DieselDaisy Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Yes, specially Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) Say what you will about American football as a sport, but those dudes are hard as fuck.http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/2013/01/29/nfl-players-union-and-harvard-team-landmark-study-football-injuries-and-illness/aCGnf96h7ptWX2Lnp5MIiP/story.htmlThe National Football League players union, alarmed that its members die nearly 20 years earlier on average than other American men, has selected Harvard University to oversee a $100 million accelerated research initiative aimed at treating and ultimately preventing the broad-ranging health problems plaguing the athletes. Legions of Harvard specialists from across its many schools and affiliated hospitals will team up with the NFL Players Association in an unprecedented study of 1,000 retired players. The researchers will look at everything from their repetitive brain traumas, torn knee ligaments, and arthritic joints to the gnawing effects of long-term exposure to acute pain and chronic use of painkillers. The 10-year collaboration carries an ambitious goal: Begin to transform the health of active and retired players within five years. The stakes are high—for the players and for the NFL. More than 100 concussion-related lawsuits have been filed against the league, with thousands of players claiming the NFL did not do enough to inform them of the long-term dangers from repeat brain injuries and protect them. Public attention has focused on an Alzheimer’s-like condition, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, that is thought to be caused by repeated blows to the head. It has been linked to the erratic behavior, depression, and deaths of several former players, including Junior Seau, a linebacker for the New England Patriots and other teams who committed suicide in May. But the health problems are much more wide-ranging. Countless former players struggle with searing and debilitating joint pain and rely heavily on anti-inflammatory medications and painkillers, say union officials. Many others grapple with heart disorders linked to extreme strength training common in the NFL. The result is a dramatically shortened life span: While white men in the United States on average live to age 78 and African-American men to about 70, “it appears that professional football players in both the United States and Canada have life expectancies in the mid- to late-50s,” Harvard researchers wrote in a summary of their project. Edited October 27, 2014 by magisme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 @Mags,Those silly Europeans can say whatever they want about football, but the bottom line is they would get knocked on their arses if they ever tried playing it. I love my UK friends on here, but they don't "get" football. Rugby might be a pretty tough sport, but it don't have shit on football. They wear pads and helmets to save their lives, literally. If rugby players were getting concussions like NFL players are, they would be all padded up also. Football is BY FAR the most physical team sport in the world. Hockey is a distant 2nd, all other sports pale in comparision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Please stop referring to 'American Football' as 'Football'. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 US culture isn't that wide spread. Brits or some Brits like it. I know a lot who won't. And a lot in Europe you mention Kenny Powers and no one knows. The ignorance is staggering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 I wonder if I'm going to have an NFL team?No, srsly.I do wonder that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 The Packers. Solid no knowledge team. Green Bay will fuck you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I wonder if I'm going to have an NFL team?No, srsly.I do wonder that.I do not really understand how there can be support of an American football match, with two teams, from, America. Domestic sports, whether it be football or county cricket or Rugby, derive their support from local communities and local loyalties. How can there be any sort of genuine support for either of these American based team, when the game is being played in Londontown? And yes, I do realise this sort of nonsense goes on with Premiership Football also, Manchester United playing in China or god know's where for cash. US culture isn't that wide spread. Brits or some Brits like it. I know a lot who won't. And a lot in Europe you mention Kenny Powers and no one knows. The ignorance is staggering.Oh dear. I have a confession!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Americans invented NFL as a remedy to the fact that used to breed slaves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 I wonder if I'm going to have an NFL team?No, srsly.I do wonder that.I do not really understand how there can be support of an American football match, with two teams, from, America. Domestic sports, whether it be football or county cricket or Rugby, derive their support from local communities and local loyalties. How can there be any sort of genuine support for either of these American based team, when the game is being played in Londontown? And yes, I do realise this sort of nonsense goes on with Premiership Football also, Manchester United playing in China or god know's where for cash.When I say get a team, I mean, the Jacksonville Jaguars could be moving to London and have a name change and become a London based team that'll play in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I wonder if I'm going to have an NFL team? No, srsly. I do wonder that. I do not really understand how there can be support of an American football match, with two teams, from, America. Domestic sports, whether it be football or county cricket or Rugby, derive their support from local communities and local loyalties. How can there be any sort of genuine support for either of these American based team, when the game is being played in Londontown? And yes, I do realise this sort of nonsense goes on with Premiership Football also, Manchester United playing in China or god know's where for cash.When I say get a team, I mean, the Jacksonville Jaguars could be moving to London and have a name change and become a London based team that'll play in the NFL. Yes, they do that in yankee sports, don't they? Just move a team to another location! The good thing about English domestic sport is, the teams are embedded in the localities. You could not take Manchester United and relocate it to London and call it London United. It just would not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I wonder if I'm going to have an NFL team?No, srsly.I do wonder that. I do not really understand how there can be