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[QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 762646, member: 60"]
The issue isn't whether they know it's a violent sport. The issue is to what extent they were informed of the real long term impact.

Not sure if you have ever played organized football, but getting your bell rung and getting back in there was a rite of passage with the thought it was just part of the violence of the sport.

I've had one diagnosed grade 3 concussion from football and I'm pretty sure I had a second one from skiing that I never addressed. I found a doctor to release me after one week after the grade 3 one, put on a helmet, immediately started having serious head pain but kept going and played the next game because the doctor said it was ok and I didn't want to be perceived as not being tough.

At the NFL level, they knew what telling those guys to get back in the game was dangerous to their long term well being and that their brains were being turned to mush.

Nowadays, yeah, they can know the extent, but even now the NFL isn't fully open about what can happen. But for a seven figure contract, I guess you just agree to take the chance. The problem is that there is really no "chance". It basically will happen to you in some capacity. You will damage your brain, it's just to what extent.
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