Atlanta Falcons WR Roddy White rants against concussion lawsuits from former players - NFL News
New Orleans Saints bounty scandal and the multitude of lawsuits brought forth by former National Football League (NFL) players have been the main news this offseason.
Both these two huge stories have led to players calling into question the safety measures and there have been rumblings that the game as we currently know it will be a completely different affair in the future.
The Saints bounty scandal showed how players tried to injure their own colleagues with hard hitting tackles designed to knock the opposing player out while receiving small amounts of cash for the effort.
In addition to that, the hundreds of lawsuits brought forth by former players against the league for not educating them over the harmful effects of concussions and head injuries in the future have also led to an increase in research and debate inside the
league over rule changes to make the game safer for players.
That above part has angered Atlanta Falcons, wide receiver, Roddy White, who took to Twitter to rant about what he called were former players complaining about a violent game they voluntarily signed up for and made a lot of money from.
White wrote on his official account.
“It's crazy how football players are killing our game you signed up to play a violent game and made a lot of money now u talk bad about #how”
Adding further he said.
“I love playing football. If I can’t walk when I’m 50 it was well worth it.”
The NFL in its part has also tried changing rules to make the game safer and reduce chances of injuries and concussions for the players, however, not many are happy with the changes as they feel that the game is being ruined by the safety first policy.
White continued further on his Twitter account.
"I don't have nothing against old players they made football what it is today and I love those guys and I don't have a problem with them suing the nfl I don't have to worry about it the nfl has enough money to pay them."
The wide receiver has made his point. Now it remains to be seen whether he keeps his word when he does reach 50-years of age.
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