Ex-Huskies TE Rod Jones dies by suicide at 54

DerekJohnson

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Swaye

That blows. RIP.

Gilbystaint

Very sad to hear. His children’s Tweets ripped my heart out. RIP Mr. Jones.

animate

Swaye said:

That blows. RIP.

Too soon?

But yeah ... CTE is a bitch ... like Aaron.

DerekJohnson

animate said:

Swaye said:

That blows. RIP.

Too soon?

But yeah ... CTE is a bitch ... like Aaron.

How do we automatically know it's CTE? I know several people who are depressed or have mental issues and they never played football.

animate

DerekJohnson said:

animate said:

Swaye said:

That blows. RIP.

Too soon?

But yeah ... CTE is a bitch ... like Aaron.

How do we automatically know it's CTE? I know several people who are depressed or have mental issues and they never played football.

We don't ... I'm just assuming. But its a pretty good guess for someone who played at rod Jones level.

minion_doog

That's a tough one. RIP

They'll find out but he does fit the profile for many reasons

His daughter, Jamie, told the Seattle Times that her father had recently been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. His family believes he had symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He also had a history of alcohol abuse. The family began making arrangements with the staff at Boston University’s CTE Center to donate Jones’ brain for research.

“He’s been dealing with depression for years,” said daughter Jamie. “I can’t pinpoint exactly when, but he started to notice some memory loss. He just couldn’t remember things.”

UWhuskytskeet

DerekJohnson said:

animate said:

Swaye said:

That blows. RIP.

Too soon?

But yeah ... CTE is a bitch ... like Aaron.

How do we automatically know it's CTE? I know several people who are depressed or have mental issues and they never played football.

Would you bet against it?

Houhusky

minion_doog said:

That's a tough one. RIP

They'll find out but he does fit the profile for many reasons

His daughter, Jamie, told the Seattle Times that her father had recently been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. His family believes he had symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He also had a history of alcohol abuse. The family began making arrangements with the staff at Boston University’s CTE Center to donate Jones’ brain for research.

“He’s been dealing with depression for years,” said daughter Jamie. “I can’t pinpoint exactly when, but he started to notice some memory loss. He just couldn’t remember things.”

Of course the family thinks it was CTE or alcoholism. No one wants to live in a world where their family member just selfishly takes their own life of their own free will leaving behind their kids and wife.

minion_doog

Houhusky said:

minion_doog said:

That's a tough one. RIP

They'll find out but he does fit the profile for many reasons

His daughter, Jamie, told the Seattle Times that her father had recently been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. His family believes he had symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He also had a history of alcohol abuse. The family began making arrangements with the staff at Boston University’s CTE Center to donate Jones’ brain for research.

“He’s been dealing with depression for years,” said daughter Jamie. “I can’t pinpoint exactly when, but he started to notice some memory loss. He just couldn’t remember things.”

Of course the family thinks it was CTE or alcoholism. No one wants to live in a world where their family member just selfishly takes their own life of their own free will leaving behind their kids and wife.

The people who jumped out of buildings to save themselves from fire on 911 are just as selfish. Suicide is not a selfishness act. To those who commit it, it is the only choice

Houhusky

minion_doog said:

Houhusky said:

minion_doog said:

That's a tough one. RIP

They'll find out but he does fit the profile for many reasons

His daughter, Jamie, told the Seattle Times that her father had recently been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. His family believes he had symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He also had a history of alcohol abuse. The family began making arrangements with the staff at Boston University’s CTE Center to donate Jones’ brain for research.

“He’s been dealing with depression for years,” said daughter Jamie. “I can’t pinpoint exactly when, but he started to notice some memory loss. He just couldn’t remember things.”

Of course the family thinks it was CTE or alcoholism. No one wants to live in a world where their family member just selfishly takes their own life of their own free will leaving behind their kids and wife.

The people who jumped out of buildings to save themselves from fire on 911 are just as selfish. Suicide is not a selfishness act. To those who commit it, it is the only choice

Not all circumstances of suicide are the same, too lump them all together is ignorant at best.

Rubberfist

Houhusky said:

minion_doog said:

That's a tough one. RIP

They'll find out but he does fit the profile for many reasons

His daughter, Jamie, told the Seattle Times that her father had recently been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. His family believes he had symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He also had a history of alcohol abuse. The family began making arrangements with the staff at Boston University’s CTE Center to donate Jones’ brain for research.

“He’s been dealing with depression for years,” said daughter Jamie. “I can’t pinpoint exactly when, but he started to notice some memory loss. He just couldn’t remember things.”

Of course the family thinks it was CTE or alcoholism. No one wants to live in a world where their family member just selfishly takes their own life of their own free will leaving behind their kids and wife.

Are you going to call all of the HH members selfish when they commit mass suicide on the day Savell Smalls commits to Stanford?!?! For those who do it is the only choice.

RaceBannon

I've had dinner with people with CTE and they would NEVER kill themselves

minion_doog

Houhusky said:

minion_doog said:

Houhusky said:

minion_doog said:

That's a tough one. RIP

They'll find out but he does fit the profile for many reasons

His daughter, Jamie, told the Seattle Times that her father had recently been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. His family believes he had symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He also had a history of alcohol abuse. The family began making arrangements with the staff at Boston University’s CTE Center to donate Jones’ brain for research.

“He’s been dealing with depression for years,” said daughter Jamie. “I can’t pinpoint exactly when, but he started to notice some memory loss. He just couldn’t remember things.”

Of course the family thinks it was CTE or alcoholism. No one wants to live in a world where their family member just selfishly takes their own life of their own free will leaving behind their kids and wife.

The people who jumped out of buildings to save themselves from fire on 911 are just as selfish. Suicide is not a selfishness act. To those who commit it, it is the only choice

Not all circumstances of suicide are the same, too lump them all together is ignorant at best.

I'm glad I was able to help

PurpleJ

The more football fans turn a blind eye to CTE, the quicker the game will die.

GrandpaSankey

PurpleJ said:

The more football fans turn a blind eye to CTE, the quicker the game will die.

DIE

Swaye

GrandpaSankey said:

PurpleJ said:

The more football fans turn a blind eye to CTE, the quicker the game will die.

DIE

This filth is hurting my brand.

PurpleThrobber

PurpleJ said:

The more football fans turn a blind eye to CTE, the quicker the game will die.

https://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/Abstract/2002/11000/Concussions_Among_University_Football_and_Soccer.3.aspx

Kill two birds with one stone.

PurpleJ

PurpleThrobber said:

PurpleJ said:

The more football fans turn a blind eye to CTE, the quicker the game will die.

https://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/Abstract/2002/11000/Concussions_Among_University_Football_and_Soccer.3.aspx

Kill two birds with one stone.

Talk shit about birds and you won't last long!

Fire_Marshall_Bill

DerekJohnson said:

animate said:

Swaye said:

That blows. RIP.

Too soon?

But yeah ... CTE is a bitch ... like Aaron.

How do we automatically know it's CTE? I know several people who are depressed or have mental issues and they never played football.

good chance it is

RoadDawg55

DerekJohnson said:

animate said:

Swaye said:

That blows. RIP.

Too soon?

But yeah ... CTE is a bitch ... like Aaron.

How do we automatically know it's CTE? I know several people who are depressed or have mental issues and they never played football.

It’s real, but a lot of these guys just have no identity at all other than playing ball. Their whole life was built around it and you can’t play forever.