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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jaybadger82" data-source="post: 499541" data-attributes="member: 6211">As opposed to labeling the average career length stat misleading, which is decidedly pro-NFL... <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/thumbsdown.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tdown:" title="Thumbs Down    :tdown:" data-shortname=":tdown:" /> Look, I'm not disputing your observation that many players have very brief NFL careers. I included the Business Insider article link for its observation that these players toiling and sweating on the practice squad, often for just a brief time, are an integral part of the NFL product. While such players are treated for their injuries until cut, I don't believe they qualify for continuing healthcare coverage through the league until they reach four years experience. This leaves many chronic and latent injuries uncovered amongst those that tend to have short careers and earn relatively little. If these players can't somehow pay for healthcare on their own (which happens frequently), that cost eventually falls on the public at large through the social safety net. It would be nice to see the NFL and the NFLPA get together on a CBA that offers broader coverage for all pro football-related injuries rather than dumping so many of these costs on the general public.</blockquote>

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