Comments on: Jim McMahon sues the NFL over concussions

By: bleed4philly

bleed4philly — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:15:22 +0000

Well It’s no ticklin competition now is it tommy? These blokes are out to hurt each otha.

By: sojumaster

sojumaster — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:53:04 +0000

The weakest part of the case is that they are trying to apply TODAYS’s knowledge about head injuries to what we knew 25 years ago. Does not work like that Jim. Discovery through research is not retro-active.

By: polishkingski

polishkingski — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:24:03 +0000

when you see the ridiculous law cases brought against people/places/companies….etc, i think jimbo is totally in his right mind to sue the nfl. ask this question: would these guys have said they were ok to go back in and play (or whatever the case may be) if they knew they might not have a normal functioning brain in ten years? even if you say yes the nfl should have wondered if these guys were paying a steep price to keep the (back a few years) million dollar ball rolling. why is it that players (i.e the workers) have no right to complain just because they are given a job while the owners(businesses) reap all the profit? i`ll bet all the g.o.p lovers on this site or a great majority reside in the worker camp but still through voting bite their nose off to spite their face. what fools.

By: canteatgreens

canteatgreens — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:59:38 +0000

I just find it funny that while all these ex-players are making claims or requesting more help, the current players are upset that the league is “softening”.

Couldn’t be a group of people more confused about what they want. I guess it’s only good when you benefits you in the now…

By: pacificnw7722

pacificnw7722 — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:06:19 +0000

nineroutsider says: Aug 18, 2011 7:13 PM

The NFL is no angel, but this lawsuit will get crushed. Are they suing their peewee, high school, and college teams too?

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Very true, you can’t prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the NFL caused you issues. C’mon man, he’s been getting his bell rung his ENTIRE life.

By: dj12gauge

dj12gauge — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:56:07 +0000

I guess this means white headbands are no good for absorbing impact

By: richm2256

richm2256 — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:32:44 +0000

Not buying this BS; McMahon acted like a guy with brain damage BEFORE he got his first concussion.

Jim, the doctors can tell the difference between an immature moron and a guy who suffered a real concussion.

By: 160hfalligatorhater

160hfalligatorhater — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:18:15 +0000

Thanks Jim.At 15, my granddaughter was hit in the head with a softball hit. Unconscious for ten minutes. Went from good grades to failing. she STILL isn’t right. It has been heartbreaking. She is 17 now.. Two coaches at practice..she turned her head to listen to one, Wham! Batter was given the go ahead

By: bucks12965

bucks12965 — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:15:15 +0000

I’m going to sue my employer for damaging my eyesight. I now have to wear glasses because I look at a computer all day.

By: croghan1919

croghan1919 — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:00:17 +0000

This is why you hear talk of eliminating kick-offs and the rule changes re “player safety”:
L-I-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y

By: blackfootkiller

blackfootkiller — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:38:35 +0000

Are his problems due to football…Or all of the heavy drinking he did while he played, and since?

By: steelerhypocrite

steelerhypocrite — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:16:55 +0000

He should also sue the silverware drawer for allowing a fork to fly into his eyeball…

By: udontknowjaq

udontknowjaq — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:12:56 +0000

@12is3times4
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there will always be poverty so there for there will always be football!

By: kevinwi

kevinwi — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:08:54 +0000

He’ll have a tough time proving his LT effects didn’t occur during college at BYU or HS for that matter…..he chose this way of life….he’s a millionaire…that’s the price you pay for fame.

By: stvang

stvang — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:08:11 +0000

How will you argue that voluntary headbuts after big plays did not contribute?

By: kom2k10

kom2k10 — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:03:09 +0000

gman41 says:
Aug 18, 2011 6:57 PM
I played football for ten years and cannot count the number of times I had my “BELL RUNG” on one hand. They were all concussions and the coaches would tell ya to shake it off and get back in there. A couple times I didn’t even remeber parts of the game. I disagree with the over protection of QB’s but concussions is something every contact sport should take a look at. Hockey is having a huge problem with it as well(I am Canadian ) The players are getting to big, strong and fast and the equipment cannot keep up.
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gman, I think you’re right, but the problem is that they didn’t know the affects of concussions back then, but now they are acting as if it were common knowledge but the NFL deliberately withheld the information. That is what I have a hard time with.

