Every kid has a dream of being a superstar growing up, mine was pro football. I was totally consumed by it during my childhood that I thought I was destined to be the next Jerry Rice. I was gonna be a famous wide receiver, marry a cheerleader, and have a sugar coma inducing soft drink named in my honor. Once I got laid for the first time, gridiron glory was replaced by my need to master as many sexual positions as possible, but I always loved the game. NBA players are the most graceful, I have alot of respect for the patience and smarts it takes in pro baseball (fuck hockey for the record) but football players are warriors. Gladiators...real men....and based on recent findings they are becoming mentally inept because of this.
As I type this players and owners are deadlocked in negotiations which will produce the first NFL work stoppage since 1982. One of the major sticking points in the collective bargining negotiations is the 18 game schedule, which considering the amount of concussions and long term effects of head injuries on the field seems like over kill to say the least. Foremer Pittsburg Steeler Terry Long died from drinking anti freeze . Andre Waters shot himself in the mouth.Most recently Dave Duerson , a former Super Bowl champ,shot himself as well but had the foresight to ask his brain examined for future study . All of these deaths are linked to game time concussions. Is there a pension or insurance for these guys.is it even being discussed? And do the owners of thaws teams even give a fuck? And at what price is our entertainment ? When I was a kid I would have killed to play pro football. Maybe I'm better off, because it would have probably killed me ....
