September 18, 2018 04:36PM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 3,596
Status: HOF Inductee
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A lot of the HOF guys didn't get paid much money by today's standards, had no negotiating power as there was no free agency and the research on CTE was in its' infancy. I think it's sad to hear about guys like Mike Webster or dudes shooting themselves in the chest.
Yes, they played a rough game and got paid for it. So they get no sympathy at all? They made the game what it is, and their images play on NFL network every time they do a flashback or roll the Football Life show open. They're the reason the sport is what it is today. As you might say - today's players stand on the shoulders of giants.
And 'I don't get health coverage or a pension'' is not a reasoned argument for why the players shouldn't. Maybe you all should be fighting harder for health coverage and a pension instead of dismissing people who 'demand' such 'extravagances'
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