re: Injury to Bills Player is Sad, But Talk that Players Put “Life on the Line” is Ridiculous

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Life on the Line

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for millions. Miliary does it for piss pay at lower ranks and decent pay at higher ranks.

Cinderella Man quote-

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Jim Braddock: You think you're telling me something? Like, what, boxing is dangerous, something like that? You don't think working triple shifts and at night on a scaffold isn't just as likely to get a man killed? What about all those guys who died last week living in cardboard shacks to save on rent money just to feed their family, 'cause guys like you have not quite figured out a way yet to make money off of watching that guy die? But in my profession - and it is my profession - I'm a little more fortunate.

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Ryan Clark is melodramatic.

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And a race-baiting a-hole.

Football is full of violent collisions, but "putting your life on the line" is obviously a little ridiculous. Not to mention they are paid handsomely, trained to the hilt, and have access to the very best in health, nutrition, facilities, healthcare, etc.

It's not exactly the same thing as a policeman, firefighter, soldier, film crew on an Alec Baldwin movie, etc.

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bc they “Put their lives on the line to play the game”.

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This was the perfect opportunity to create more worship of pro athletes.

I think they make a decision just like all of us

Is it worth it?

On the surface- it’s Millions of dollars but risk injury- even paralysis.
In the back of the mind there’s thought of dying but that is really remote. The risk of paralysis is relatively high and that’s a fate very few would accept money to accept.

This is why we watch the sport. Watching humans do things we cannot do and wouldn’t do because most fans are risk averse.

Imo, This incident appears to be something beyond the actions on the field.

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All the men on this site acting overly dramatic like children.

Everyone trying to one up everyone else with their level of outrage or grief.

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x1000. i don’t know what made my stomach curl more: the injury or a bunch of grown men acting like Karen’s on Facebook trying to one up each other’s outrage reaction.

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The risk of paralysis is relatively high and that’s a fate very few would accept money to accept.

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there is a risk but I dont believe it is high. I doubt there are many people that wouldnt trade profession and lifestyle with an nfl player.

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Lots of virtue signaling.

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I saw Vince Young’s dumb self tweet out prayers for Damar Hamilton. So quick to tweet out prayers he didn’t even stop long enough to find out the guys name.

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did not look like a bad hit.

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may seem routine but he took a crashing shoulder hit to his heart.