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Originally Posted by BleedingRed
Yes because of playoff implications, it IS an unfair advantage.
We had a player off himself in front of our COACH and GM and we played two days later, as scheduled.
"Nearly Died"
We have seen players become PERMANENTLY PARALYZED and they continued to play.
The unfair advantage is some teams would be RESTING players next week. Now this throws a wrench into the entire seeding issue.
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Do you think the Chiefs would've played the game if Belcher had killed himself in the parking lot immediately before the game? Answer: no.
We now know that he didn't die on the field. But at the time, none of those players had any idea if he'd make it to the hospital or even off the field alive. Not the same as a guy being taken away by an ambulance on a stretcher with fear of a potential paralyzing injury.