Lanky Livingston
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From what I understand, they are just scratching the surface of the effects that concussions have on the human brain.
If they were the only people to ever play football and suffer concussions, there might be something there.several men who didnt know each other go thru the exact same symptoms and 3 end up with the exact same outcome. the ONLY thing they have in common is playing football. it isnt a reach nor convenient to say that football was a cause in this. its said because it is most likely the case.
Specifically, Plummer wants all departing players to receive mandatory counseling so they can cope with life after football -- something with which Seau apparently struggled, Plummer noted.
"You can grow up and live your childhood dream and be a hometown hero and then feel, 'Is this all there is?' when it's over," Plummer said.
"There is no exit strategy from the NFL," Plummer added. "It's: 'You're done.' You don't even get an apple and a road map."
Plummer said that mandatory counseling ought to be instituted. "In 15 years as a middle linebacker, I never would have thought of seeing a counselor. I saw one in my divorce, and I just called my counselor today. It can't be optional, because macho players are taught to be invincible, and they're not going to do it."
That's one way to look at it. But what I was trying to say is, that a couple of suicides, out of the tens of thousands of players, through decades of playing pro football, who have suffered multiple concussions, is hardly a pattern. Time, and study, may prove it to be. But for right now, it just doesn't.so because not everyone that has had concussions kill themselves it cant be the reason it happens? Im confused on what you mean.
I would submit that, while it certainly can be a contributing factor, it cannot be proved to be the leading factor.Not everyone who is abused by their parents turn in to serial killers but it is definitely a trait that you can go "there it is, thats a leading reason why this happened".
Sorry my friend, I didn't see it when you posted it. And Plummer might be exactly right. But for now, in my mind, it's equally possible that the overriding reason is what he's suggesting in the quote I posted from the interview. That his inability to handle the fall from being an, On The Field Superman, to an, Off The Field Nobody, (for lack of a better word) was something he couldn't handle.and you just posted the exact article i posted yesterday, bro. i actually heard Gary on the local SD radio talking yesterday and he believes that concussions are a major reason behind Junior doing this.
Agreed. And yeah, I thought about listening to it, and then decided not to. I'll take your advice and continue to steer clear of it.That's the most important part. They need yo figure out why and if for sure. I see someone like junior who always seems happy and a loved member in the community kill himself and I think something is up.
And do NOT listen to the 911Junior call. That was so sad and depressing. Broke my heart.
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Regardless of what concussions may, or may not have had to do with any of these recent occurrences, a program like this could only be a good thing.London Fletcher offered some thoughts on "Life after the NFL" and his hopes that the NFL and NFLPA might consider offering counseling to players to ease the potential emotional shock of the transition.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/07/london-fletcher-calls-on-union-league-to-help-players-transition-away-from-the-game/
I thought it was strange too, because if the roles had been reversed, he could have found her with a note and a video of the entire thing, and they'd still spend 10+ years investigating him. The guy always seems to get scrutinized a lot more in these situations.I'm not saying she did it, or that I'm even suspicious, but I've wondered why the police were so quick to rule it a suicide, when it was the girlfriend who found him dead.
There was no suicide note. And usually the domestic partner is the first suspect in a death, especially if they're the one who found the body.
Yet it seems they immediately ruled it a suicide, and never seemed to consider other options. Again, not saying she's guilty, or even that she might be, I just think it's odd, that they were so quick to come to a conclusion in these types of circumstances.
Apparently, the "crime" scene must have been in an absolute arrangement to where it seemed certain that only Seau could have pulled the trigger ?
really? you guys are really breaking out the conspiracy theories?
Plus the fact she was at the gym when it happened. They have records and cameras to prove she was there.
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I guess what I'd ask Fear though is, on what are you basing your assumption that they didn't at least do the basic stuff with the girlfriend to rule out that possibility?
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