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Thread: I really enjoy watching professional football

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob Luter View Post
    I've known a number of guys who played in the NFL. Some played long ago and some played recently. All had/have lasting physical damage.
    Some former player said that being a pro player "was the only profession where you're guaranteed to have a permanent injury".
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    Loved to watch NFL, until kneeling during our anthem began, none since and it appears none in my future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Coffman View Post
    Loved to watch NFL, until kneeling during our anthem began, none since and it appears none in my future.
    Same here, but I quit watching it years ago, just because I couldn't deal with the obscene salaries and the overall culture.

    All I see are out of touch, spoiled, instant millionaire 20 year olds who think they are so aware...........I know there's a lot of good guys in there, too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Engel View Post
    Same here, but I quit watching it years ago, just because I couldn't deal with the obscene salaries and the overall culture.

    All I see are out of touch, spoiled, instant millionaire 20 year olds who think they are so aware...........I know there's a lot of good guys in there, too.
    Haven't watch a game since I saw a player take a knee during the anthem. Calling me a racist every time they have a free moment and inventing an alternant anthem won't get me back either. I have much more free time on Sunday now, win win!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Engel View Post
    Same here, but I quit watching it years ago, just because I couldn't deal with the obscene salaries and the overall culture.

    All I see are out of touch, spoiled, instant millionaire 20 year olds who think they are so aware...........I know there's a lot of good guys in there, too.
    One-time KC coach Dick Vermeil claimed that he could tell on draft day which players were going to have problems. If a player is wearing a bunch of flashy jewelry, drives a fancy car or has a ‘posse’, that spelled trouble. If a player shows up in just a nice business suit, it suggested some humility which made the player coachable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stan Calow View Post
    Some former player said that being a pro player "was the only profession where you're guaranteed to have a permanent injury".
    Not true. How about long term framers, roofers, anybody engaged in a physically demanding trade. It just takes longer. I read a couple pro football forums. Some lament the 'sissyfication' of modern NFL play. "They might as well play flag football". It might well come to that.

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