Maybe hypothetically, in the broader context of a death during appeal, otherwise that sounds unethical enough to be disbarred for. Advising someone to commit suicide doesn't sound super legal to begin with.
And guess what? He had CTE https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/sports/aaron-hernandez-cte-brain.html?smid=tw-nytsports&smtyp=cur
He was thugging it long before he had CTE. I guess I'm the only one that doesn't care about him having CTE. You choose to play a violent game for tons of money. You've got to live with the consequences. The real victims are the guys that didn't get compensated much years ago. To me, Hernandez's family should not be able to sue the NFL for anything considering what a thug murderer he was. On top of that, he hardly had a lengthy career.
The violent game producing CTE shouldn't be there in the first place. I like football but if it's got to go it's got to go.
When did he start playing? I'm assuming peewee league so that's about 2 decades of banging his head around - though I suspect he was trouble regardless.
Yep. He was already running around doing all kinds of stupid **** at UF. But having severe CTE is the least surprising thing in this case.
3 years in the NFL. The damage done to his brain was done when he was an amateur. Certainly exacerbated with the Pats, but man...all these kids playing HS and college football are risking too much. I will be shocked if the CTE issue isn’t substantially worse in a few years given how much bigger and stronger these guys are. Football has to go.
Football is r****ded. So glad my parents kept me out of that crap growing up. I saw so many guys in high school (not necessarily just my high school) constantly banging heads at practice and in games. What a stupid sport. Does Rugby have these issues? I'd think not.
I think he probably already had CTE while he was playing in college -- I believe it magnified all of his negative aspects. We need more research -- the NFL may need to change the way they play. The NFL may need to actually reduce pads and enforce strict arm tackle rules and play similar to rugby -- less pads would actually limit injuries along with rule changes.
Are non football players tested too as a control group? We've all bumped our heads. Maybe CTE is common in non athletes or athletes in other sports but just not as severe.
So if we made Gladiator games a sport . .. . you ok with that as long as people volunteered for it? interesting Rocket River
Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the CTE Center at Boston University, said Hernandez had stage 3 (out of 4) of the disease, which can cause violent mood swings, depression and other cognitive disorders. "We're told it was the most severe case they had ever seen for someone of Aaron's age," attorney Jose Baez said. http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20777856/lawyer-says-aaron-hernandez-had-advanced-stages-cte
My son plays 9th grade football and I am worried about this. Any first injury and I'm taking him out. I hate seeing kids get hurt or sprint to death and these coaches never follow up on them. Thin line between tough love and not giving a ****.
What did they find when they looked at 111 Non-NFL brains? Im sure its not 110, but basic research says you need a baseline. What about 111 basketball or soccer brains? need some perspective.
