He was a tough player, he did have some major injuries early in the career that had some people slapping him with an unfair nickname.

 

As far as his current situation, I think doctors should be straight with the players and not mislead them BUT players claim to know the consequences of playing and (along with the short careers) are the arguments the player's union uses to justify the high salaries.  As a player, I think you should understand and accept the fact that you might have some lingering medical issues later in life.  With that said, the league and the doctors should do everything they can to minimize those and provide assistance if there are more than minor concerns.  Sounds like they may not be doing that for Freddie (never even heard of the line of duty benefit).

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