"There are some who feel that players...did so in the knowledge of the risks assoc with a tough, physical sport. The counter-argument is there is a clear difference between a broken bone & progressive brain damage & that no player signed up for the latter" Tweet added by Alan Pearce @alanpearcephd

Alan Pearce

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"There are some who feel that players...did so in the knowledge of the risks assoc with a tough, physical sport. The counter-argument is there is a clear difference between a broken bone & progressive brain damage & that no player signed up for the latter"

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NFLCSFacts

@NFLObjectors

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@alanpearcephd Think #NFL HOFers Iron Mike Webster (deceased w/ #CTE at 50 and 1st NFL player dx'd w/CTE and Harry "Captain" Carson who has dealt with his player related damage for 35 years. #TBI #concussion

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Doug Andreassen

@dandreassen

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@alanpearcephd Absurd argument. These athletes start playing the game at age 5, did they know? Did their parents know the life long damage to their kids, absoutly not. Argument ends there.

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