Former Philadelphia Eagles players suffer the effects of concussions
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- A Philadelphia Inquirer investigation found that of the 22 starters on the 1980 Eagles team, 12 developed neurocognitive problems, including dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, a rare, degenerative brain disease. Former Eagles Head Coach, Dick Vermeil, along with Jerry Sisemore and Frank LeMaster's widow, Marylou Robinson, speak about the players' struggle to receive compensation from the NFL's concussion settlement program.
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Dick Vermeil = class.
I wonder how much the infamous Vet turf contributed to the damage the players sustained?
Lots ! And I mean it was hard as concrete
No surprise. The surface of Veterans Stadium was so hard, I am surprised there weren't more injuries. The Phillies players even said the surface shortened their careers.
The concussions were largely the result of head-to-head contact, the Vet turf notwithstanding.
@@mightyaplayers land on their heads on most plays
Im a life long 49ers fan but there is a special place in my heart for Dick Vermeil and the teams he coached. I'm saddened by the many football players who suffered from CTE and paid the ultimate price with their lives. May these surviving warriors find peace.
The NFL especially under Goodell should be ashamed of themselves and do right by these and other players.
SO true. Those old time players have nothing compared to today's players. Sickening. They need to be taken care of - it isn't like the NFL doesn't have the money to help these guys. "He died from the inside out" - what an impactful statement. 😢
Goodell's not ashamed of the SHIT SHOW the NFL has become under his tenure!!
@akbarlebowitz8151 , Roger can do only what the NFL owners want him too do. They have the power to change this & they should.
The owners don't care, Goodell does not care, too much of the media and fans don't care. All they care for is winning and the money. I have had at least two concussions I know of when I was a kid, and I know they affected me. What these guys go through cannot be imagined.😢
@@tgfabthunderbird1 - Sadly, you are correct. I have watched documentaries about these older players and I get angry when I see them struggling and they can't afford good health care. Mike Webster had a movie made about his struggles - and rightly so, but there are many guys out there who were in dire straits and had nothing done for them. The way today's NFL pays these guys and the way they act has soured me on the NFL. I still watch it, but only snippets of games - no more a die hard NFL fan.
The 1980s was a magical time for the city’s Eagles. 🦅 So sad that these hero’s are going out this way.
Rocky Balboa was the champion also then, and from Phili.
Billions for stadiums and pocket change for your former players. As a nation and people should be really finance a corrupt game.
Roger Goodell is pure evil.
I was happy when Jason Kelce announced his retirement. Even though I loved watching him play, I hope he lives a happy, healthy life. 🦅
I remember Claude Humphrey Roynell young Wilbert Montgomery I loved those guys
Me too❤!
If you tell ANY player to quit they will all say I will play as long as I want. It is my life .
There is no way that the guys in the trenches don't walk away from that game with CTE. And the old players were just tossed aside. Look at these guaranteed contracts of today. Sickening.
They didn't know the danger of repeated head trauma back until about 2000. My son plays football at a division 2 college. He tells me the focus in blocking and tackling is to protect your head, use your hands and arms. Coach Vermeil is a legend, his concern for his past players is genuine.
The Linc is fine but NOTHING can ever beat The Vet !!!!!! This was the era of gritty smash mouth football, can you really expect different outcomes ?????
I’ve been an eagles fan since 1978 I am 53 now seeing these players bring back a lot of memories love those former eagles
Perhaps you missed the point of the video. Your good memories are based on the destruction of these men.
If you ask young AA players, they'll say the risk and riches are worth it, so who cares If they dont care.
I have twin grandsons (age 12) who just started playing 7th grade football and though I love the sport of football, I am very concerned about their overall well-being.
I tell them all the time that football is not as easy as it looks.
Most African-American kids look at the lifestyle that football brings: money, cars, houses & etc., but they are unaware of the physical toll that it inflicts on their bodies.
If they live long enough, most players suffer in their latter years, due to the physical abuse of playing football.
I still care-- because when I see Tua collapse and tense up, I only think of how dangerous a sport the NFL is and not the good competition that happens every week.
The NFL makes billions of dollars--certainly they can pay out more than $130k to former players who suffered undiagnosed brain injuries. The fact that the Guardian Cap is the only innovation to helmets in the last 15 years is a little pathetic, too.
