Former NFL receiver Antwaan Randle El regrets ever playing football

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Sully

Too "violent?" I guess there are some housewives that probably see about 3 minutes of the sport a year and conclude that. but i don't believe that is any grand amount of people. I've never once heard any complaints of football being misogynistic (any more than any other male-dominated sport) or "dangerous to society." So yeah, I would say that the sentiment you described is so fringe as to be near nonexistent. I certainly don't think the discussion about concussions is due to some cabal of anti-football libbies.

First off, I'd say your complete dismissal is rarer in society than the detractors.

Second I didn't say, nor do I think anyone is, that the concussion issue is a fabrication or exclusive vehicle of detractors. It's just information that they are exploiting to bolster their opinion.

[Sully]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

It's just information that they are exploiting to bolster their opinion.

That's fine. But as a whole, I don't believe the topic is being pushed by that fringe. i think it's a legit concern from a league and it's sponsors who want the cash cow to keep producing, to make sure that it is still wholesome enough for those non-hardcore followers. The fact that a few barnacles on the bottom of a boat does not mean they are floating the thing.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Sully

That's fine. But as a whole, I don't believe the topic is being pushed by that fringe. i think it's a legit concern from a league and it's sponsors who want the cash cow to keep producing, to make sure that it is still wholesome enough for those non-hardcore followers. The fact that a few barnacles on the bottom of a boat does not mean they are floating the thing.

Sounds like the early 90s when we were working on a safer cigarette.

[Sully]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Sounds like the early 90s when we were working on a safer cigarette.

Yes. I believe the NFL is doing half-measures to make it look like they are trying, as I mentioned earlier in this thread.