The NFL will everything it can to protect it’s brand. If they were truely concerned with the health of their employees they would embrace every bit of data they can collect. As a former NFL player who developed hydrocephalus from concussions and underwent emergency VP shunt brain surgery while playing for the 81 Super Bowl champ 49ers, and has now survived 9 NFL caused VP Shunt brain surgeries and still doesn’t qualify for any NFL benefits, I probably have a lttle different view on the situation then most.
There is too much $ at stake for the NFL actually collect “any” data which could comprimise their $10+ Billion empire. Rodger Goodell will certainly not want any data collected which could infringe on his $44,000,000/yr salary.
That’s $846,153/wk or $21,153/hr (excluding overtime)
KVIE CH 6 Sidelined: Concussions In Sports 12/19/12
George Visger
SF 49ers 80 & 81
Wildlife Biologist/Traumatic Brain Injury Consultant
The Visger Group http://www.thevisgergroup.org
The NFL doesn’t want people to know about their former employees like myself who still doesn’t qualify for any NFL benefits despite 9 NFL caused emergency VP Shunt brains surgeries and 33 years of NLF gran mal seizures.
The NFL will be a mere shell of itself in less than 20 years. What the needs to start doing is making all current players sign a waiver stating that playing NFL football will leave you permanently damaged for the rest of your life and the NFL has no responsibility for your injuries if you play. Plus let there be a cap on how long they can play in the NFL. Say all players careers end at say 26. Because we know that NFL players age like dogs.
we have suspension equipment in cars, yet the football helmets remain a poor example of attempt at brain safety. There have been game/practice rules changed and attempts at diagnosing concussions, but little will change for the better if we don’t make major improvements to the interior of helmets. The NFL is too powerful and has continued to “tap dance” around the issues with study after study while players and former players (including children) suffer needlessly. Education is power. I suggest Dave Pears Blog and the DVD “the united states of football” as starters.
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The NFL will everything it can to protect it’s brand. If they were truely concerned with the health of their employees they would embrace every bit of data they can collect. As a former NFL player who developed hydrocephalus from concussions and underwent emergency VP shunt brain surgery while playing for the 81 Super Bowl champ 49ers, and has now survived 9 NFL caused VP Shunt brain surgeries and still doesn’t qualify for any NFL benefits, I probably have a lttle different view on the situation then most.
There is too much $ at stake for the NFL actually collect “any” data which could comprimise their $10+ Billion empire. Rodger Goodell will certainly not want any data collected which could infringe on his $44,000,000/yr salary.
That’s $846,153/wk or $21,153/hr (excluding overtime)
KVIE CH 6 Sidelined: Concussions In Sports 12/19/12
George Visger
SF 49ers 80 & 81
Wildlife Biologist/Traumatic Brain Injury Consultant
The Visger Group
http://www.thevisgergroup.org
The NFL doesn’t want people to know about their former employees like myself who still doesn’t qualify for any NFL benefits despite 9 NFL caused emergency VP Shunt brains surgeries and 33 years of NLF gran mal seizures.
The NFL doesn’t want to see any data which could cut into their $10 Billion industry or Goodell’s $44,000,000 salary.
Thats $846,153/wk, or $21,153/hr excluding overtime.
Visger Rules – Recommended Changes to NFL Rules | The Sport Digest 12/16/10
The NFL will be a mere shell of itself in less than 20 years. What the needs to start doing is making all current players sign a waiver stating that playing NFL football will leave you permanently damaged for the rest of your life and the NFL has no responsibility for your injuries if you play. Plus let there be a cap on how long they can play in the NFL. Say all players careers end at say 26. Because we know that NFL players age like dogs.
we have suspension equipment in cars, yet the football helmets remain a poor example of attempt at brain safety. There have been game/practice rules changed and attempts at diagnosing concussions, but little will change for the better if we don’t make major improvements to the interior of helmets. The NFL is too powerful and has continued to “tap dance” around the issues with study after study while players and former players (including children) suffer needlessly. Education is power. I suggest Dave Pears Blog and the DVD “the united states of football” as starters.
What about magnets in helmets that repel one another to lessen the impact of collisions?