EPT2016 NFL and CFB Season Discussion - Page 26
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JimmiC
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mahrgell
Germany3943 Posts
 47 people took the bet. Then they adjusted it during the preseason to 1500-1 | ||
Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
5 years $50 mil, 22 mil guaranteed | ||
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JimmiC
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GTR
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Jaaaaasper
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giftdgecko
United States2126 Posts
On May 05 2016 23:31 JimmiC wrote: That is high risk high reward the guy looked like the second best TE in the league at times last year. But like you said he has to stay on the field to have it make sense. Edit: which brings up, damn how much is Gronk gonna get? The option that was picked up for gronk is 8 and 9 million base for 2018 and 2019. After bonuses blah blah the cap hit is 11 and 12 million. Pats got a really friendly deal because of durability issues. In 2020 he'll be 30 so I dunno if he'll ever get a mega contract. Curious to see the structure of the contract and how much is guaranteed after the first 2 years for Reed | ||
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Shellshock
United States97276 Posts
On May 06 2016 00:06 GTR wrote: in b4 jordan reed tears his acl first pre-season game either that or he'll max out his career concussion count. I think they said he's already at 5 | ||
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GTR
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straight cash homie randy moss isn't actually too bad of an analyst. much better than ray lewis for sure. | ||
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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15472532/how-reche-caldwell-googled-way-patriots-prison | ||
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Jaaaaasper
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GTR
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Jaaaaasper
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KingofdaHipHop
United States25602 Posts
On May 15 2016 05:27 Jaaaaasper wrote: Did you guys see the LA rams adds showing up all over the Angels stadium vs the Cards. That shit was coldblooded. yeah that's gotta sting haha | ||
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GTR
51583 Posts
jaguars can't catch a break can they | ||
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KingofdaHipHop
United States25602 Posts
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giftdgecko
United States2126 Posts
"At least a half-dozen top NFL health officials waged an improper, behind-the-scenes campaign last year to influence a major U.S. government research study on football and brain disease, congressional investigators have concluded in a new report. The 91-page report describes how the NFL pressured the National Institutes of Health to strip the $16 million project from a prominent Boston University researcher and tried to redirect the money to members of the league's committee on brain injuries. The study was to have been funded out of a $30 million "unrestricted gift" the NFL gave the NIH in 2012..." | ||
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada17470 Posts
On May 25 2016 02:48 giftdgecko wrote: Congressional report says NFL waged improper campaign to influence government study "At least a half-dozen top NFL health officials waged an improper, behind-the-scenes campaign last year to influence a major U.S. government research study on football and brain disease, congressional investigators have concluded in a new report. The 91-page report describes how the NFL pressured the National Institutes of Health to strip the $16 million project from a prominent Boston University researcher and tried to redirect the money to members of the league's committee on brain injuries. The study was to have been funded out of a $30 million "unrestricted gift" the NFL gave the NIH in 2012..." a scientific study being influenced by people with a lot of money and a vested interest in its findings... no way?!?!?!!? great comments by the Buffalo Bills GM. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15700080/buffalo-bills-gm-doug-whaley-calls-football-violent-game-personally-think-humans-supposed-play i'm very happy my mom had an "anything but football" policy when it came to letting me play sports. i had to beg to keep playing Lacrosse though. i guess i should call it "arena lacrosse" in this forum. i believe both NHL hockey and NFL football were heavily influenced by the 70s movie "Rollerball". Its hilarious listening to these ESPN suits try to rationalize why a 15 year old should be playing American football when they can easily play baseball or basketball and incur far less severe injuries and very little head trauma relative to football. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
IMO the CTE stuff is a non-troversy because most of the NFL and even NCAA football players used football to get to a place they couldn't possibly have reached otherwise. How many NFL players would ever make even $100k/year outside of football? 1%? 2%? How many NCAA players would have gotten into their college based on academic merit alone? 5%? Its no different than coal mining, fishing, or being a garbage man. You are accepting danger and a nasty working environment for a salary significantly higher than you would otherwise would have had. And football players knew this was the bargain in the 70s, and if they say otherwise they are stupid, or a liar. | ||
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