Chiefs Hypothetical: You, pro football, and concussions.

**Rain Man** · 01-02-2016, 10:17 PM

Imagine that you get drafted into the NFL. You complete the first year of your contract and get a concussion in your second year that causes you to miss half the season.

Your gross career earnings are about $1.3 million. Taking out the agent fees and taxes, your take-home is about $650,00 for those two years. Assume that you bought a nice condo for your mom and a sweet ride for yourself, so after that and living expenses you've got about $200,000 parked in conservative investments.

Now let's think about concussions. You've got your basic concussion stories about headaches and double vision, and you've got your more spectacular stories about Joe Phillips fleeing the law, Mike Webster living under a bridge, and that Steelers lineman blowing up in a big explosion after a police chase.

You have two more years on a contract that will pay an average of $650,000 a year.

What's the maximum risk you'll be willing to take to get that extra $650,000 a year, plus a potential future contract after that?

Assume that the risk in the poll is your odds of having a Mike Webster experience beginning at age 55.

View Poll Results: What is the maximum concussion catastrophe risk you would take for $1.3 million?
1%	1	2.78%
5%	2	5.56%
10%	8	22.22%
25%	3	8.33%
50%	6	16.67%
75%	2	5.56%
90%	0	0%
95%	0	0%
99%	1	2.78%
100% - Bring it on.	7	19.44%
I don't believe in concussions.	5	13.89%
I don't believe in weighing risks versus rewards.	1	2.78%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

01-02-2016, 10:17 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-452449 VARSITY	Hypothetical: You, pro football, and concussions. Imagine that you get drafted into the NFL. You complete the first year of your contract and get a concussion in your second year that causes you to miss half the season. Your gross career earnings are about $1.3 million. Taking out the agent fees and taxes, your take-home is about $650,00 for those two years. Assume that you bought a nice condo for your mom and a sweet ride for yourself, so after that and living expenses you've got about $200,000 parked in conservative investments. Now let's think about concussions. You've got your basic concussion stories about headaches and double vision, and you've got your more spectacular stories about Joe Phillips fleeing the law, Mike Webster living under a bridge, and that Steelers lineman blowing up in a big explosion after a police chase. You have two more years on a contract that will pay an average of $650,000 a year. What's the maximum risk you'll be willing to take to get that extra $650,000 a year, plus a potential future contract after that? Assume that the risk in the poll is your odds of having a Mike Webster experience beginning at age 55.
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