re: American Football is in serious trouble

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Yeah. I love the American mentality. You get paid so much more than the average American to play a sport that you love (most do anyway). If that isn't enough you then sue the hand that gave you all that money for not "informing you of the dangers/risks of concussions."

I'm sorry, but if you failed to realize that a contact sport has a high risk of injury, then that isn't my problem. This is America though and we love to put the blame on someone other than ourselves and sue the frick out of them to take the easy road out.

If you don't want to deal with the risks of concussion, then don't play football and make millions of dollars. /endrant

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The argument is that the NFL knew that concussions could lead to long term disability but ignored the evidence and sent players with existing concussions into games where they recieved a second concussion.

Look at the policy now - players are held out of games if they experience a concussion in a prior game or practice.

The suit alleges that the NFL knew this, ignored the evidence and sent injured players into games where they were further, more seriously injured.