re: Interesting post by former player about injuries....

Yeah I mean If you know any other 53 game starters who didn’t pass an NFL physical maybe you can high road me here.

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Black sued/is suing Lloyd’s of London over his insurance policy

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this is interesting. wonder if he really understood the policy. or if the agent didn't explain it well enough.

Then don't play football. Always baffles me when players complain about something they are not forced to do.

Then don't play football and get an education or job like everyone else.

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You grind and grind which allows you to get paid at an average wage. Company does well and upper management gets raises. In this situation coaches get bonuses and contract extensions. Boosters get kickbacks and better perks.

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Lol...you sound like a low level employee talking and don't know what the frick you are talking about. Those upper management people have plenty of stress and work on their plate.

You sound like a communist.

People are jumping your arse about this and I'm kind of surprised about it, really.

Louisiana is one of, if not the worst in the nation in healthcare. And I'm not talkin about the patients. It's a pretty widely accepted truth. This is anecdotal but my wife has a shitload of clients and all the rich ones go out of state for health care. Mostly to Houston.

Look at the constant injuries and misdiagnoses that occur with the Saints and LSU.

In general, people here are just terrible at their jobs. That cultural trait doesn't just disappear once you get your doctorate.

There's only a few trades that Louisianians are above average or excellent in when compared to the rest of the United States. Politicking, lawyering, bartending, cooking, fishing and tour guiding.

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this is interesting. wonder if he really understood the policy. or if the agent didn't explain it well enough.

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There are different stories out there. I believe he did sue his financial advisor also.

It’s sad. A kid in his early 20’s having to rely on adults to make huge decisions and he gets the short end of the stick.

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But our "blame e'erbody else" society is what it is.

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You mean the same way every society has been?

It’s so funny how shite like this is said all the time (generally by older individuals) yet none of them take a step back and really think about the fact that IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY!

Example: Music (especially rock and roll), video games, the Russians, the Jews, devils and demons, Dungeons and Dragons, Muslims, gods, etc....

It’s human nature to find faults in others over ourselves. It is part of the Id.

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That’s why the narrative of “Greedy should just get an insurance policy” is fricking stupid. It’s extremely difficult to collect the full amount on these policies.

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Here's an interesting article that sheds a little light on how sports disability policies work. Black could have obtained an NCAA monitored policy at 0% financing but let an unscrupulous financial planner talk him into purchasing a third party policy from Lloyd's.