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misanthrope

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41. According to some of the anti-football crowd weaponizing CTE

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 01:49 AM

Jan 2018

It's not the plays where your head is "bashed," but every casual bit of contact, including those too minor to even notice. If CTE is as easy to accrue as some of these people portray, then everyone who goes through a normal active childhood with or without football is at danger from it.

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Which football quarterback should be elected president? [View all] milestogo Jan 2018 OP

Not Kaepernick. He and Trump are the same. nt LexVegas Jan 2018 #1

In what way is Kaepernick the same as Trump? tenderfoot Jan 2018 #3

You're right. Thats something a dumb motherfucker would think. nt LexVegas Jan 2018 #11

So why do you say they are the same? Kingofalldems Jan 2018 #27

Because Kaepernick said Clinton and Trump are the same. LexVegas Jan 2018 #30

Jim Plunkett LuvLoogie Jan 2018 #2

Would you happen to be a fellow Raider fan? Plunkett also has another plus. He's Latino. brush Jan 2018 #5

I liked the Stabler and Plunkett years. Got to see a few George Blanda snaps, too. LuvLoogie Jan 2018 #12

Biletnikoff and Branch, wow, and Stabler and Blanda. Those were the days. I lived in the Bay Area... brush Jan 2018 #13

1980 season below LuvLoogie Jan 2018 #36

Good suggestion, he's a Stanford grad after all misanthrope Jan 2018 #20

1980 season below LuvLoogie Jan 2018 #37

OMG...he is my all time favorite. He taught me football... Tikki Jan 2018 #32

1980 season below LuvLoogie Jan 2018 #38

1980 season... LuvLoogie Jan 2018 #39

No way, we had the Gipper & you know how that went Motley13 Jan 2018 #4

Saw an interview years ago with Matt Ryan where he was supporting Obama. Elwood P Dowd Jan 2018 #6

Drew Brees is a big time Demcoratic supporter too. Can I vote for Roberto Clemente? FSogol Jan 2018 #8

Is he? JonLP24 Jan 2018 #26

Are you sure that was Brees? Here's an op-ed he wrote for the Post against NFL's anti-trust FSogol Jan 2018 #31

Drew Brees JonLP24 Jan 2018 #33

Disappointing. I did find his Guantanamo comments. Like a lot of athletes, he seems to be all FSogol Jan 2018 #35

They probably have that concussion disease that turns them wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #7

Couldn't be worse than you know who. FSogol Jan 2018 #9

Oh, that's right. Everyone who ever touched a football helmet has CTE misanthrope Jan 2018 #22

Its not touching a helmet its getting your head wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #25

According to some of the anti-football crowd weaponizing CTE misanthrope Jan 2018 #41

You are wrong if you were right the NFL would not take it seriously. wasupaloopa Jan 2018 #44

There is no concensus across the medical profession misanthrope Jan 2018 #48

Joe Namath LeftInTX Jan 2018 #10

Clearly, not everyone realizes that Aaron Rodgers is not only handsome and intelligent milestogo Jan 2018 #14

Yep, went to UC Berkeley, got to be influenced by left wing politics there. brush Jan 2018 #42

Who knew there were so many? L. Coyote Jan 2018 #15

I'd say Tony Romo, but he never wins anything. JDC Jan 2018 #16

Though I'm a Pats fan, it has to be Rogers... First Speaker Jan 2018 #17

Tua Tagovailoa Runningdawg Jan 2018 #18

this is exactly what america has come to. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2018 #19

Tell me about it. pangaia Jan 2018 #40

We wlll need someone with experience to most effectively.. mvd Jan 2018 #21

No celebrities please crazycatlady Jan 2018 #23

Teddy Bridgewater Roland99 Jan 2018 #24

Steve Bartkowski Fla_Democrat Jan 2018 #28

Oh, come on now... jmowreader Jan 2018 #29

Well it was predicted four years ago Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2018 #47

At this point, I'd settle for a high school soccer player. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #34

I will go with Colin treestar Jan 2018 #43

If you don't limit yourself to quarterbacks MrsMatt Jan 2018 #45

Russell Wilson Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2018 #46