Chris Borland - Bad ass - retires

jecornel said:

I hope Wyman doesn't suffer any ill affects from his football days.

I think 710 does a pretty good job of everyone to speak their mind.

Though they have marching orders not speak college football which really sucks.

Which is weird considering one of the networks national CFB analysts is arguably the biggest personality on the station.

Doogles said:

There are clearly risks involved playing the game, but I agree that CTE is taking the blame for way too many of the issues. Of course these guys get depressed in retirement. I would probably be ok with dying at 50 if it meant I was worshiped like a God for the decade of my prime. We all die, very few know the glory of running out of a tunnel to be embraced by thousands while pursuing a clearly defined goal and being compensated very well. Most by the age of 50 have floundered from job to job wondering what life would be like if they quit grad school 20 years earlier to chase whatever dream they lost.

IMO, Just as big of an issue leading to the post retirement downfall are the sharks circling these guys throughout their career. The NFL needs to provide money management programs to give these guys a chance. You see a bunch of ex players starting financial companies for this purpose and it's curious the NFL never took the initiative themselves. The NFL turned and burned these guys for decades and finally got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Throw the NCAA in the conversation too, player exploitation starts from the first nike camp on up.

I'd rather live a mediocre life and die at 80.

Being a football player or rock star seemed cool when I was a kid. Then in my 20s, I noticed a ton of these guys od'd or died from years of physical punishment in their 40s or 50s.