Riley Reiff not concerned about Health

Hawkeye27

Hawkeye27

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Riley Reiff does not appear to be too worried about his health in the NFl amid the whole concussion scare; including long term adverse affects such as CTE. Reiff was quoted saying "I just hope I'm alive when I'm 55," "I don't look that far ahead. I love playing. If I'm stumbling around or something, I'll take it with pride, because I worked hard and it was fun."
Though this may appear as a response without the future in mind, Reiff did mention "The NFL does a great job. The University of Iowa did a great job. I'm not worried about that, because they have high safety standards. Here in the NFL, they take that stuff real seriously. I'm not worried at all about it."

This article had me wondering. Do you think the new emphasis on concussions and their long-term effects will eventually lead to a safer solution?
Or do you think with all this added light to the subject with media attention on suicides, etc. will ultimately lead to people not being able to support the NFL in good conscience?

Michael Rosenberg: Risks won't deter the NFL dreams of rookies like Lions' Riley Reiff | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
 
Hawkeye27 said:
Riley Reiff does not appear to be too worried about his health in the NFl amid the whole concussion scare; including long term adverse affects such as CTE. Reiff was quoted saying "I just hope I'm alive when I'm 55," "I don't look that far ahead. I love playing. If I'm stumbling around or something, I'll take it with pride, because I worked hard and it was fun."
Though this may appear as a response without the future in mind, Reiff did mention "The NFL does a great job. The University of Iowa did a great job. I'm not worried about that, because they have high safety standards. Here in the NFL, they take that stuff real seriously. I'm not worried at all about it."

This article had me wondering. Do you think the new emphasis on concussions and their long-term effects will eventually lead to a safer solution?
Or do you think with all this added light to the subject with media attention on suicides, etc. will ultimately lead to people not being able to support the NFL in good conscience?

Michael Rosenberg: Risks won't deter the NFL dreams of rookies like Lions' Riley Reiff | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
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I think within 100 years, the NFl may not be what it used to be. All the brain trauma information is going to scare parents, and make alot of fans feel off-put by supporting a league where the warriors may not be able to walk a few years after their career. Or are taking their lives due to CTE.
 
NFL= Not For Long. In the past that saying has referred to the length of a playing career. Now? I doubt this will change the league's following. In the recent past we have seen skiers, race car drivers, trick motorbike specialists, bob sled racers and soccer players die in competition and the beat goes on for those sports. Why is a chronic deterioration somehow worse than an acute death?
 
BaryGarta said:
NFL= Not For Long. In the past that saying has referred to the length of a playing career. Now? I doubt this will change the league's following. In the recent past we have seen skiers, race car drivers, trick motorbike specialists, bob sled racers and soccer players die in competition and the beat goes on for those sports. Why is a chronic deterioration somehow worse than an acute death?
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Nice points. I think that it is somehow more shocking to see athletes dying outside of competition (suicide) to what some are saying is linked to the competition. I think the following will be pretty strong for a while. However, as more information is presented to the public, a lot of parents are going to start choosing different sports for their kids to play for safety reasons. Generations down the road, less people playing when younger means less passion for the game later. If more players commit suicide, or CTE begins to be diagnosed more often in debilitated people, then less kids will be playing football because of their parents.

Different entirely- The segment on girls soccer on tv the other day was interesting. Some girls are already feeling life-long affects. Of course their necks are weaker, but the parents were contemplating whether or not to let their kids play.
 
OUTofTOWNHAWK said:
Do OL get many concussions?
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Positionally speaking yes. In fact they are the 2nd highest group compared to Db's.

This is a breakdown of confirmed concussions through week 17 of the 2011 NFL season.

Positionally Speaking
QB – 7, RB – 16, TE – 20, WR – 22, OL – 24, DL – 16, LB – 20, DB – 46

Besides getting their arms ripped, their knees enduring tons and tons of stress, their concussion numbers are in fact pretty high.

2011 Concussion Report – End of Regular Season « The Concussion Blog
 
24 concussions for OL really means 4.8 per offensive lineman on the field since there are five OL playing. That would put them down the list a little.
 
Hawkeye27 said:
Positionally speaking yes. In fact they are the 2nd highest group compared to Db's.

