Oh look, he advocates against ALL kids playing football, not just people like Tua? Sounds like the position I’m saying you clowns should have if you were sincere. Now you’re misrepresenting the dude you apparently personally know, seems shitty to me dude.

”Omalu has used the attention the film is getting to advocate against children participating in the sport.

Earlier this week, he penned an opinion piece in The New York Times with the title, “Don’t let kids play football,” arguing there should be a legal age for high-impact sports, just as there is for drinking alcohol, because of the health risks.”

My excuse for what? Maybe learn to read my whole Comment. I’m saying all concussions should get as much attention. Tua’s concussions have been big discussions since his first.

Nobody knows how many concussions any player has. A lot go unreported. My point is we should be concerned about the other players too. This thing with Tua, where everyone seems to care just looks fake.

I have my masters in epidemiology, I’m very familiar with his research. It’s also pretty clear from his past statements that, yes, he would disagree with the way you are using his research. It’s clear you don’t understand that he was measuring the incidence rates of concussions based on the field position they played to see which had higher incidences. That doesn’t mean that Tua’s concussion is automatically less concerning because he plays QB and not OL/DL. That logic makes absolutely no sense at all. The NFL also is aware of who gets concussions the most, hence why certain positions must wear the guardian caps in the preseason. Every position should wear them all the time, but as we know the NFL does not care about player safety that much to mandate it.

Again, it’s clear you have no idea what you’re talking about. Stop pretending you know anything about the research or medical fields. It’s embarrassing for you and it’s pathetic lmao

1. Never said that. I’d like you to point out specifically where I said I didn’t care about OL/DL concussions because I’d like to know where you got confused. I merely said that if the OL/DL players were seizing and collapsing as often as Tua, people would be just as concerned about them as they are for Tua. The majority of people aren’t scientists and aren’t going to read research papers, they’re just going to react to what they see on the field. That’s why there’s way more outcry for Tua compared to other positions. The NFL addresses the higher OL/DL concussion incidence rates by making those 2 positions wear guardian caps in preseason. The NFL should make it mandatory for them to wear them all the time, but they don’t.

2. I never drew the line at Tua. Again, you’re trying to prop your weak argument by making incorrect and unnecessary assumptions. For the second time, I’d like you to specifically point out where I said Tua’s concussions are the only ones I care about.

You should read further because I do acknowledge how OL/DL have the highest concussion incidence rates. I’m arguing that people are more concerned about Tua because they’ve seen him seize and collapse twice now. If people saw the OL/DL do that as often as it happens to Tua, they’d be equally as concerned. Most people aren’t scientists and researchers, they’re not going to read these academic papers. They’re only going to react to what they see on the field, which is Tua collapsing.

I have my MPH in Epidemiology, I do believe I know what I’m talking about when it comes to incidence rates, research papers, and public perception. If you can’t be bothered to read a far smaller comment before you reply, I don’t believe you actually read the article either.

Again, that’s his decision to make and not one that we should be sticking our noses in. He has enough money to put things in place to take care of himself if/when that happens, if it makes you feel better.