The NFL Thread (to avoid going off topic elsewhere)

[pork pie fox]

Aaron Hernandez now released by the Patriots. Wow.

 

[M17TT C]

Re: The annoying, but traditional, totally unfounded Summer 2013 rumours thread

Pfft the Hernandez and Snowdon stuff is much more interesting than what some spotty kid has made up on Twatter.

Thread should be changed to interesting current news affairs imo.

 

[Miles Away]

Yeah. Crazy.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Aaron Hernandez now released by the Patriots. Wow.

Always likely given the circumstances.

 

[pork pie fox]

Always likely given the circumstances.

Yep.

My deathlist is littered with troubled American sports stars. He slipped through the net though.

 

[Miles Away]

Reputable source: "Expect the worst" in regards to the impending charge.

 

[pork pie fox]

Charged with murder :icon_eek:

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/9424056/aaron-hernandez-new-england-patriots-charged-murder

 

[Miles Away]

No bail.

5 other charges of the weapons variety.

 

[pork pie fox]

I saw a stat yesterday that said since the Superbowl 28 NFL players had been arrested on various charges.

 

[Blue Maniac]

I saw a stat yesterday that said since the Superbowl 28 NFL players had been arrested on various charges.

That includes Browns LB Ausar Walcott's arrest yesterday for attempted murder. Madness.

 

[pork pie fox]

That includes Browns LB Ausar Walcott's arrest yesterday for attempted murder. Madness.

Yes it does.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Yes it does.

Most sites are saying 27, which of course is much more encouraging. I'm sure it won't be long before it's 28.

 

[pork pie fox]

Most sites are saying 27, which of course is much more encouraging. I'm sure it won't be long before it's 28.

You're spot on. If it's only 27 I've no idea why people are moaning so much. Them there Premier League footballers are much worse too.

 

[Blue Maniac]

You're spot on. If it's only 27 I've no idea why people are moaning so much. Them there Premier League footballers are much worse too.

I honestly can't think of any other high profile sport with such high rates of arrest. Not even boxing at its worst.

 

[Miles Away]

I honestly can't think of any other high profile sport with such high rates of arrest. Not even boxing at its worst.

Crunch the numbers though to be fair:

32 teams, each with around 80 players affiliated with them (not to mention former players).

Compare it to other American leagues, or hell, America in general and I'm willing to bet the per capita/population percentages align. They do, admittedly, have a gun issue...but then so does the states at large.

I'm personally less concerned with the perceived criminality in the NFL than I am with the health issues associated with the sport: life expectancy in the 50s, much higher rate of mental disorders, ALS, Parkinson's, dementia, and heart issues.

It truly is a blood sport.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Crunch the numbers though to be fair:

32 teams, each with around 80 players affiliated with them (not to mention former players).

Compare it to other American leagues, or hell, America in general and I'm willing to bet the per capita/population percentages align. They do, admittedly, have a gun issue...but then so does the states at large.

I'm personally less concerned with the perceived criminality in the NFL than I am with the health issues associated with the sport: life expectancy in the 50s, much higher rate of mental disorders, ALS, Parkinson's, dementia, and heart issues.

It truly is a blood sport.

See also: professional wrestling, especially ex-WWF/WWE workers pre-Wellness Program. Drug/steroid-influenced deaths, suicides and murders were off the charts.

 

[pork pie fox]

I'm personally less concerned with the perceived criminality in the NFL than I am with the health issues associated with the sport: life expectancy in the 50s, much higher rate of mental disorders, ALS, Parkinson's, dementia, and heart issues.

It truly is a blood sport.

You wouldn't be the only one. When current NFL players are saying they'd rather their kids didn't play the game, you can see how real the concerns are.

 

[Biffa Bacon]

My work colleagues son was drafted as a second pick after college but destroyed his knee in pre season and never played a game, the family see it as a good thing, he got a couple of million sign on and insurance and a life as well.

 

[pork pie fox]

My work colleagues son was drafted as a second pick after college but destroyed his knee in pre season and never played a game, the family see it as a good thing, he got a couple of million sign on and insurance and a life as well.

Second pick overall or second pick for a particular team Biffa?

 

[Biffa Bacon]

Second pick for a team, I don't remember which one, second pick overall would probably have been put back together and played. For Football he bulked up to 340lbs, within a year of his injury he was back at 240lbs and far healthier.