support of an American football match, with two teams, from, America. Domestic sports, whether it be football or county cricket or Rugby, derive their support from local communities and local loyalties. How can there be any sort of genuine support for either of these American based team, when the game is being played in Londontown? And yes, I do realise this sort of nonsense goes on with Premiership Football also, Manchester United playing in China or god know's where for cash.When I say get a team, I mean, the Jacksonville Jaguars could be moving to London and have a name change and become a London based team that'll play in the NFL.Yes, they do that in yankee sports, don't they? Just move a team to another location! The good thing about English domestic sport is, the teams are embedded in the localities. You could not take Manchester United and relocate it to London and call it London United. It just would not work.MK Dons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 I wonder if I'm going to have an NFL team?No, srsly.I do wonder that. I do not really understand how there can be support of an American football match, with two teams, from, America. Domestic sports, whether it be football or county cricket or Rugby, derive their support from local communities and local loyalties. How can there be any sort of genuine support for either of these American based team, when the game is being played in Londontown? And yes, I do realise this sort of nonsense goes on with Premiership Football also, Manchester United playing in China or god know's where for cash.When I say get a team, I mean, the Jacksonville Jaguars could be moving to London and have a name change and become a London based team that'll play in the NFL.Yes, they do that in yankee sports, don't they? Just move a team to another location! The good thing about English domestic sport is, the teams are embedded in the localities. You could not take Manchester United and relocate it to London and call it London United. It just would not work.They do that in UK sports still.Wimbledon FC shared with Crystal Palace FC at Selhurst Park (my local/just around the corner) and then they moved to Milton Keynes and became The M K Dons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Alright, let's just see how Len reacts when they move Arsenal oop north then. Not going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Alright, let's just see how Len reacts when they move Arsenal oop north then. Not going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Alright, let's just see how Len reacts when they move Arsenal oop north then. Not going to happen.When hell fuckin' freezes over!Having said that, Arsenal began in Woolwich, true story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) It was formed by workers at the Royal Arsenal., the ordinance for the British army and barracks of the artillery regiments. Edited October 28, 2014 by DieselDaisy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I think we're too modern.It's difficult in today's society to isolate yourself from the outside world because the outside world demands your involvement somehow. They will find a way to demand your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Alright, let's just see how Len reacts when they move Arsenal oop north then. Not going to happen.When hell fuckin' freezes over!Having said that, Arsenal began in Woolwich, true story.What, did they get the ferry across? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) I think we're too modern.It's difficult in today's society to isolate yourself from the outside world because the outside world demands your involvement somehow. They will find a way to demand your money.God I'd like to go back, I haven't been there since George W. Bush and you guys were like 5 years behind in cell phones and, me, coming from a place rife with CCTV, having nothing but a stop sign and just a stop sign with no cameras around or nothing, I still stopped at them, at night, when there was no one around, but a part of me wondered why and who would know if I ran it.I guess I stopped just incase something crashed into me if I didn't and they had right of way - that's why I stopped at that stop sign with no cameras or nothing in the dead of night just because it was a stop sign.Maybe you guys have caught up with us now but tech was behind by about 3 - 5 years (though in some respects it was a head of the UK by about 10) - and race relations were like 20 years behind. - Sorry, I am Euro trash, I get to act all snooty and point stuff out like that. Edited October 28, 2014 by Snake-Pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnold layne Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Woosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Alright, let's just see how Len reacts when they move Arsenal oop north then. Not going to happen. When hell fuckin' freezes over!Having said that, Arsenal began in Woolwich, true story. What, did they get the ferry across? Hows Crystal Palace doin' you fuckin slag? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I wonder if I'm going to have an NFL team?No, srsly.I do wonder that. I do not really understand how there can be support of an American football match, with two teams, from, America. Domestic sports, whether it be football or county cricket or Rugby, derive their support from local communities and local loyalties. How can there be any sort of genuine support for either of these American based team, when the game is being played in Londontown? And yes, I do realise this sort of nonsense goes on with Premiership Football also, Manchester United playing in China or god know's where for cash.When I say get a team, I mean, the Jacksonville Jaguars could be moving to London and have a name change and become a London based team that'll play in the NFL.Yes, they do that in yankee sports, don't they? Just move a team to another location! The good thing about English domestic sport is, the teams are embedded in the localities. You could not take Manchester United and relocate it to London and call it London United. It just would not work.Not really an accurate assumption. Teams just don't move, especially well established teams. The New York Yankees for example will ALWAYS be in NY, same for the majority of franchises. Now the Jacksonville Jaguars for example have pretty much always been pathetic, so they are much more likely to move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!MIGHT IS RIGHT-WEST IS BEST!USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!50 STARS, 13 STRIPES AND A HELL OF A LOT OF PRIDE!edit: GOD BLESS AMERICA, HOORAY FOR TOLERNACES!!! Edited October 29, 2014 by DR DOOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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