

By: cover2blitz0

cover2blitz0 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:55:12 +0000

if they died at 84 and 81 thats a fairly long lifespan which makes you wonder how much/what kinda trauma they suffered if any? even players and equipment advances decades later guys are dying or commiting suicide in their late 40′s and 50′s now so im sure a good bit of nfl player deaths occur because of things besides head injuries,etc

By: warrens27

warrens27 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:53:11 +0000

So are the brains of 80+ year old people really going to tell anyone anything worthwhile and conclusive????

By: captainwisdom8888

captainwisdom8888 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:43:29 +0000

They surely won’t be needing your brain, willycents.

By: willycents

willycents — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:31:17 +0000

I heard a rumor that several current NFL players offered to donate their brains, also. They were unable to due to their off-field actions indicating that they did not have any.”