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Why former 49er Chris Borland is the most dangerous man in football
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:23 pm
ESPN
Much more at the link but it's a fascinating look into the concussion issue and some of the NFLs practices.
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ONE DAY IN April, the NFL asked Chris Borland to take a random drug test. The timing of this request was, in a word, bizarre, since Borland, a San Francisco 49ers linebacker, had retired a month earlier after a remarkable rookie season. He said he feared getting brain damage if he continued to play.
Borland had been amazed at the reaction to his decision, the implications of which many saw as a direct threat to the NFL. And now here was an email demanding that he pee in a cup before a league proctor within 24 hours or fail the test. "I figured if I said no, people would think I was on drugs," he said recently. That, he believed, "would ruin my life." As he thought about how to respond, Borland began to wonder how random this drug test really was.
What did the NFL still want with him? Nobody could have held out much hope that he'd change his mind. On Friday, March 13, when Borland retired via email, he attached a suggested press release, then reaffirmed his intentions in conversations with 49ers officials. Instead of announcing Borland's retirement, the team sent him a bill -- an unsubtle reminder that he'd have to return most of his $617,436 signing bonus if he followed through. That Monday, Borland, knowing he was forgoing at least $2.35 million, not to mention a promising career, made the announcement himself to Outside the Lines. He has since elaborated on the decision to everyone from Face the Nation to Charlie Rose to undergraduates at Wisconsin, where he was an All-American.
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On that day back in April, Borland stared hard at his iPhone, pondering what to do about the NFL's summons to a post-retirement drug test. The league says it reserves the right to test players -- even after they've retired -- to ensure that they don't dodge a test, then return. But given the stakes, and the NFL's dubious history on concussions, it occurred to Borland that maybe, just maybe, he was being set up.
"I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist," he says. "I just wanted to be sure." Borland agreed to submit a urine sample to the NFL's representative, who drove in from Green Bay and administered the test in the Wisconsin trainer's room. Then he hired a private firm for $150 to test him independently. Both tests came back negative, according to Borland.
"I don't really trust the NFL," he says.
Much more at the link but it's a fascinating look into the concussion issue and some of the NFLs practices.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:25 pm to LosLobos111
I say blow the whole thing up and start over. Goodell needs to go.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:47 pm to LosLobos111
They did this to Brandon browner in the CFL as well, I don't think it's as big of a deal as he wants it to be
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:51 pm to LosLobos111
What exactly is dangerous here?
He retired suddenly and then got tested, within the pre-established rules.
Am I missing something? Or are you looking too hard for something?
He retired suddenly and then got tested, within the pre-established rules.
Am I missing something? Or are you looking too hard for something?
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:52 pm to TexasTiger1185
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Am I missing something? Or are you looking too hard for something?
It was the name of the article...
Posted on 8/21/15 at 5:55 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
It's click bait buzzfeed bullshite tbh, not that it's your fault. But total hack journalism
Posted on 8/21/15 at 6:03 pm to LosLobos111
Borland is a borderline retard
Posted on 8/21/15 at 6:11 pm to TexasTiger1185
You might want to read the whole article boys
Posted on 8/21/15 at 6:14 pm to LosLobos111
How the hell can u drug test some one who doesn't work for your company no more?????
Posted on 8/21/15 at 6:20 pm to stlslick
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How the hell can u drug test some one who doesn't work for your company no more?????
Some bullshite about doing it because players might come out of retirement.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 6:22 pm to stlslick
I'm sure its part of the CBA. Its to prevent players from "retiring", roiding up, then making a comeback. AKA the Dara Torres technique.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 6:25 pm to LosLobos111
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Some bullshitee about doing it because players might come out of retirement.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 6:31 pm to castorinho
Can they not test the un-retiring players or something?
Little reason for a player to place any faith in the league right now
Little reason for a player to place any faith in the league right now
This post was edited on 8/21/15 at 6:33 pm
Posted on 8/21/15 at 7:28 pm to RemouladeSawce
He quit. Football scares him. We get it. Quit running your trap and spouting "the horrors". I think he is missing the attention a little more than he thought
Posted on 8/21/15 at 7:46 pm to HeadCoach
I personally don't know why the league gives a shite about concussions. Fans don't. Have players bargain away through the CBA any right to sue the league or its teams.
The first lines of the CBA should be:
"if you want the pussy, the fame, the pussy, the money and the pussy that comes with playing professional football you will end up a spit-dribbling idiot and a cripple. If the prospect of that bothers you, don't play."
It amazes me how hard the NFL is trying to ruin its own product via all the "player safety" rules changes.
The first lines of the CBA should be:
"if you want the pussy, the fame, the pussy, the money and the pussy that comes with playing professional football you will end up a spit-dribbling idiot and a cripple. If the prospect of that bothers you, don't play."
It amazes me how hard the NFL is trying to ruin its own product via all the "player safety" rules changes.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 7:47 pm to HeadCoach
Pretty sure people are asking him. Don't think he's activly going out and speaking on it.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 7:49 pm to LosLobos111
They contact players for a mandatory drug test within 24 hours via email?
Posted on 8/21/15 at 7:58 pm to LosLobos111
That article misrepresents the timeline of his retirement. He and the 49ers were having discussions, but not with the NFL yet. And of course they will ask that he repay his signing bonus, as they should. In the end his drug test was negative, so where is the conspiracy?
Posted on 8/21/15 at 8:13 pm to LosLobos111
Probably the most disappointing thread I've ever seem in my life.
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