This is a breakdown of confirmed concussions through week 17 of the 2011 NFL season.

Positionally Speaking
QB – 7, RB – 16, TE – 20, WR – 22, OL – 24, DL – 16, LB – 20, DB – 46

Besides getting their arms ripped, their knees enduring tons and tons of stress, their concussion numbers are in fact pretty high.

2011 Concussion Report – End of Regular Season « The Concussion Blog
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Wow. Thanks. My thought is most of their contact is from close up so they wouldnt have very many. Dbs, Wr, TE, and Rbs is more what I was thinking.
 
When soccer players and horseshoe throwers start making the bank that NFL players make, parents will start moving their kids to those sports. Until then, I don't see this being a big deal in regards to not playing the sport.
 
Per player, D-line is the least at 4/position,with O-line 2nd least at 4.8/position.

DB are the highest at almost 12/position.
TE is high also.

I think this is just a rookie Reiff sounding tough to ingratiate himself into his new league and team. I have to think he is somewhat concerned,but not enough to quit playing. He is saying what he has to say. His parents are concerned,I am sure.
 
Hawkeye27 said:
Positionally speaking yes. In fact they are the 2nd highest group compared to Db's.

This is a breakdown of confirmed concussions through week 17 of the 2011 NFL season.

Positionally Speaking
QB – 7, RB – 16, TE – 20, WR – 22, OL – 24, DL – 16, LB – 20, DB – 46

Besides getting their arms ripped, their knees enduring tons and tons of stress, their concussion numbers are in fact pretty high.

2011 Concussion Report – End of Regular Season « The Concussion Blog
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Let's keep in mind though that there are 5 OL positions. More positions on the field at once than any other position category listed. Your typical DB/DL count would probably be at 4. WR roughly 3.

When you divide that out: OL 4.8/position, DB 11.5, DL 4, WR 7.3

That gets them on a little more of a comparable level. OL per position isn't quite as bad as it looks.
 
I like what Cris Carter had to say about it when asked about this recently after Seau's suicide....

He basically said that football may end up taking him earlier than most men, but he's lived a life that only few men can dream of. So if football ends up taking up the back end of his life, he's fine with it because of the opportunity that he had to live out a life that many dream about but only few accomplish.
 
OUTofTOWNHAWK said:
Wow. Thanks. My thought is most of their contact is from close up so they wouldnt have very many. Dbs, Wr, TE, and Rbs is more what I was thinking.
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I believe its been said that the repeated blows to the head, even though they are smaller in impact, that OL and DL take make them suffer more concussions.

The big uglies are hitting each other every play and their brain is getting moved around in their head on every single play. Most people think of the big hits RB's and WR's take when they think of concussions.
 
Everyone is up in arms that a minority of well-paid football players have brain trauma after a life of football, yet we gladly send our young men to get blown up in Iraq and Afghanistan for 40k a year. I think NFL and football should do what they can to limit the issues, but we need to be balanced about it. I do agree that it is saddening to see high schoolers who have concussion issues.
 
ICHawk24 said:
Everyone is up in arms that a minority of well-paid football players have brain trauma after a life of football, yet we gladly send our young men to get blown up in Iraq and Afghanistan for 40k a year. I think NFL and football should do what they can to limit the issues, but we need to be balanced about it. I do agree that it is saddening to see high schoolers who have concussion issues.
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I would have went the starving children in Africa route, personally.
 
Concern?? You want concern? Get a fricken job at Quaker Oats and be concerned about feeding your family! Be concerned about whether you are going to get laid off? Be concerned about breathing in corn dust and getting lung cancer?

Puh-lease!!!! Anyone making millions to play a game should not be looking for sympathy. Sympathy is in the Dictionary, between syphillis and suicide. Puh-lease!!
 
austinhawk said:
Concern?? You want concern? Get a fricken job at Quaker Oats and be concerned about feeding your family! Be concerned about whether you are going to get laid off? Be concerned about breathing in corn dust and getting lung cancer?

Puh-lease!!!! Anyone making millions to play a game should not be looking for sympathy. Sympathy is in the Dictionary, between syphillis and suicide. Puh-lease!!
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