O.J. Owens suing NCAA, SEC for handling of head injuries.

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I don't like it. Just because they can't sue TN doesn't mean the NCAA won't make us pay the consequence somehow. Terrible timing.
 
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This head injury issue is like a dark cloud that keeps rising. The better the equipment protects, the harder the players are trained to hit. Life lasts a lot longer than football. Young people should count the cost.
 
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Dougie_D said:
I don't like it. Just because they can't sue TN doesn't mean the NCAA won't make us pay the consequence somehow. Terrible timing.
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I feel the same, they know what can happen when they put on the helmet. Its like suing because you got burned on hot coffee to me. I think he is just wanting a pay check, but thats just IMHO.
 
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Everybody thinks they have a legitimate case to sue and avoid working for a living these days. Nobody put a gun to his head and made him play. Take some personal responsibility for a change. Hell, I don't even remember this guy playing.
 
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“As a result (of playing at Tennessee), Plaintiff now suffers from depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and headaches, among other issues,” according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana. Oh Really and that describes millions that never played football to begin with
 
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If, at the time, the severity of concussions was starting to be understood, but the school didn't instill precautions and the SEC and NCAA governing bodies didn't mandate stricter tests, then I agree that he and many others in the same situations should be able to receive recompense if they are suffering.

I have mercy on human beings who unknowingly turned their brains into Swiss cheese for the enjoyment of hundreds of millions of people, including myself. For decades, the mind wasn't the issue. Everyone worried about how the body would be later. When those guys kept going and ran their bodies into the ground, they did so with the assumption that their grit and determination that brought them thus far would be what they leaned on when their body struggled to function going forward. No amount of grit and determination can fight CTE.

Ironically the one thing that these players used to keep fighting is now harming them the most.
 
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sanddune50 said:
Everybody thinks they have a legitimate case to sue and avoid working for a living these days. Nobody put a gun to his head and made him play. Take some personal responsibility for a change. Hell, I don't even remember this guy playing.
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With how much we've learned about the dangers of head injuries in football, it'd almost be more accurate to say nobody took the metaphorical gun away from his head.

I don't understand how so many people show no sympathy for head injuries sustained by players who played before the head injury was treated as the overwhelming danger that it is
 
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He was a first team Parade All America in 1999 but just didn't play very much. He only appeared in 18 games and it was mostly on special teams. He was never a starter or even 2nd string as a safety. He was hampered with shoulder injuries which began right away in his career. Considering how little he actually played at UT this is not going to be easy for most people to accept at face value. I would be interested to know if he can even cite a practice or a game where he thinks he may have suffered a concussion. A reasonable person can have sympathy for head injuries and the problem of CTE and still be skeptical of this guy.
 
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sanddune50 said:
Everybody thinks they have a legitimate case to sue and avoid working for a living these days. Nobody put a gun to his head and made him play. Take some personal responsibility for a change. Hell, I don't even remember this guy playing.
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THIS! :hi:
 
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508mikey said:
“As a result (of playing at Tennessee), Plaintiff now suffers from depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and headaches, among other issues,” according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana. Oh Really and that describes millions that never played football to begin with
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Thats like every woman in the USA
 
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utvolpj said:
He practiced every day too
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OJ would try to blow you up when he hit you, even in practice. his problems were he could not grasp executing his responsibilities. He didn't care how big you were, he would throw his body into you.
 
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508mikey said:
“As a result (of playing at Tennessee), Plaintiff now suffers from depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and headaches, a mong other issues,” according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana. Oh Really and that describes millions that never played football to begin with
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I had these symptoms when we lost to OK, Bama and Fla.. Getting me a lawyer..
 
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allvol123 said:
He was a huge signee. 4 or 5 star I believe. Never did squat.

He should sue himself and his parents. This is ridiculous. Take on some personal responsibility.
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He was the number 1 safety prospect in the country. The issue for him was he was not coached in high school how to defend in the passing game. He played middle of the field and ran to the ball and knocked your jock off. Got him a number one rating but he never could understand the concept of pass defense. If he could have put on weight he might have been better as a linebacker but he couldn't. Then he dealt with injuries throughout his career.
 
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508mikey said:
“As a result (of playing at Tennessee), Plaintiff now suffers from depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and headaches, among other issues,” according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana. Oh Really and that describes millions that never played football to begin with
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So do you not believe that cte causes these symptons, and that playing football increases the likelihood of having cte?
 
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LWSVOL said:
He was the number 1 safety prospect in the country. The issue for him was he was not coached in high school how to defend in the passing game. He played middle of the field and ran to the ball and knocked your jock off. Got him a number one rating but he never could understand the concept of pass defense. If he could have put on weight he might have been better as a linebacker but he couldn't. Then he dealt with injuries throughout his career.
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You nailed it. Was viewed as a Ronnie Lott type hitter in the backfield coming out of HS.
 
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