You're not sure that science supports the idea that a guy with two documented concussions and a suspected third one is at a high risk of suffering brain injury when he has a job that asks him to slam his head into objects at high speed hundreds of times a year?

Or, he informed the team on Friday like the article says. He should be commended for making a tough decision to walk away from pretty much a guaranteed starting spot and future millions of dollars for his long-term health.

Yea! How dare he be concerned about his own health!

That;s because you are looking at it like it's a typical video game. It sounds more like live event. Kinda like a game show. Maybe like Nick arcade. people will play to see how far they can get in it. It doesn't sound like something that's meant to be "completed" just played. If it were a stand alone game you could…

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Do you mean early enough to have been in your prime in the 1950s? Because Lew Alcinder was born in 1947. Larry Bird was born in 1956. Ervin Johnson was born in 1959. Those guys and a lot of the guys they played with were pretty good.

I'm probably in the minority, but I am a Pats fan, and I am in no way upset by this. It was perfectly orchestrated.

I'm glad Deadspin is taking Revis's side. I'm a Pats fan and am sad to see him go, but as a human being I'm happy to see a guy actually use his leverage repeatedly in a league where everyone plays a bloodsport on contracts that can be voided at any time. More elite players should hire whoever his agent is.

(takes freshman American History course) (decommits from America)

Here's a screengrab in case they disappear:

Except it's not- read the brief. It's advocating for policies which will make business easier to conduct, and that also happens to be the right thing to do.

These teams are privately owned organizations, and their owners/ownership groups probably extensively weighed the potential effects this would have on their fan-bases. Even that is a somewhat cynical view to take -that these aren't principled people who are using their influence to support a cause they believe in.

To be fair, over 60% of Republicans under the age of 30 support gay marriage and have for awhile. I think it's more of the older (and southern) crowd that's ruining the party (and country) on social issues. My original point was that legalizing gay marriage is inevitable at this point and that's awesome.

Nothing like seeing people jump on the bandwagon when the decision is clear

Holy lord I just looked at that whole list.

Last 20 years, most active players killed in accidents caused by their own drunk driving:

Well, technically Eli only has one. He lost the other one in the ball pit at a McDonald's PlayPlace.

Sweet Taurus, Yadi...

That guidance was present last year with rookie Oscar Taveras, in whom veteran players saw abundant talent, and wanted him to realize it. But Taveras, just 22, was killed in an October car accident in the Dominican Republic.

Exhibit A: