It’s funny you posted this. I was looking at a short video on Brian Demarco the other day and his story was so moving that I don’t like football anymore. Period. Football is nothing more then a refined gladiator spectacle similar to what they did in ancient Rome.
It’s discusting to me, you have a bunch of young athletically gifted men destroying their bodies (many not FULLY aware of this) all while a bunch of intoxicated people who work for slave wage cheer on.
Anyhow, Brian Demarco needs a cane at 35, and as he stated, he no longer has a quality of life because he gave it all away to the NFL. He says a wheel chair is soon to come for him. And he’s only 35!!!
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/12/sports/football/12nfl.html?_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2007/06/12/sports/20070612_NFL_FEATURE.html