The NFL couldn’t have “protected” the players from an unknown serious risk because the link hadn’t been discovered yet. Until just now. Which is why they are now making rule changes to further protect the players (even though the players are bit**ing about it).

By: andyreidisfat

andyreidisfat — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:30 +0000

I had 7 concusions my jr and sr years in High school while playing hockey. I still to this day have symptoms of what my doctors call PCS.

But i would never sue because it was my choice to play. I didn’t have to. And i didn’t even make any money.

These guys knew there was a problem at the time. If you can’t see straight and feel like throwing up after getting hit in the head, it seems obvious to stop what you are doing. Jimmy boy needs to man up and deal with what happen to him just as i am.

By: zanderbough

zanderbough — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:57:50 +0000

Um…. Assumption of the risk?

By: sieg1234

sieg1234 — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:41:51 +0000

Sad that one of Ditka’s big bad Bears is now acting like such a vag. Long term care? Look how much players get paid now; quit spending it frivolously and you would be able to pay for it. You CHOSE to play the sport for a lot of money, that was a CHOICE. You CHOSE to get hit; stop your bitching.

And yes I know Mac didn’t make millions then, but he made good money and he chose to play football as a career. This lawsuit, and any like it, should be tossed immediately. Our country is such a joke sometimes.

By: fcraux

fcraux — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:29:43 +0000

Sorry that your hurting, but people would take you more seriously if YOU took it more seriously. STOP THE SHTICK JIM…
“tape an aspirin to your helmet and you go back in”???

By: tackleberries

tackleberries — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:27:35 +0000

Is a concussion to blame for his performance in “The Super Bowl Shuffle”?

By: larrydavidstern

larrydavidstern — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:27:19 +0000

Wouldn’t this be like joining the army and then suing if you get called to war? You know the risk you take when you sign up to play football. It’s high risk, but high reward. This lawsuit is a waste of everybodys time and money!

By: nfl fan

nfl fan — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:24:19 +0000

Jim McMahon’s trademark was headbutting, with or without a helmet. Bad idea I guess.

By: radrntn

radrntn — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:22:08 +0000

get ready for the new rule

crack your coconut once during the season, you must sit out one week

crack it a second time, and you must sit out three weeks,

crack it a third time in a season and you will have to sit out 6 weeks

crack it a 4th time and you go on IR

By: tednancy

tednancy — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:21:10 +0000

When it comes to concussions, every player knows that your job is at risk for every single play you sit on the sidelines recovering. There is tremendous pressure – overt and implied – to “play through it” . . . or else.

Those who claim that brain trauma is an acceptable risk either never played themselves, or are too myopic to understand all sides of this issue.

That said, I hope the plaintiffs are more focused in increasing awareness and redressing genuine grievances, and less focused on cashing in.

By: ruvelligwebuike

ruvelligwebuike — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:18:48 +0000

“Jim McMahon Sues NFL Over Current Lack of Money and/or Fame.

By: justanotherdummy

justanotherdummy — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:18:05 +0000

kingjoe, all UFC fighters participate in MMA. Not all MMA fighters compete in the UFC. You are mixing a brand with a sport.

By: nineroutsider

nineroutsider — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:13:07 +0000

The NFL is no angel, but this lawsuit will get crushed. Are they suing their peewee, high school, and college teams too?

By: thetooloftools

thetooloftools — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:09:46 +0000

I think step ARE being taken to limit player injury due to concussions. What happened back then was people didn’t know any better. Getting you “bell rung” no longer means going back into a game. They also need to pad the OUTSIDE of the helmet like Don Beebe did of the Buffalo Bills. That helmet was a great idea. Why not disperse the hit at the point of impact?

By: trbowman

trbowman — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:08:31 +0000

lol, most of ya’ll have never played football in your life and yet you want the guys in this lawsuit that played at the highest level.