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Asked Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
Once the worst field in the NFL
Without hesitation "Philadelphia"
I grew up around Dick Vermeils Eagles. Thx for the memories
RIP Frank LeMaster
Love you, 76. You are the man.
My favorite all time Eagles Offensive lineman watched him once put TOO Tall Jones on his back........ Sisemore was a warrior his last season with the Eagles 1984, He had a chronic Shoulder injury and as he hurt it again late in that season, he walked off the field favoring that shoulder ... that would be his last game......... Jerry Sisemore was the man, 1973 NFL draft 1st rd 4th overall...............the 3rd overall pick that yr was my greatest offensive Lineman of all-time John Hannah........ just being selected after Hannah is GOOD KARMA.
Betting... drives sports
Full back Kevin Turner. Former Crimson Tide,Patriots and Eagle died of ALS.
Jesus, this is heartbreaking.
it was the Eagles ownership to blame..look at the field they played on...they should be able to be sued by every past player that ever played on that field..regardless of which team they played for..if they played on that field..they deserve compensation..
Yeah, that field was awful. You could see on TV how bad it was. Amazing & you’re right.; Those guys deserve something
@@jackal1065 I remember Brian Billick refused to play on it and they cancelled that preseason game.
Frank LeMaster was a great Eagle.
I became a die-hard Eagles 🦅 fan in 1979 and I remember how Dick Vermeil pushed the team through the grueling two-a-days.
Wilbert Montgomery Having Concussion Issues Isn't Surprising. Wilbert Was Ultra Physical To A Smaller Back. Wilbert Montgomery, James Brooks, Walter Payton, Lionel James Were "Thumpers" For 180-200lb Guys 👊🏿.
All Players From That Era And Even My Era Were Beaten Up From Highschool To The Pros. They Outlawed 2 A Day Practices Full Pad Practices Etc Shortly After I Left Highschool And Entered College (1992). I Had 3 Concussions Prior To Entering College While Playing Linebacker.
Tua needs to see this video before he decides to " gut up " and get back out there...
I played baseball on the vet turf a couple times. It really felt like a carpet and carpet pad on top of concrete.
The data emerging over the last 5 years indicates that this is developing at every level of football. Parents should do 10X more research before signing up their children. The brain is like an egg yolk. Neither the skull nor any helmet protects it from 150+ hits per season. Artificial intelligence is going to reveal this even more quickly and completely. I loved these Eagles and praise to Coach Vermeil for speaking out. (Check out what Bo Jackson says.)
I hope the NFL came back & taken really good care of this man family NFL OWE HOS FAMILY THAT MUCH !!!
It's was a very violent game in the 50s'-00's. Still is quite violent because the players are so ultra conditioned. My heart goes out to all these men suffering from cte and all their physical injuries.
Great sacrifices often result in great consequences.
I played as Frank in the Tecmo Bowl Classics back in the day.
I remember that era fondly. It's a tragedy what happened. But almost all those players would have sacrificed anything to get to a Super Bowl. Look at the players today. With all the knowledge they have and the risks that they could suffer from CTE or Alzheimers later in life how many have walked away. That is the mindset now and that was mindset in the 1970's. It's a safer game in 2024 but look at all the hits the players take from Pop Warner to their late 30's when they retire.
Don't forget that Philadelphia had, by far, the worst playing surface in sports history. The Eagles and the Phillies had a hard time signing free agents because of that torturous Astroturf. Also, a lot of people who played for the Phillies and the Royals died of brain cancer. Coincidence?
It’s not as though the league is making big bucks and has overwhelming resources to help its past players 🧐☹️😩
OSHA needs to establish standards for frequency and severity of impacts, then have sensored helmets with cushioning, and require owners to provide lifetime medical insurance with long term medical care at the owner's expense. In other wods, ban American football.
Watching this i think of Jim Otto. I know he was an Oakland Raider but one time in 1973 he was playing against Ray Nitski of the Green Bay Packers. They were hitting eachother so hard that Jim Otto actually had a detached retina. Jim also had 8 double knee replacements and 78 surgeries in which he went into cardiac arrest on 5 different occasions. He also had half of his leg amputated. RIP JIM
Pro sports no longer brings good things to the table
It’s like boxers being surprised when their mental health declines . That’s your chosen way of making a living
The public has always been entertained by the destruction of men. Just look at most of these comments; they only care about their own fond memories of history, but make no mention of the same issue happening today. Everyone will watch the NFL games this Sunday with the same kind of disregard.
