NFL: Why the League Owes Better Treatment to Former Players

May 16, 2012   ·   Matt Bowen   ·   Jump to comments

The future of the NFL is currently at a crossroads and the integrity of the league is in jeopardy. While the sport itself has become "America's Game" because of its protrusion of masculinity, it's that exact brutishness that is costing players their physical and mental wellness after their careers are over. 
Now the NFL is walking a tight rope when it comes to player safety. In one respect, the league wants to maintain their blood, sweat and tears image. On the other hand, there must be something done to ensure players the ability to live life after the final whistle has blown.
Football is a game that is constantly compared to war. The game is a battle between warriors, won in the trenches—and so on. With all due respect, the NFL's attitude toward its former players mimics society's toward soldiers.
Like soldiers, young players leave home and are thrust into a different world, many times coming out a different person on the other side. It's that person that is...

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