The developing ordeal seems to be met with mixed reactions by former players, media members and the general public.
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My Column: Ex-Giant Carl Banks: If you can’t play in the NFL without painkillers, then don’t suit up: http://nydn.us/1kAjDJT
5:29 PM – 24 May 2014
Former NY Giants linebacker Carl Banks: If you can’t play in the NFL…
Carl Banks played 12 years in the NFL, the first nine with the Giants, and says the strongest thing he ever took to combat pain so he could play were anti-inflammatories, but most of the time he just…
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Dent: NFL Treated Me ‘Like a Race Horse’: Ex-players Richard Dent and Jeremy Newberry, both named in a lawsuit… http://nbcnews.to/1jAjwOn8:42 PM – 22 May 2014
Dent: NFL Treated Me ‘Like a Race Horse’ – NBC News
Ex-players Richard Dent and Jeremy Newberry, both named in a lawsuit filed against the NFL, are now speaking out publicly about the league’s alleged painkill…
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When Bleacher Report’s expert in sports medicine, Will Carroll, was asked if he could realistically imagine team physicians ignoring players’ overall health in order to keep them on a football field, he had this to say via email:
“Sadly, yes. Some of these doctors pay for the privilege of being in there. Do you think they’ll do anything less than exactly what the team wants? How long term do you think if you’re the doctor—this week? This year? So many athletes know they’ll have long-term back, leg or knee issues and they’re OK with that, but should the doctor allow that?”