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"Antwaan Randle El regrets playing football, says he suffers from memory loss and can barely walk down the stairs" -- (link)

Posted by ML (aka Iadodger) Jan 19 '16, 13:19

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/01/19/former-nfl-receiver-antwaan-randle-el-regrets-ever-playing-football/ (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Here's the source, from a series of articles about the Steelers of Super Bowl 10 and 40 (nmbl) - Brian Jan 19, 14:02
Football has gone soft like the rest of America. Pussy. -- nm - Trump Jan 19, 13:40
It's on the list of "sports my children will never play" which also includes wrestling and hockey. -- nm - MDH Jan 19, 13:31 2
- the thing with hockey is the equipment. when I played it was OK, now it is like fucking concrete for elbow and shoulder pads -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 13:52
- ditto -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 13:35
I don't know why you wouldn't play baseball over football if you had the choice. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 13:24 5
- I agree generally, but if you're a 14th round baseball pick vs. college football scholarship? It's not that easy a call. If you're a first round - pmb Jan 19, 13:39 3
  - If you're a 14th round pick in baseball out of high school, you're a D-1 scholarship waiting to happen. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 13:42 2
    - The way he posed the option it was one or the other. I agree that seems likely, but he posed it as an either or. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 14:01 1
      - You mentioned that if it's 14th rounder vs college scholarship.... - Will Hunting Jan 19, 14:07
- the real mover will be when insurance companies stop writing policies to schools for their programs -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 19, 13:26
but PLAYOFFS! -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 19, 13:23
“Right now, I wouldn’t be surprised if football isn’t around in 20, 25 years.” -- nm - emoticripple Jan 19, 13:22 3
- aside from the related job losses, at this point, I'd be ok with it. - b. Jan 19, 14:09
- hopefully it won't take that long -- nm - slipping jimmy Jan 19, 13:32
- it will just look completely different, picture two dozen guys dressed in inflatable sumo wrestler outfits bouncing into each other like beachballs -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 13:29

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