Quote:Typical drama-queenish over-reaction.

 

I understand where Boselli is coming from, but I'm not sure he's thought this through.

 

It's my understanding that the players are saying that they weren't informed of the long term detrimental effects of the medications they were given. So is Boselli saying it's the player's responsibility to know he's being lied to?

 

This has nothing to do with personal responsibility (that John Wayne silliness that TMD just eats up). It has to do with unethical behavior of doctors and, perhaps, the teams that employed them.

 

It seems to me these players should be suing the doctors and perhaps some teams, but not the NFL.

Agreed, but if you're going to sue, you're going to target the deepest pockets. That's the NFL.


This issue has nothing to do with personal accountability. Players were given cocktails of pain medications to assure they could get on the field quickly. Boselli even admitted the process worked. As you pointed out, the problem here is the long term ramifications of taking these concoctions over an extended period. Former players are dealing with kidney and liver problems along with other ailments as a result of this.

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