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Dan Marino suing NFL over concussions
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:04 am
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:04 am
How can a person sue the NFL for concussions after willingly playing a sport and making a living doing something where the risk were clearly known in advance? Is this any different than a 40 year smoker suing the tobacco companies after coming down with cancer?
LINKhttps://www.cnn.com/2014/06/02/us/dan-marino-concussion-lawsuit/
LINKhttps://www.cnn.com/2014/06/02/us/dan-marino-concussion-lawsuit/
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Marino, a Hall of Famer who starred for the Miami Dolphins for 17 seasons, and 14 other former players filed a civil lawsuit in federal court that says the league knew for years there was a link between concussions and long-term health problems.
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Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:05 am to Revelator
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where the risk were clearly known in advance?
I think this is the issue. PBS did a great special on this. The NFL looked a lot like cigarette manufacturers.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:08 am to Revelator
but but... they settled this
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:09 am to Revelator
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the risk were clearly known in advance?
Who says that? They used to laugh all the time when a player got his bell rung. No one ever talked about potential long term brain damage.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:09 am to Pennymoney
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Who says that? They used to laugh all the time when a player got his bell rung. No one ever talked about potential long term brain damage.
This
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:10 am to Revelator
For the lawsuit to really have any merit, they need someone who has the name recognition like Marino. I would imagine many of those filing suit were short timers and looking to cash in and obviously Marino doesn't need the money.
I do wonder if Marino will get any heat from the broadcast company he currently works for if the NFL pushes back.
I do wonder if Marino will get any heat from the broadcast company he currently works for if the NFL pushes back.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:11 am to Revelator
Fathering illegitimate children costs money.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:11 am to Revelator
"I didn't know that my brain slamming into my skull was bad for me!!!!! I want some money to make me feel better!!!!!"
What a goddamn joke.
What a goddamn joke.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:13 am to a want
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I think this is the issue. PBS did a great special on this. The NFL looked a lot like cigarette manufacturers.
Except cigarette companies were not paying high levels of income to compensate for the difficulties of using them. Professional athletes get compensated because their job is difficult and very few can do it.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:15 am to Pennymoney
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Who says that? They used to laugh all the time when a player got his bell rung. No one ever talked about potential long term brain damage.
It's a full contact sport where grown men are hitting each other at top speed. Every pro played ball from youth and endured multiple injuries along the way. It is unimaginable that anyone choosing this sport as a career wouldn't be aware of the long term repercussions of playing such a violent sport?
This post was edited on 6/3/14 at 11:16 am
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:17 am to Revelator
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It is unimaginable that anyone choosing this sport as a career wouldn't be aware of the long term repercussions of playing such a violent sport?
In the New America no one is responsible for themselves or their actions.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:17 am to Revelator
Football is done. It's over. 
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:22 am to lsu13lsu
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In the New America no one is responsible for themselves or their actions.
The rub is Marino and guys like him accepted tons of money for playing, endorsements and promotions for playing the game and gleefully cashed these checks that came from playing football. But now that their careers are over, football is evil! I bet Dan Marino continue to parlay his former football career into big bucks.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:28 am to lsu13lsu
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it is unimaginable
No. It isn't. Just the opposite. Like I said it was all a big joke years ago.
Just like doctors used to do Ads saying which cigarette was better for you..
What's unimaginable now was quite the norm in its day.
That's what you are missing.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:28 am to Revelator
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where the risk were clearly known in advance?
This is the key issue. IF the risk was clearly known in advance then he is a grown-arse man, made his choices and cashed his checks.
If the risk was NOT clearly know, the next question is, did the the NFL know about this issue and hide it, or prevent action from reducing the damage.
This is going to be a tough call. I think the NFL settles (again).
However, since the risk IS now know, I think future lawsuits from current players are "out of bounds." (sorry)
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:36 am to Pennymoney
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That's what you are missing.
So you are telling me that a man that plays football from youth and is either injured multiple times or witnesses other injured on the field or locker room had no clue that football would be detrimental to his physical health long term?! What am I missing?!!
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:39 am to Revelator
I wonder if Dan Marino will ever be featured on another NFL broadcast again?
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:41 am to Revelator
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Dan Marino
Had a girlfriend who was a waitress in Miami years ago. Said Marino was notorious in the service industry in that town as a guy who didn't tip.
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:42 am to Revelator
quote:Every past and current player in the NFL knew/knows the sport is physical and dangerous. The crux of the matter is...did the league/teams push players back onto the field to soon after head injuries and was the league aware of any long term health issues as a result?
So you are telling me that a man that plays football from youth and is either injured multiple times or witnesses other injured on the field or locker room had no clue that football would be detrimental to his physical health long term?! What am I missing?!!
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:49 am to Revelator
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So you are telling me that a man that plays football from youth and is either injured multiple times or witnesses other injured on the field or locker room had no clue that football would be detrimental to his physical health long term?!
Bad knees and backs? Sure.
Forgetting how to get home from the corner store at age 45? Not so much
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What am I missing?!!
A few dozen IQ points.
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