Especially since I heard a report where some Lions players were questioning why they were playing any football this weekend given the Hamlin situation.
This I find to be rather odd. With years of reporting on former player suicides linked to CTE, players being paralyzed and/or suffering career-ending and ofter life threatening injuries at every level of the sport on a fairly regular basis, this one freak injury has these players questioning whether they want to play this week? As I said...odd.
Here's a quote from a Lions player (I would assume most of the league realizes this).
Lions fullback Jason Cabinda, Detroit’s NFLPA rep: It’s not easy to see that happen and then go look at your wife and kids and say, “Yeah, I’m gonna go do that tomorrow.” That’s definitely not an easy thing, but we can’t afford to think like that. I mean, so many of us have been playing this game all of our lives. Hopefully nothing scary like that has happened to too many of us. I do think that if something like that happened to me, I would probably be done. That would be enough. You’d think seeing it happen to somebody else would be enough, but you love the game. That’s the reality. Whether that’s right or it’s wrong, whether that makes us sick or crazy for loving it, that’s who we are.
This I find to be rather odd. With years of reporting on former player suicides linked to CTE, players being paralyzed and/or suffering career-ending and ofter life threatening injuries at every level of the sport on a fairly regular basis, this one freak injury has these players questioning whether they want to play this week? As I said...odd.
Here's a quote from a Lions player (I would assume most of the league realizes this).
Lions fullback Jason Cabinda, Detroit’s NFLPA rep: It’s not easy to see that happen and then go look at your wife and kids and say, “Yeah, I’m gonna go do that tomorrow.” That’s definitely not an easy thing, but we can’t afford to think like that. I mean, so many of us have been playing this game all of our lives. Hopefully nothing scary like that has happened to too many of us. I do think that if something like that happened to me, I would probably be done. That would be enough. You’d think seeing it happen to somebody else would be enough, but you love the game. That’s the reality. Whether that’s right or it’s wrong, whether that makes us sick or crazy for loving it, that’s who we are.
I get it. What I am saying is that, to a player, virtually everyone in the NFL has been on the field at some point in their football career where someone has experienced a catastrophic injury. Perhaps not as catastrophic as what happened on Monday night, but certainly career and/or life-altering. In the vast majority of those cases, the player gets carted off the field, and play resumes within minutes. Hell, the most memorable part of the game in which Barry Sanders went over 2k yards for the season in 1997 was Reggie Brown quite nearly dying on the turf. However, he was carted off and the game went on. It just strikes me as odd that this particular incident is having such a broad impact. Again, I understand the emotions involved. I just find it odd that this one incident carries such weight over all the other experiences each of these players has had with this type of event.
Here's a quote from a Lions player (I would assume most of the league realizes this).
Lions fullback Jason Cabinda, Detroit’s NFLPA rep: It’s not easy to see that happen and then go look at your wife and kids and say, “Yeah, I’m gonna go do that tomorrow.” That’s definitely not an easy thing, but we can’t afford to think like that. I mean, so many of us have been playing this game all of our lives. Hopefully nothing scary like that has happened to too many of us. I do think that if something like that happened to me, I would probably be done. That would be enough. You’d think seeing it happen to somebody else would be enough, but you love the game. That’s the reality. Whether that’s right or it’s wrong, whether that makes us sick or crazy for loving it, that’s who we are.
I get it. What I am saying is that, to a player, virtually everyone in the NFL has been on the field at some point in their football career where someone has experienced a catastrophic injury. Perhaps not as catastrophic as what happened on Monday night, but certainly career and/or life-altering. In the vast majority of those cases, the player gets carted off the field, and play resumes within minutes. Hell, the most memorable part of the game in which Barry Sanders went over 2k yards for the season in 1997 was Reggie Brown quite nearly dying on the turf. However, he was carted off and the game went on. It just strikes me as odd that this particular incident is having such a broad impact. Again, I understand the emotions involved. I just find it odd that this one incident carries such weight over all the other experiences each of these players has had with this type of event.
the NFL has gotten soft. we will likely see flag football as the norm during regular season soon. would not surprise me. they already have the pro bowl flag football now.
I get it. What I am saying is that, to a player, virtually everyone in the NFL has been on the field at some point in their football career where someone has experienced a catastrophic injury. Perhaps not as catastrophic as what happened on Monday night, but certainly career and/or life-altering. In the vast majority of those cases, the player gets carted off the field, and play resumes within minutes. Hell, the most memorable part of the game in which Barry Sanders went over 2k yards for the season in 1997 was Reggie Brown quite nearly dying on the turf. However, he was carted off and the game went on. It just strikes me as odd that this particular incident is having such a broad impact. Again, I understand the emotions involved. I just find it odd that this one incident carries such weight over all the other experiences each of these players has had with this type of event.
the NFL has gotten soft. we will likely see flag football as the norm during regular season soon. would not surprise me. they already have the pro bowl flag football now.
October 24 1971 Chuck Hughes a Detroit Lion WR dropped dead on the playing field. They carted him off the field and said "Play Ball".
Just saw the Chuck Hughes game on YouTube. Check it out. Butkus clocked him. They mention it that Chuck Hughes has passed out. Amazing to see the old footage and radio but this shit happens. Get hit in the right spot at the wrong time in the hearts rhythm and damn...rip chuck. 7min 45sec into this vid... I think it was just after his first catch ever in the nfl
Could be wrong, but feel like there’s more going on here than the injury. Sucks too because I feel like he was playing some good ball, but the struggles last couple weeks and him getting pulled in those games…
Thank god this is my last month of Directv. I wonder if Apple will be able to handle all the games online...Amazon had some issues early on w/just one.
Thank god this is my last month of Directv. I wonder if Apple will be able to handle all the games online...Amazon had some issues early on w/just one.
I’m dumping them too after this, but isn’t ticket going to YouTube?
Thank god this is my last month of Directv. I wonder if Apple will be able to handle all the games online...Amazon had some issues early on w/just one.
I’m dumping them too after this, but isn’t ticket going to YouTube?
Crap, you're right and I knew that. I had Apple on my mind as they were one of the early contenders.