{"id":38045,"date":"2017-08-02T05:23:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T05:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=38045"},"modified":"2017-08-02T05:23:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T05:23:23","slug":"jets-rookies-perfect-place-to-die-response-to-player-safety-question-prompts-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/health\/medical\/jets-rookies-perfect-place-to-die-response-to-player-safety-question-prompts-backlash.html","title":{"rendered":"Jets’ rookie’s ‘perfect place to die’ response to player safety question prompts backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jets’ rookie’s ‘perfect place to die’ response to player safety question prompts backlash<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Jets’ rookie’s ‘perfect place to die’ response to player safety question prompts backlash:- A Jets rookie has found himself in hot water over his response to a question on player health and safety that comes on the heels of the largest update on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) so far. Jamal Adams, a 21-year-old rookie first-round pick from LSU, said he understands the league\u2019s new safety rules, but that he\u2019s \u201cnot a big fan,\u201d and that if he \u201chad a perfect place to die, I would die on the field.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Adams, who was participating in a forum held Monday for season-ticket holders that included NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and running back Matt Forte, received applause from fans in attendance, but also harsh criticism from league veterans and relatives of players who suffered from CTE.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even know what to say.\u201d Keana McMahon, ex-wife of late Steelers offensive lineman Justin Strzelczyk, who was diagnosed with CTE, told the New York Daily News. \u201cThis guy doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s coming down the pipeline. He has no idea what dealing with someone who has CTE is like.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Strzelczyk intentionally drove his pickup truck into oncoming traffic on the New York State Thruway before fatally crashing into a tractor-trailer at age 36.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I hope All these young cats that are willing to die for the game of football find a higher purpose in life.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) July 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Adams continued in his response saying that it comes from the passion he has for the game, which was backed up by Goodell.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think what he was really making the point of is how much he loved the game and how passionate he is about the game,\u201d Goodell said, according to The Associated Press. \u201cIt\u2019s just something that means a great deal to him. I get the emotion of that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But veterans of the game were quick to criticize both Adams and Goodell, who they believe should have corrected the young player\u2019s response in front of the fans who applauded. Glenn Foley, a former Jets quarterback, called it \u201can uneducated statement.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe applause tells the story,\u201d he told the New York Daily News. \u201cBut Goodell should have squashed it immediately and said, \u2018We\u2019re in the process of educating players.\u2019 CTE is real. Adams is 20-something years old, stir crazy right now, in the New York spotlight. I don\u2019t blame him for saying that. But to ignore CTE is to ignore the facts. That\u2019s not the message the NFL wants.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Veteran Packers tight end Martellus Bennet took to Twitter following Adams\u2019 comments to refute his claim that he was speaking for \u201ca lot of guys.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI hope All these young cats that are willing to die for the game of football find a higher purpose in life,\u201d Bennett tweeted on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLook football is great but I ain\u2019t dying for this s–t. Lol,\u201d he tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n

The controversy comes a week after Boston University and VA researchers reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that they found evidence of CTE in 110 of 111 brains of deceased NFL players.<\/span><\/p>\n

source: http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2017\/08\/01\/jets-rookies-perfect-place-to-die-response-to-player-safety-question-prompts-backlash.html<\/span><\/p>\n

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