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	<title>Comments on: LaVar Arrington sees keeping kids from football as &#8220;sissification&#8221;</title>
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		<title>By: dtowndestroyer</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773633</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dtowndestroyer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A real a$$ ninja right derr]]></description>
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		<title>By: The Overtime Sports Talk Show</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773595</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think its funny what parents think that they can want or make their children do anything. They have a choice. If they wanna play ball, they will. If they don&#039;t, they won&#039;t.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think its funny what parents think that they can want or make their children do anything. They have a choice. If they wanna play ball, they will. If they don&#8217;t, they won&#8217;t.</p>
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		<title>By: bubbasmithguy</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773539</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bubbasmithguy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sissification is how Lavar played. Talk about a bust.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sissification is how Lavar played. Talk about a bust.</p>
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		<title>By: ihateclevelandandphillyandbaltimore</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773518</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ihateclevelandandphillyandbaltimore]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate penn state also.]]></description>
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		<title>By: thraiderskin</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773505</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thraiderskin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. There is rampant sissification in this country, yeah its time to move forward in things, but SUDDENLY acting like football is dangerous is a joke... a huge one. 2. Arrington wasn&#039;t a bust, his career was severly damaged by chronic knee issues, I suppose Bo-Jackson was also a bust in the end. 3. Everything Arrington has is because of football, so if he thinks this whole mess it much ado about nothing, it probably is to him. 4. If you are so concerned about how &quot;dangerous&quot; this game is, why are you on a football sight, I&#039;m sure ProSoccerTalk would love the additional usage. The game most of us love is founded in humanities&#039; most basic drive, to impose one&#039;s will on another, generally through violence.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. There is rampant sissification in this country, yeah its time to move forward in things, but SUDDENLY acting like football is dangerous is a joke&#8230; a huge one. 2. Arrington wasn&#8217;t a bust, his career was severly damaged by chronic knee issues, I suppose Bo-Jackson was also a bust in the end. 3. Everything Arrington has is because of football, so if he thinks this whole mess it much ado about nothing, it probably is to him. 4. If you are so concerned about how &#8220;dangerous&#8221; this game is, why are you on a football sight, I&#8217;m sure ProSoccerTalk would love the additional usage. The game most of us love is founded in humanities&#8217; most basic drive, to impose one&#8217;s will on another, generally through violence.</p>
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		<title>By: eslaught</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773503</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[eslaught]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one has ever said its football or nothing.  Only football players seem to think its football or obesity.  there are other alternatives for those who want their kids to play sports and not receive as much head trauma.  

Parents are allowed to help their children make educated choices and get treatment for any injury.  for whoever said we are sissifying our kids by not letting them play football is stating an uneducated opinion. there is wrestling, baseball, basketball, and the list goes on.  there are alternatives out there for those who want their kids to go other directions.  

what happens in 15 years when lavarr is having depression and memory loss? will he continue to call everyone sissies or will he file a suit like the others?  

