Also, if the league is found to be liable to any degree the past players suffering from the effects of being concussed might receive a stipends from a mandated fund but the real beneficiaries will be the ambulance chasing money grubbing members of the American Trial Lawyers who will reap hundreds of millions! Where will that leave the financial stability of the league?

Don’t you get it?…

The quality of the NFL helmets is not being questioned even though the NFL has examples (and evidence) of NFL players “successfully” using helmets altered, with padding added to the outside as early as 1967…when Willie Lanier first wore a football helmet his rookie year, with padding added to the outside.

Lanier’s career spanned another 10 seasons and was never threatened by concussion again as Willie made famous, his helmet…with padding added to the outside.

Steve Wallace and Mark Kelso wore a ProCap after their careers were threatened by repeated concussions and both played until they were ready to retire and not prematurely, due to repeated concussions.

The ProCap, is a layer of extra padding worn on the outside of helmets…it works, yet the NFL continues to ignore upgrading the padding of the helmets, preferring to point the finger at the way players tackle.

Did anyone realize some players are filing lawsuits against the NFL as a result of reports, that the NFL knew as early as the 1920s of the dangers posed by concussions and yet chose to not warn their players until 2010?

Is it a coincidence that in 2010 the NFL began their effort to fine and suspend players who did not tackle as the NFL deemed “proper”?

The NFL is not concerned about players safety…they are concerned about the lawsuits because they know they are guilty of ignoring the dangers of concussions and ignoring the evidence that safer helmet options were known and available, yet the NFL refused to mandate the safer helmet options or warn the players of the dangers of concussions.

The NFL wants everyone to believe, concussions are the fault of the players, because they didn’t tackle the way Roger Goodell views as proper.

Goodell and the NFL owners know they could be held liable over the concussion issue, dating as far back as the 1920s…and they will do anything to escape their culpability in the concussion matter….claiming it’s the players fault.

Until the legal issues are addressed and litigated, the NFL will continue to point their fingers at the players.

Once the legal matters are taken care of, look for the NFL to finally mandate a safer helmet design, with padding added to the outside, but not until the legal matters are done with.

…jmho…mac

The problem isn’t the rule its the way the officials interpret it. I see so many calls that are clean or un provoked that get called.

So with that being said It not fun to watch beautiful plays to get returned because the officials thought a player was getting horse collared when he wasn’t.

I see some teams get away with it and others pay the price.

I know he climbed some mountain because there was a guy with a 50lb camera on his back right behind him every step of the way.

godell is a joke.

Teams have millions of dollars invested in the players now. The NFL realizes that there could be both season and career ending injuries in every game. What they want is to stop is douche waffles like James Harrison and N.Suh who don’t seem to care at all.

Trust me, the game will remain great if our favorite players are on the field and not a wheel chair.

It is obvious that most players are not going to self-report concussions, because of the risk related with maintaining their jobs. In order to Rodge and the risk-adverse/greedy owners he represents should get the players to sign waivers that say they will not sue the league, teams or owners later in life. That will give Rodge and the owners a warm fuzzy feeling they desire and cease the destruction of the game of football.

The rules at the NFL level are the less violent than either the high school or college level. The NFL is rapidly moving from the toughman league that was present in the 1960′s through mid-1990′s and to a soft, gentle, pass-friendly game that we see today. It is sad to see the hitting taken out of the game. QB’s should fear being hit and WR’s should be concerned about going over the middle. Unfortunately, the owner’s want points and superstar qb’s which means more marginal fans, improved ratings and subsequently, more money. At the core, it is just a bunch of rich old men that are worried about being sued in 10-20 years and lining their pockets with TV money. It has little to do with player safety.

If you don’t love it, why watch?

“Goodell go kill yourself…you’re ruining the game of football”

Mad,