Famous NBC sportscaster Bob Costas addressed the NFL's future during a panel at the University of Maryland, declaring that the game's entire existence is in jeopardy.
'The issue that is most substantial, the existential issue, is the nature of football itself,' Costas said at the Shirley Povich Symposium, which is named for the late Washington Post sportswriter. 'The reality is that this game destroys people's brains.'
Costas anchored NFL broadcasts for years and works for a network that currently has a media deal with the league, but that did not deter him from addressing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – the long-term degenerative condition that afflicted a number of deceased football stars such.
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yep. I've watched the Redskins for 35 years now. I'm practically brain dead.
ReplyDeleteYes, fans are very stupid to stay planted in front of a TV for hours to watch a ball game that the ball is actually in motion for less than 30 minutes!
ReplyDeleteIt goes beyond the actual watching the games. They also mindlessly buy the products advertised. What other excuse could there be for anyone drinking so much Budweiser? (Just kidding, sort of.)
ReplyDeleteNow Now 1239, its only been almost 26 years since they won the superbowl (in Jan 1992).
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's what it is. Football players have destroyed their brains so bad they have no clue what they are doing on the field or in life.
ReplyDeleteI could careless. Hopefully Football collapses. It will be out of The news and will clean up the T.V.
ReplyDeleteBob was once a pretty fair sportscaster; now fancies himself a mix of social critic and MD. Obviously being a talking head rots your brain.