and for those who are blasting a guy&#039;s sons that have been deployed and are calling them sissies because they didn&#039;t play football, shame on you.  i spent 7 years in the infantry.  come try the job they are doing sun up to sun set and then continue to call them sissies.  you make me sick.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No one has ever said its football or nothing.  Only football players seem to think its football or obesity.  there are other alternatives for those who want their kids to play sports and not receive as much head trauma.  </p>
<p>Parents are allowed to help their children make educated choices and get treatment for any injury.  for whoever said we are sissifying our kids by not letting them play football is stating an uneducated opinion. there is wrestling, baseball, basketball, and the list goes on.  there are alternatives out there for those who want their kids to go other directions.  </p>
<p>what happens in 15 years when lavarr is having depression and memory loss? will he continue to call everyone sissies or will he file a suit like the others?  </p>
<p>and for those who are blasting a guy&#8217;s sons that have been deployed and are calling them sissies because they didn&#8217;t play football, shame on you.  i spent 7 years in the infantry.  come try the job they are doing sun up to sun set and then continue to call them sissies.  you make me sick.</p>
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		<title>By: bazimon</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773498</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bazimon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 01:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a balanced approach to this. Football is a great sport, but it&#039;s not Imperative for kids to play peewee. Wait until junior high and allow their athletic skills and bodies to develop in other sports. There are a tremendous lack of knowledgable coaches in youth league at end up doing more harm than good. They are more concerned with reliving their high school glory vicariously through 8 year olds than teaching the game properly.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a balanced approach to this. Football is a great sport, but it&#8217;s not Imperative for kids to play peewee. Wait until junior high and allow their athletic skills and bodies to develop in other sports. There are a tremendous lack of knowledgable coaches in youth league at end up doing more harm than good. They are more concerned with reliving their high school glory vicariously through 8 year olds than teaching the game properly.</p>
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		<title>By: cbass59</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773475</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[cbass59]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether kids play or don&#039;t is up to the parents. Why is everyone so concerned about how people raise their kids? Will former players let others parent their kids? Raise your own and worry about your own.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whether kids play or don&#8217;t is up to the parents. Why is everyone so concerned about how people raise their kids? Will former players let others parent their kids? Raise your own and worry about your own.</p>
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		<title>By: chocopoppy</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773451</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[chocopoppy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ya know, I&#039;m starting to wonder why I bother worrying about the retired players.  Most seem to know what they were getting into -- let them trade the glory and money for poor health later.  No skin off my back.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ya know, I&#8217;m starting to wonder why I bother worrying about the retired players.  Most seem to know what they were getting into &#8212; let them trade the glory and money for poor health later.  No skin off my back.</p>
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		<title>By: wvuandsteelers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[wvuandsteelers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I usually despise Lavar Arrington, but have to agree with him 100%.  America is becoming soft.  I mean, I played tackle football in the back yard with friends, etc.  Nothing like bouncing your head off the ground.  I rode my bike without a stupid helmet.  If we want to be a great country again, we need to raise football players and not soccer players or worse XBox players.  I played football myself for many years and have coached youth football for many years.  Football is a great sport and I hope it lives forever.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I usually despise Lavar Arrington, but have to agree with him 100%.  America is becoming soft.  I mean, I played tackle football in the back yard with friends, etc.  Nothing like bouncing your head off the ground.  I rode my bike without a stupid helmet.  If we want to be a great country again, we need to raise football players and not soccer players or worse XBox players.  I played football myself for many years and have coached youth football for many years.  Football is a great sport and I hope it lives forever.</p>
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		<title>By: fatfreddystubbs</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773329</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[fatfreddystubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Definition of Ironic: 

Football fans coming to a football sight and talking out against football
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I thought the definition was &quot;a bunch of idiots on a plane dancing around to a song made famous by guys that died in a plane crash&quot;.  

At least that&#039;s what Buschemi says.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Definition of Ironic: </p>
<p>Football fans coming to a football sight and talking out against football<br />
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<p>I thought the definition was &#8220;a bunch of idiots on a plane dancing around to a song made famous by guys that died in a plane crash&#8221;.  </p>
<p>At least that&#8217;s what Buschemi says.</p>
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		<title>By: kinguga</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773261</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kinguga]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest problems with youth football is the fact that players&#039; parents tend to be much more bloodthirsty than their kids. If your kid has it in them to be the next Ray Lewis, fine. Otherwise, don&#039;t push that aspect of the game so much.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the biggest problems with youth football is the fact that players&#8217; parents tend to be much more bloodthirsty than their kids. If your kid has it in them to be the next Ray Lewis, fine. Otherwise, don&#8217;t push that aspect of the game so much.</p>
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		<title>By: capitaloffense</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[capitaloffense]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lol @ Rick Valdez, nice Junks reference.  As a fan of the Redskins for well over 25 years, they have had little positive to speak of.  If you can name a time where they have NOT deserved bashing please enlighten me.

