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CinnamonGirl wrote:
Vice Lord wrote:
CinnamonGirl wrote: You are calling someone an attention whore?
Just because I get attention, doesn't mean I seek it...
Can I count on your vote CG?
VL you will never know.
As far as Tebow, I don't care what he thinks or believes I just want a good QB and a mobile one. I hope that is what he turns out to be. Jeez, Orton couldn't even bend over to try and get that fumble yesterday. LOL SC and EM.
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A lifetime of football for some of these guys is 5 years or less - not convinced that a time span that short increases a person's risk that much. While I'm happy for them that they will receive compensation for care, IMO there needs to be more rigorous correlation found between head trauma and ALS for each patient.Confronted with mounting evidence that men who participate in sports involving repeated blows to the head can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, the league and the union have agreed to include ALS within the program that provides benefits to former players suffering from dementia.
Under the "88 Plan," named for Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey, players become eligible for benefits without having to prove that football caused the condition. It provides up to $88,000 for institutional care or up to $50,000 for custodial home care.
Of course, the decision also legitimizes the notion that a lifetime of football can cause a player to develop ALS after retirement.
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Science Chic wrote:
Confronted with mounting evidence that men who participate in sports involving repeated blows to the head can cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, the league and the union have agreed to include ALS within the program that provides benefits to former players suffering from dementia.
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