Which way is the nfl headed?

[yallerdawg]

5. Head shots on the line!

We WERE trained to knock the fire out of the guy across from us, even using open-handed blows to the head. We were wearing helmets, right?

This is banned now, might be THE major cause of CTE in old retired players now.

But the almost universal identification of CTE at all ages of players - and in all sports involving physical contact including soccer - suggest the accumulation of mild forces that just shake the brain around in the shell catch up with us.

There's an appetite for watching this apparently self-destructive stuff, boxing, MMA, wrestling, 'tough guy' - always has been, I guess.

It's becoming more and more obvious that we are not a species that worries much about tomorrow, no matter how 'smart' we think we are.