[freddyg12]

This is a very tough issue and one that has changed a lot since the advent of unrestricted free agency.

I remember writing a paper in college in support of the players strike in 87 w/my main point being that nfl players had no choice of where they work & then often played in pain & suffered lifelong injuries. The one major thing that's changed is that players now have choices & as a result of free agency, have also increased their salaries tremendously.

I don't know what the nfl can realistically do to assist ALL players. The ideal solution would be for the nflpa to step up & the 2 parties agree to include some form of long-term medical insurance provisions in all contracts, which would decrease take home pay. I certainly don't think it's as simple as the NFL taking responsibility for all players beyond their playing years. If a doctor advises a player not to play again, yet the player comes back to play & is re-injured, whose fault is it really?