Post by arfanho7 on Feb 22, 2024 4:04:56 GMT -5
RH An interesting notion. And then you get the linkages to not only dementia which is bad enough but to aggressiveness and spousal abuse. The NFL is a billion business. It s the most popular sport in America so these incidents make the headlines. Sometimes the aggressor the player has behavior problems maybe their upbringing didn t put them in the best place. But in others there are changes that are going on in their brains that make them more aggressive.
BK And you cite that in the case. You also cite the terrible spate of suicides which really brought this to the surface. Brand name players like Junior Seau at the age of took his own life. RH Junior Seau. You have to go five years before you can go over to the Hall of Fame. Everyone knew he was a Hall of Famer. He didn t make America Cell Phone Number List it those five years. BK So the NFL is the employer in this case. And now they know that repeated blows to the head can causethe steps that they took or didn t take in some instances to address this. Talk a little bit about their response. RH I think you have to talk about it in two parts. There seems to be a lot of evidence that when this first emerged as a potential issue in the nineties it was ignored. There were some studies and they were put under wraps.
That was pretty deplorable and there was a lawsuit as a result by retired players saying that “this information was kept from us.” At the time of the case the settlement is being negotiated but that is now done. A billion dollar settlement for these players who played prior to a certain time and who agreed to abide by the terms of the settlement. But that part of the history is sort of over and out. One can talk about it and critique it.
BK And you cite that in the case. You also cite the terrible spate of suicides which really brought this to the surface. Brand name players like Junior Seau at the age of took his own life. RH Junior Seau. You have to go five years before you can go over to the Hall of Fame. Everyone knew he was a Hall of Famer. He didn t make America Cell Phone Number List it those five years. BK So the NFL is the employer in this case. And now they know that repeated blows to the head can causethe steps that they took or didn t take in some instances to address this. Talk a little bit about their response. RH I think you have to talk about it in two parts. There seems to be a lot of evidence that when this first emerged as a potential issue in the nineties it was ignored. There were some studies and they were put under wraps.
That was pretty deplorable and there was a lawsuit as a result by retired players saying that “this information was kept from us.” At the time of the case the settlement is being negotiated but that is now done. A billion dollar settlement for these players who played prior to a certain time and who agreed to abide by the terms of the settlement. But that part of the history is sort of over and out. One can talk about it and critique it.