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<blockquote data-quote="AmishMafia" data-source="post: 499525" data-attributes="member: 2846"><p>Personal responsibility has to take a role somewhere. Sorry guys, but if you didn't know that smashing into other men repeatedly wasn't going to take its toll on your long term health, well, then you are a fool.</p><p> </p><p>I worked in the wilds of Alaska and I know my knees/back are suffering from the continual hiking/climbing wet dense foliage of the Alaska Peninsula. Why is that my employers fault? I have a brain and I knew the toll I was placing on my body. Now, if I fell and broke my leg in the line of duty and was no longer able to work, that is another matter.</p><p> </p><p>I shake my head at Ditka, who at one time was a spokesman for this idea that the NFL should pay more to retired players. I'm not going to google it - but it seems to me he was outspoken against players who held out on their contracts. Now, how is that any different? Older players got what they had coming to them, contractually. Why should they now be given more? As far as going forward, put it in the CBA if today's players want that. They have to understand that it is an expense. Take less money now, if they want more retirement benefits like health care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AmishMafia, post: 499525, member: 2846"] Personal responsibility has to take a role somewhere. Sorry guys, but if you didn't know that smashing into other men repeatedly wasn't going to take its toll on your long term health, well, then you are a fool. I worked in the wilds of Alaska and I know my knees/back are suffering from the continual hiking/climbing wet dense foliage of the Alaska Peninsula. Why is that my employers fault? I have a brain and I knew the toll I was placing on my body. Now, if I fell and broke my leg in the line of duty and was no longer able to work, that is another matter. I shake my head at Ditka, who at one time was a spokesman for this idea that the NFL should pay more to retired players. I'm not going to google it - but it seems to me he was outspoken against players who held out on their contracts. Now, how is that any different? Older players got what they had coming to them, contractually. Why should they now be given more? As far as going forward, put it in the CBA if today's players want that. They have to understand that it is an expense. Take less money now, if they want more retirement benefits like health care. [/QUOTE]
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