Interesting story on Wilber Marshall

[QBall]

Its shocking to see how many physical giants are destroyed after years of football. Why I wonder? More NFL than any other sport......

[Riggo44]

Wow reading that really bums me out. #58 was one of my favorite players growing up. He was a monster on the field and our defensive leader. Marshall was the captain of our "Capital punishment" D. I wish him the best.

[squrrelco3]

Originally Posted by QBall

Its shocking to see how many physical giants are destroyed after years of football. Why I wonder? More NFL than any other sport......

It's just such a pounding sport...I once read somewhere that the energy delivered when the linemen crash each other on a play is the equivalent of a 30 mph car wreck...then you have the excess weight that a lot of these guys carry, Mark Schlereth said the first thing he did when he retired was start a weight loss regimen (I think he lost 70 lbs.) to lighten up the load on his legs because he knew he was going to be hobbling around and he did want to make a bad situation worse. I don't blame guys like Robert Smith and Tiki Barber for retiring when they did...at least they will still have a body left when they hit 50....

[Dirtbag59]

And the NFL wonders why a lot of great young athletes are going into basketball and baseball. I remember when I played High School football I had three coaches that played pro ball. One played for the Broncos in the 80's (yes during the Denver-Washington Super Bowl match up), another played for the Packers during the 70's, and a third played for the Saints back in the 70's. All three were backups, all three were in the league for around four years, and all three walk around today with noticable limps. Football is a brutal sport, and for anyone that retires early with their body intact they have my respect.