Bruce Arians: Parents who won't let kids play football 'are fools'

[brucey_72]

Bruce Arians is a ****ing moron. I will never let my son play football, it is not worth it. I love football but regret it.

This is my story which I have told here before, I will make it brief. In High School I thought I was invincible, young and had dreams of playing college ball. I was a pass rusher and ended up getting a few concussions. My doctor told me I need to quit because once you get concussions, they will become frequent even without hard contact,especially if not healed fully. I did not listen and went back out a week later, I then got a concussion during a walk through with little contact. I continued to play.
I then went on to play college rugby, against my family and doctors will. I ended up getting a concussion while playing that resulted in swelling and bleeding of the brain.

Now I am 24, is married with 2 daughters. I now live with body shakes, mini seizures, memory loss, and get to look forward to being in a wheelchair by the time I'm 50, and I lose a lot of body functions including my memory by the time I'm 50, which my doctor says is a certainty unless medical research can find ways to help people like me. Which all could have been avoided by listening to the doctor.

Luckily for me, now I just live life like it is my last day with my family. Because any day could be my last day capable of living a normal life.

Trust me, football is not worth it.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by brucey_72

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Originally Posted by brucey_72

Bruce Arians is a ****ing moron. I will never let my son play football, it is not worth it. I love football but regret it.

This is my story which I have told here before, I will make it brief. In High School I thought I was invincible, young and had dreams of playing college ball. I was a pass rusher and ended up getting a few concussions. My doctor told me I need to quit because once you get concussions, they will become frequent even without hard contact,especially if not healed fully. I did not listen and went back out a week later, I then got a concussion during a walk through with little contact. I continued to play.
I then went on to play college rugby, against my family and doctors will. I ended up getting a concussion while playing that resulted in swelling and bleeding of the brain.

Now I am 24, is married with 2 daughters. I now live with body shakes, mini seizures, memory loss, and get to look forward to being in a wheelchair by the time I'm 50, and I lose a lot of body functions including my memory by the time I'm 50, which my doctor says is a certainty unless medical research can find ways to help people like me. Which all could have been avoided by listening to the doctor.

Luckily for me, now I just live life like it is my last day with my family. Because any day could be my last day capable of living a normal life.

Trust me, football is not worth it.

The story you typed before you removed it didn't match this story. I smell bullshit.

[brucey_72]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

The story you typed before you removed it didn't match this story. I smell bullshit.

How is it not the same?? I typed the 1st one on my phone and then then I went back through my posts and found my detailed version. Everything is the same except detail. Why in the world would I lie on a messageboard that I barely visit

Also I was just sharing my story

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

The story you typed before you removed it didn't match this story. I smell bullshit.

whoops. What did the original say? You got some splainin to do brucey.

[brucey_72]

Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

whoops. What did the original say? You got some splainin to do brucey.

It was the same story... only difference was I typed the 1st one on my phone without much detail. I went back and found l my detailed version copied and paste it.

In the original post I didn't mention I got my final concussion from Rugby. Which was bc I was tired of typing on my phone.

Original post said I got a few concussions during football which lead to the issues I live with today. Oh God forbid I went and found the more detailed version.

Just sharing my story bc this thread is talking about concussions

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by brucey_72

It was the same story... only difference was I typed the 1st one on my phone without much detail. I went back and found l my detailed version copied and paste it.

In the original post I didn't mention I got my final concussion from Rugby. Which was bc I was tired of typing on my phone.

Original post said I got a few concussions during football which lead to the issues I live with today. Oh God forbid I went and found the more detailed version.

Just sharing my story bc this thread is talking about concussions

Where were you living when you got hurt for the final time. I still think you're full of shit.

[brucey_72]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Where were you living when you got hurt for the final time. I still think you're full of shit.

Good for you... why?? We don't even know each other. I am not going to argue with someone I don't know and will never meet about something in my personal life. The point of my post was to point out reality of concussions and why I wouldn't let my son (dont have a son have 2 daughters) play football. I am not looking for sympathy or even trying to debate anybody about concussions.

I just don't understand why you calling someone a liar who you don't know about an aspect of their personal life on a messageboard. Do you just like arguing with people??

I will not respond to anymore messages about this bc it is pointless. Also fyi I was in college playing backyard rugby with a group of friends/classmates on the rugby field looking for ways to kill Sat mornings and learn a new sport

[kccrow]

I played football until age 27 when I experienced my 3rd concussion. That was enough for me. It goes beyond just concussions, with the back and knee tweaks on a weekly basis.

I never had a concussion in high school football though. I think that I'd let my boys play, but I wouldn't advocate that they try to go beyond that. It'd be their choice and I'd make them well aware of what the future would hold.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by brucey_72

Good for you... why?? We don't even know each other. I am not going to argue with someone I don't know and will never meet about something in my personal life. The point of my post was to point out reality of concussions and why I wouldn't let my son (dont have a son have 2 daughters) play football. I am not looking for sympathy or even trying to debate anybody about concussions.

I just don't understand why you calling someone a liar who you don't know about an aspect of their personal life on a messageboard. Do you just like arguing with people??

I will not respond to anymore messages about this bc it is pointless.

Thank you for sharing your story.

Dont let a few Jackholes run you off.