Holy. Shit. Balls. I'm really glad I clicked on that link. That guy is an absolute badass.

Ever since I learned about them, their story has always stuck in my mind.

I will also add: excellent story! Thank you for this.

That shit is insane. Also you last sentence made me laugh out loud.

Honestly, those of you taking a political/moral stance on this are absolutely disgusting.

Well, I laughed! Don't know about the others.

I laughed.

That's a good point. Also, they probably have more religious populations than other areas, and people in the South that are religious get married at absurdly young ages right out of high school, I've found. This is all anecdotal of course.

This COMPLETELY ignores the fact that, for any fan of football who understand the strategy behind it (that holy word, "strategy," that soccer fans get chubs thinking about), this statistic does not include the pre-snap alignments and movements, which are a HUGE part of the game.

It's a good reference. Obscure I suppose, but anyone who is somewhat smart and read the books assigned in high school or went to a decent college should get it.

Sweet. Fucking. Jesus. I knew that it as possible, but had never heard a firsthand account of it. I always sleep naked too. Now I'm scared.

I watch the NFL like my life depends on it, and I remember hearing/learning about this a few years ago.

Wow. I JUST installed this and went in search of mods. I pretty much installed this list to a T. This would have saved me a lot of time if it was a week ago!

That's ridiculous. Taking the safety was absolutely the best course of action in that situation.

Oh my god. I can't handle this much laughter this early in the morning. +1

Fuck. Rats? Really? Damn it. I don't do rats. That's my one thing. My mother has a horrible phobia of rats that was passed on to me, albeit in a much less dramatic fashion. I don't freak out or anything, but I really can't stand them. Goddamn it.

Now that's all I can think about. She certainly sounds sauced for sure.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Oh dear lord, I just started cracking up at my desk at your comment. That is hilarious stuff right there.

I mean, it's pretty clear the NFL doesn't REALLY care about concussions. And so I don't either. I don't mean that in an insensitive way. It's just not a concern of mine, as an avid watcher of football. The players know the risks, but the deeply-ingrained culture causes them to ignore them. As an NFL fan, I don't…