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Man, this could be very bad for the NFL.

well, as bad as things get for the NFL, which means they only make 8 billion next year instead of 9.

seriously though-BAD

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09-22-2017 , 06:46 AM

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Victor

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ya this is no surprise and nothing new for the nfl.

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09-22-2017 , 07:02 AM

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Black Peter

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This makes things very interesting. Not only from the CTE and NFL perspective, but from a legal perspective. Can these guys who are brain damaged be held legally accountable for their actions? Will future football players use this defense?

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09-22-2017 , 11:02 AM

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SimplyRavishing

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Would he have killed more or fewer people if he never joined the NFL?

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09-22-2017 , 12:41 PM

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He started shooting people at Florida though

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09-22-2017 , 12:43 PM

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grenzen

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Bet he was in pop warner too.

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09-22-2017 , 01:07 PM

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SuperUberBob

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Bet he was in pop warner too.

He was working at a supermarket before taking up high school football.

Nothing will happen with football. Jovan Belcher was in a murder-suicide and it didn't move the needle much.

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09-22-2017 , 01:42 PM

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he is a gangster who happened to play football

somehow concussions haven't made tom brady shoot up a guy outside the club

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09-22-2017 , 01:46 PM

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They should certainly be able to use it as a defense if they are willing to submit to an autopsy for a definitive diagnosis.

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09-22-2017 , 01:49 PM

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he is a gangster who happened to play football

somehow concussions haven't made tom brady shoot up a guy outside the club

Was Hernandez drinking 25 cups of water a day though?

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09-22-2017 , 02:42 PM

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SuperUberBob

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Originally Posted by dkgojackets

he is a gangster who happened to play football

somehow concussions haven't made tom brady shoot up a guy outside the club

It's one of the many questions that need to be answered about CTE. Why does it affect people in different ways?

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09-22-2017 , 03:06 PM

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SimplyRavishing

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It's one of the many questions that need to be answered about CTE. Why does it affect people in different ways?

So does smoking and Krispy Kreme donuts.

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09-22-2017 , 03:16 PM

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he is a gangster who happened to play football

somehow concussions haven't made tom brady shoot up a guy outside the club

Not yet

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09-23-2017 , 09:41 AM

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LOL Brady had his bodyguards try to kill some paparazzi who were trying to get photos of him and Gisele.

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09-23-2017 , 09:50 AM

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Brady murdered 50+ just this past february.

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09-23-2017 , 12:23 PM

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dkgojackets

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LOL Brady had his bodyguards try to kill some paparazzi who were trying to get photos of him and Gisele.

this is commendable if true

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09-24-2017 , 12:50 AM

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LOL Brady had his bodyguards try to kill some paparazzi who were trying to get photos of him and Gisele.

I kinda hate Tom Brady, don't you make me start liking him.

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09-24-2017 , 10:51 AM

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So does smoking and Krispy Kreme donuts.

My grandpa disproved the myths about smoking-related cancer by living to age 90 and not getting cancer. Hopefully Brady can similarly end the scourge of CTE in football.

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11-09-2017 , 05:28 PM

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...4a0_story.html

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At Thursday’s conference, McKee flipped through slides comparing sections of Hernandez’s brain to a sample without CTE. Hernandez’s brain had dark spots associated with tau protein and shrunken, withered areas, compared to immaculate white of the sample. His brain had significant damage to the frontal lobe, which impacts a person’s ability to make decisions and moderate behavior. As some new slides appeared on the projectors, some physicians and conference attendees gasped.

“We can’t take the pathology and explain the behavior,” McKee said. “But we can say collectively, in our collective experience, that individuals with CTE, and CTE of this severity, have difficulty with impulse control, decision-making, inhibition of impulses for aggression, emotional volatility, rage behaviors. We know that collectively.”

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The hippocampus, which plays a key role in memory, had shrunk.

The fornix, which also contributes to memory function, had atrophied.

The frontal lobe, which is responsible for problem-solving, judgment, impulse control and social behavior, had been pockmarked with tau protein.

The amygdala, which produces emotional regulation, emotional behavior, fear and anxiety, had been severly affected.

The temporal lobes, which process sights and sounds, showed significant damage.

Together, they were “very unusual findings in an individual of this age,” McKee said. “We’ve never seen this in our 468 brains, except in individuals some 20 years older.”

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11-09-2017 , 09:09 PM

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Yeah, worse CTE than anyone his age. ****ty story gets ****tier and ****ter and almost makes him sympathetic.

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11-09-2017 , 09:21 PM

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Best part is checking ESPN, legit 0 mention of it. What an objective sports media conglomerate

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11-09-2017 , 10:04 PM

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almost makes him sympathetic.

no it doesn't

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11-09-2017 , 10:18 PM

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no it doesn't

Cool take, but a dibilatating brain disorder that severely hampers his ability to determine right and wrong and makes him prone to aggression puts his crimes in a new light. Even his crimes in college as the amount of damage probably means it was extreme for a long time.

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