Comments on: Catching up on the latest concussion plaintiffs

By: AlohaMrHand

AlohaMrHand — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:22:34 +0000

this is the same as suing McDonald’s for hot coffee burning you.

By: burgandyandgoldfan

burgandyandgoldfan — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:02:13 +0000

Regardless of whether or not he was concussed, Fred Smoot’s court testimony would be unintelligible.

By: greggfletch1

greggfletch1 — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:30:42 +0000

They wont win, they knew the risks. Seau didnt shoot himself to get his brain examined. Easy way to fix though. Make them all sign waivers if they want to play stateing that they know the risks and want to play anyway. No waiver no play.

By: birdwatcher100

birdwatcher100 — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:08:21 +0000

It’s like me suing my boss for he hemorhoids because I have to sit at my desk all day.

By: chefjayson

chefjayson — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:19:39 +0000

Am I the only person that thinks the concussion suits are absurd? Did they not realize there’s a risk with the game? Of course they did. Its not as if the nfl had knowledge of long term concussion effects and witheld it. The world didn’t know. Regardless…any players that weren’t willing to accept the consequences of getting paid a lot of money to play a game…could have retired at any time and put to use the degrees they got while milking a football scholarship. So now that the nfl is taking over the world like Pinky and the Brain…these reitred guys want a slice of the pie. Period. Not saying there aren’t effects of concussions…just saying the suit is rediculous.

By: firesnyder

firesnyder — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:14:36 +0000

Man, this is coming to a head. People are saying Junior Seau shot himself in the chest to save his brain for medical study. Could we be witnessing the beginning of the end for the NFL? At the very least, I predict cauldron size helmets stuffed with 6 inches of padding…. cool.

By: vetdana

vetdana — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:04:36 +0000

Had all of these players been told of the concussion risks, before they signed NFL Contracts, I believe virtually every one of them would have opted to ” stay & play”, for the money which, every one of them knew,they would never make outside of football.

I also believe that if, many of these suites go through the courts, win, and result in large settlements against the NFL, these high dollar court cases could bankrupt the League and end Pro Football as we know it and do this for two reasons.1.Insurance Companies would never Underwrite any coverage for the NFL, at any cost, because of the high risk and 2.The negative fallout from these settlements would stop the flow of viable replacement player candidates from the High School through the College ranks.

By: alexb64

alexb64 — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:16:05 +0000

another reason I think the hipocracy of the NFLPA is why there was shockingly so much support for the owners during the lockout. Wanting violent hits to stay in the game but also wanting to seemingly reserve the right to later sue the NFL for concussion related problems.

By: thebigcaptain2011

thebigcaptain2011 — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:31:45 +0000

Any plaintiffs from the LA Football Lakers?