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ngt: What I Saw as an N.F.L. Ball Boy

kepler20 : 10/22/2014 1:56 am

disturbing, uncomfortable, but not at all shocking.

since 2003, I am positive that the average mass of NFL players has also increased (F=MA)

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At one morning practice a player asked me, the smell of liquor on his breath, to run to the locker room and get him some mint gum. For weeks there had been reports that he was going to be released. When I brought the gum to him, he asked me to unwrap it because his fingers were too mangled for fine motor skills

oops

kepler20 : 10/22/2014 1:57 am : link

forgot link

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/11/opinion/what-i-saw-as-an-nfl-ball-boy.html?ref=sports&_r=0

I don't see any of

rebel yell : 10/22/2014 6:41 am : link

the today's players turning down the money and leaving. While I understand some recent science and medical understanding has shed light on this, people playing now can't say they aren't aware. It's kind of like smoking cigarettes. You know there are dangers, yet you continue to do it. They all choose to play football.

playing football is a hazardous job

AnyoneButPhilly : 10/22/2014 8:55 am : link

Luckily they get millions of dollars to do it. There are jobs that pay a lot less that pose long term health risks.

Weren't you

Giantology : 10/22/2014 9:00 am : link

like 5 years old in 2003?

Meh. Fuck you,

Cam in MO : 10/22/2014 9:03 am : link

entertain me.

Sounds like a

4to80 : 10/22/2014 9:38 am : link

Pretty important ball boy. Good stories for selling a book though.

For all those guys,

Doomster : 10/22/2014 10:46 am : link

if any, that think they will walk away, there will be a plentiful supply of guys out there, ready to replace them....

The money and the perks are dangled in front of them, and the ramifications of playing pro ball are forgotten....

Good read

Vin R : 10/22/2014 11:04 am : link

thanks kep

Enjoyed it as well...wish it was longer (that's what she said)

FranknWeezer : 10/22/2014 12:02 pm : link

but I guess he's saving the best stuff for his book.

RE: I don't see any of

Loluchka80 : 10/22/2014 12:13 pm : link

In comment 11935223 rebel yell said:

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i don't think football is danger yet, but say 20-30 years from now the talent pool might be very different. all the parents who aren't letting their kids play football but rather basketball or baseball. it might change.