Quote Originally Posted by Rudy View Post
I think the NFL is going to have to consider mandatory retirement rules. You play X many games and/or X many snaps in games and you are done. This needs to be stronger for the guys that play in the box too. Some of these guys like Seau (and in the future Ray Lewis) play a violent position for too many years and games. The brain damage adds up.

We've had Seau and Dave Duerson die recently but there are quite a few more over the past while. It's sad and preventable. An absolutely huge and too expensive price to pay for a game. The new lighter contact CBA rules will help but these stories are awful.

look, while i admit football is hard on the human body..it depends on the person..Nitchke and Butkiss have and are living pretty long lives along with so many others who were still alive many years after playing who played in a less padded era..yes, most of the early players didnt lead with their heads like the morons of the past 30 years...i dont know..dont feel like writing a whole thing on this ..LOL