Disregard? These men make a personal decision to play this game despite the health risks, yet you say it is the viewer who doesn't care because they have find memories? What would you have people do? Boycott or call for a ban on all sports that cause concussions? The blame lies with the personal decision to play for glory or otherwise.
The players back then , all the way up to today , play the game because they want to, of their own free will, none were forced into it. They loved the game, the fame and the money. I know in the 70s and 80s, they weren't paying what they do now, but the players were still making much more than the average Joe. It is sad to hear the consequences for these former players, but none of this is the fault of football fans.
I don't know--25 yrs ago, I think the discussion would start with the hit Demar put on Tua and how strong the hit must've been given Tua was on his back and not moving for a bit.
Fast forward to today, most everyone and their grandparents are calling for Tua to retire to protect his life.
Thanks. For. This
Dam yo i have all the symptoms except the paranoia
And to think there's a penalty for "unnecessary roughness" when the roughness deemed necessary is doing all this.
They weren't unaware they were conveniently ignorant. As a physics professor, I'm bothered more by ignorance than stoopidity.
When i think of the Eagles I think of Concrete Charlie. CHUCK BEDNARICK.
You mean there's negatives to playing a game where guys slam their heads together repeatedly? Man im glad somebody told me. couldn't figure it out on my own because 2+2=5
Pushed...at any cost...
And Deshaun Watson got $230M guaranteed
Does Cappy - John Cappeletti have CTE ? Haven't seen or heard from him in a long time
But they entertained me, so it was all worthwhile
I loved those Eagles teams. This is a sad indictment of the game and I question whether it’s worth supporting. Is it morally correct to support a sport that entertains but eventually leads to the horrible demise of the players? I don’t think so anymore.
They DEFINITELY NEED padding on the OUTSIDE of the helmets TOO!!!
The NFL and the owners make me sick that they make so much $ from these men and they don't want to help them when they need it.
Damn…even the punter had CTE?? I assumed that position would be much safer.
The punter likely played other positions prior to being in the NFL, or other sports for that matter. My theory is that CTE is fairly widespread among the population, anyone who has been in athletics for an extended amount of time likely has it to one extent or another, it's just that the initial focus and discovery is among professional athletes in contact sports. I have suffered many concussions, and assume I have it to some level, the problem was, we just called it "getting your bell rung" when I was a kid, and no one gave it a second thought once the symptoms subsided.
Me too-played from age 12-17. Several concussions and getting bell run. Unless you got knocked out cold, people just played it off. Played ice hockey too but not old enough to check
Goodells / NFL motto should be = For the love of money is NOT the root of all evil.
FB violent..
Surprise 😮
GREED
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The Inquirer is an arm of the Democrats.
So you're going to wait until the Wall Street Journal has an article about a new $1.5 billion dollar CTE/ head trauma settlement between the NFL and the NFLPA?
MAGAt
4:10 - I've been lied to before... and it looked and sounded like that pause right there Dick.... Everyone knew guys were doped up to play through pain.
Your pause was from a video editor to make it look like that. He goes from a closed mouth cut into a smile. And you fell for it.
He was talking about being unaware of the long term brain damage from concussions, not playing through pain.
According to Joe Namath the hyperbolic oxygen chamber fixes all this and every NFL team should have one of these, but to do that they'd have to admit what they're doing causes the problem.
Hyperbaric
I didn;t know so many has died from the late 70s/early 80s team..Charlie Johnson Max Runager,. , later on guys like Andre Waters, and possibly Wes Hopkins had CTE. NFL should take care of their players.they are greedy as hell. do better NFL!
Look at what happened to Mike Webster
Nobody deserves to suffer from permanent brain damage but I wish they would have just stopped once they took that first hit - oh that is rigth "that first hit".....no different than drug addicts, they take their first hit and they become addicted. Same thing for these players - so deal with it
Sound like a J.O. Can tell you never played a team sport in your life.