re: Who should bear the costs of retired NFL players’ medical bills?

But how long has the NFL had a union? Some of these guys played before union repesentation correct? Also let's say I'm at work and I fall due to heavy seas and a slick deck doing my job and hurt myself bad and let's say the doctor tells me I will have problems the rest if my life. Now I know at my job, just like any other job, there's a chance I might get hurt, but I still do it and do it the best of my ability. Now should I have to pay my medical bills or should the company I work for? If I get hurt and its my fault than I would say it should be me who has to cover my own bills but in a normal or even when you have abnormal days when shite is going bad and get hurt shouldn't the company cover your medical bills?