And did someone pull the effing military card.  *EYE ROLL*  That&#039;s worse than the &quot;what about the children&quot; or &quot;race&quot; card.  Lavar is an active participant in the Wounded Warrior project and from a military family.  His dad has no legs as a result of war, btw.  As our English buddies would say, &quot;Know what you&#039;re on about, guvnah...&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lol @ Rick Valdez, nice Junks reference.  As a fan of the Redskins for well over 25 years, they have had little positive to speak of.  If you can name a time where they have NOT deserved bashing please enlighten me.</p>
<p>And did someone pull the effing military card.  *EYE ROLL*  That&#8217;s worse than the &#8220;what about the children&#8221; or &#8220;race&#8221; card.  Lavar is an active participant in the Wounded Warrior project and from a military family.  His dad has no legs as a result of war, btw.  As our English buddies would say, &#8220;Know what you&#8217;re on about, guvnah&#8230;&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: lolb23</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[lolb23]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kathy must have a lap top in her kitchen.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kathy must have a lap top in her kitchen.</p>
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		<title>By: jaydog76</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jaydog76]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[dmackerman says:
May 8, 2012 4:59 PM
“generally not big and strong enough to seriously injure each other in collisions”

This would mean that not a single High School football player has ever been injured because they aren’t “strong enough”.

It’s not about strength. My buddies dad was in a car accident, going 5mph, and now has permanent brain damage. You can’t tell me that just because you aren’t strong doesn’t mean you can’t hurt someone – or yourself.

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Generally = in most cases, usually

Just thought you could use the definition]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>dmackerman says:<br />
May 8, 2012 4:59 PM<br />
“generally not big and strong enough to seriously injure each other in collisions”</p>
<p>This would mean that not a single High School football player has ever been injured because they aren’t “strong enough”.</p>
<p>It’s not about strength. My buddies dad was in a car accident, going 5mph, and now has permanent brain damage. You can’t tell me that just because you aren’t strong doesn’t mean you can’t hurt someone – or yourself.</p>
<p> &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
Generally = in most cases, usually</p>
<p>Just thought you could use the definition</p>
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		<title>By: dowhatifeellike</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dowhatifeellike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meh. The real money is in baseball anyway.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meh. The real money is in baseball anyway.</p>
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		<title>By: pongonfl</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pongonfl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do we expect him to say?
Its in the culture of those who play and who coach and who watch the sport.  That&#039;s the big issue. 
A wide receiver lays out to catch a ball in the end zone, gets it, is totally unprotected, the safety he beat reaches out as he goes down grabs the head of the receiver and smashes it into the end zone.
Its not a penalty, its a highlight clip you see 200 times a week on the NFL network celebrating the last season....
The receiver had laid out, he was going to hit his head unprotected  anyway. 

But the NFL network celebrates it. 

Its in the nature of a bias that you do not know you have it, and the bias in favour of punishing violence for the sake of punishing is built into the NFL.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What do we expect him to say?<br />
Its in the culture of those who play and who coach and who watch the sport.  That&#8217;s the big issue.<br />
A wide receiver lays out to catch a ball in the end zone, gets it, is totally unprotected, the safety he beat reaches out as he goes down grabs the head of the receiver and smashes it into the end zone.<br />
Its not a penalty, its a highlight clip you see 200 times a week on the NFL network celebrating the last season&#8230;.<br />
The receiver had laid out, he was going to hit his head unprotected  anyway. </p>
<p>But the NFL network celebrates it. </p>
<p>Its in the nature of a bias that you do not know you have it, and the bias in favour of punishing violence for the sake of punishing is built into the NFL.</p>
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		<title>By: rickvaldez</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rickvaldez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m amazed he stopped bashing the Redskins long enough to talk about something else.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m amazed he stopped bashing the Redskins long enough to talk about something else.</p>
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		<title>By: higgy1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[higgy1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GHOSTHOUSE says:May 8, 2012 5:09 PM 

A bust doesn’t typically make 3 pro bowls, tard.


The pro bowl is a big name contest, How did you put it lets see &quot;tard&quot; did you go to the Lavar school of english  ?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GHOSTHOUSE says:May 8, 2012 5:09 PM </p>
<p>A bust doesn’t typically make 3 pro bowls, tard.</p>
<p>The pro bowl is a big name contest, How did you put it lets see &#8220;tard&#8221; did you go to the Lavar school of english  ?</p>
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		<title>By: qdog112</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[qdog112]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All due respect LeVar, I liked you at PSU and so wanted to see that same player in the NFL, but I felt cheated because of the sissification of your play.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All due respect LeVar, I liked you at PSU and so wanted to see that same player in the NFL, but I felt cheated because of the sissification of your play.</p>
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		<title>By: bobhk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[kathyisintheroom says:
May 8, 2012 5:28 PM
whoisedgy says:
May 8, 2012 5:15 PM
Note to LaVarr:
My sons did not play football, yet they deployed to Iraq. They are not sissies. A-hole

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That is your opinion.
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Why don’t you tell that to his sons in person.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>kathyisintheroom says:<br />
May 8, 2012 5:28 PM<br />
whoisedgy says:<br />
May 8, 2012 5:15 PM<br />
Note to LaVarr:<br />
My sons did not play football, yet they deployed to Iraq. They are not sissies. A-hole</p>
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<p>That is your opinion.<br />
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Why don’t you tell that to his sons in person.</p>
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		<title>By: jamaltimore</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773132</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jamaltimore]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think  what he&#039;s really saying is that the issue of concussions is being so overblown that he&#039;s starting to believe that football at different levels will eventually go the way of boxing or go away all together.  Therefore his comments are more defiant than anything else.

I realize concussions exist but like everything else in the US today we are spending everyone&#039;s time worrying about the few.    Is it really about player saftety or is it really a legal way for the former disgruntled players to get back at the NFL for not paying them all these years.  Are  concussions the LEGAL train to ride to make this happen.  Considering there are more concusssions in Soccer than US football and no one&#039;s talking about taking their boys and girls off the pitch I&#039;m  guessing its more about money than health!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think  what he&#8217;s really saying is that the issue of concussions is being so overblown that he&#8217;s starting to believe that football at different levels will eventually go the way of boxing or go away all together.  Therefore his comments are more defiant than anything else.</p>
<p>I realize concussions exist but like everything else in the US today we are spending everyone&#8217;s time worrying about the few.    Is it really about player saftety or is it really a legal way for the former disgruntled players to get back at the NFL for not paying them all these years.  Are  concussions the LEGAL train to ride to make this happen.  Considering there are more concusssions in Soccer than US football and no one&#8217;s talking about taking their boys and girls off the pitch I&#8217;m  guessing its more about money than health!</p>
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		<title>By: bigzant82</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bigzant82]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[who remembers the hit on kordell stewart when Lavar drilled him outta bounds]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>who remembers the hit on kordell stewart when Lavar drilled him outta bounds</p>
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		<title>By: unionslie</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773124</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[unionslie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@dmackerman

You&#039;re life is probably a perfect example of being scared of everything.  Sissification is an awesome term.  Not that LaVar is or isn&#039;t an idiot, but he got this one mostly right. Be carefull on your high horse dmackerman, I wouldn&#039;t want you to hurt yourself as you dismount.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@dmackerman</p>
<p>You&#8217;re life is probably a perfect example of being scared of everything.  Sissification is an awesome term.  Not that LaVar is or isn&#8217;t an idiot, but he got this one mostly right. Be carefull on your high horse dmackerman, I wouldn&#8217;t want you to hurt yourself as you dismount.</p>
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		<title>By: fatfreddystubbs</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773089</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[fatfreddystubbs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[whoisedgy says: 
May 8, 2012 5:15 PM 
Note to LaVarr:
My sons did not play football, yet they deployed to Iraq. They are not sissies. A-hole
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Actually, Lavar&#039;s father lost a leg when it got crushed under a tank in Vietnam, so I highly doubt you need to convince him your son&#039;s aren&#039;t sissies.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>whoisedgy says:<br />
May 8, 2012 5:15 PM<br />
Note to LaVarr:<br />
My sons did not play football, yet they deployed to Iraq. They are not sissies. A-hole<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
Actually, Lavar&#8217;s father lost a leg when it got crushed under a tank in Vietnam, so I highly doubt you need to convince him your son&#8217;s aren&#8217;t sissies.</p>
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		<title>By: dans105</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dans105]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;A 2000 pound car traveling at 5 miles an hour delivers about 15000 pounds of force when it collides...Whatever happened, I can more or less guarantee you it wouldn’t have happened if his car was 48 pounds and moving at four miles an hour like an 8 year old football player.&lt;/i&gt;

This is a little out of context. Assuming these numbers are correct, the only way the man would experience that force is if his head was squashed between a car moving at 5 mph and an immovable wall. More than likely the man was in the car and something freakish happened, like the airbags deploying unnecessarily. Besides, concussions happen when the brain slams into the skull. All it takes is for the head to accelerate or decelerate very rapidly, and that doesn&#039;t take much force if the person isn&#039;t able to control their head for some reason, a la shaken baby syndrome.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>A 2000 pound car traveling at 5 miles an hour delivers about 15000 pounds of force when it collides&#8230;Whatever happened, I can more or less guarantee you it wouldn’t have happened if his car was 48 pounds and moving at four miles an hour like an 8 year old football player.</i></p>
<p>This is a little out of context. Assuming these numbers are correct, the only way the man would experience that force is if his head was squashed between a car moving at 5 mph and an immovable wall. More than likely the man was in the car and something freakish happened, like the airbags deploying unnecessarily. Besides, concussions happen when the brain slams into the skull. All it takes is for the head to accelerate or decelerate very rapidly, and that doesn&#8217;t take much force if the person isn&#8217;t able to control their head for some reason, a la shaken baby syndrome.</p>
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		<title>By: opshuns</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[opshuns]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No wonder you were always considered anti-social, LaVarr.  So not playing football is sissy?  Dude get a grip!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No wonder you were always considered anti-social, LaVarr.  So not playing football is sissy?  Dude get a grip!</p>
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		<title>By: ripster65</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773081</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ripster65]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 22:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great!  Now Arrington...earlier today it was Lance Briggs sounding off.  How many players opinions are we going to have to hear about this junk?  I get it!  Play NFL, get hurt.  Not very many people are backing away from the game yet, in fact according to BleacherReport, over 253 players were drafted and even more weren&#039;t but are also currently on rosters.  Is there REALLY nothing else to write about besides &quot;today So-and-So said blah-blah-blah&quot; about hard hitting in the NFL.  Warner, Toomer, Briggs, Arrington....will they ever shut up?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great!  Now Arrington&#8230;earlier today it was Lance Briggs sounding off.  How many players opinions are we going to have to hear about this junk?  I get it!  Play NFL, get hurt.  Not very many people are backing away from the game yet, in fact according to BleacherReport, over 253 players were drafted and even more weren&#8217;t but are also currently on rosters.  Is there REALLY nothing else to write about besides &#8220;today So-and-So said blah-blah-blah&#8221; about hard hitting in the NFL.  Warner, Toomer, Briggs, Arrington&#8230;.will they ever shut up?</p>
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		<title>By: spenn1</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773080</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spenn1]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does anyone remember when Arrington wouldn&#039;t allow his likeness to be used in Madden that was pretty &quot;Sissy&quot; haha]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does anyone remember when Arrington wouldn&#8217;t allow his likeness to be used in Madden that was pretty &#8220;Sissy&#8221; haha</p>
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		<title>By: prettyboyjd</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/08/lavar-arrington-sees-keeping-kids-from-football-as-sissification/#comment-1773077</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[prettyboyjd]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would rather my son play football than be that little dancing boy on Toddlers and Tiaras or whatever that show is!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would rather my son play football than be that little dancing boy on Toddlers and Tiaras or whatever that show is!</p>
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