Head Job

For the love of God, please stop discussing concussions.. The game I love is going to be ruined if we don't stop stumping for people who have had concussions.
Football is violent. The possibility of getting injured is high, very very high.This is not a surprise to the people who sign on the line that is dotted. It's like being diagnosed with a peanut allergy but sucking down some Skippy anyway. Is it the grocery store's fault that you put yourself at risk? If you choose to live by the fourth fairway on a public golf course, then forget owning any glass patio furniture. It's called implied risk.
I just finished watching a commercial for UFC 12765 (or whatever they are up to). Does anyone think: Please don't let them hit each other in the face, this might cause a disruption of their future relationship with their grandchildren?
Look people, the reality is if you play professional football, you will suffer an injury. If you play it long enough, you will probably suffer an incurable injury, such as: chronic (insert joint here) pain, blurred vision, cankles, post stress disorder, scurvy, jock itch, and crazy eye.
This all goes with the territory. You know what you are getting into. You'd have to be completely moronic to not understand the liability. There's a reason why the insurance premiums on these guys are just a little less then a private first class in Afghanistan. So with all that said, I'm done with hearing about concussions and how terrible they are.
I know how terrible they are, just as Nascar drivers know how terrible it is to go upside down at 220 MPH, but they still show up the next week for a Nationwide race for crying out loud. Baseball players get plunked in the head with a 90 mile per hour heater and they are back in the lineup and only on the rarist of the rare occasions showing signs of even slightly being in fear of taking some seams to the eyeball again.
I understand there are a lot of ramifications of suffering a number of head traumas. We have been educated to the sad tales of NFL players getting severely depressed, early onset of Alzheimers and worse. I get it. And I appreciate science doing it's best to learn about how and why these things are occurring in the brains of the players. But for crying out loud, the world didn't stop having sex when AIDS showed up, we just educated people to how to do it safer, and reality is, nothing is fool proof.
The point is this, what can the NFL do about this other then ban head hits. And when I say ban, I mean, long suspensions. But what would the end game be there? What's next: no tackling around the knees because of potential walking disorders in later life? How about just eliminate tackling. Flag Football seems to be very popular these days, just do that.
The Romans didn't stop the lions from eating the gladiators. Baseball still uses wood bats, one of which impaled a person this year. Hockey still has skates as sharp as a meat slicer and uses frozen rubber that can be propelled at bazooka like speeds. Soccer players still don't wear shin guards.
We fill the stadiums because we like the game. The players who play this game understand the risks. So one of two things has to happen: 1) The equipment needs to get better causing fewer injuries. Better-less bulky knee braces that help stabilization without reducing foot speed. Helmets that have a air bags in them that release upon impact. OR 2) The players agree to a clause that states the understood risk associated with having this for a profession and agree to accept whatever the negotiated pension will be (certain to be higher due to all the negative publicity of the players left behind)..
For the love of football, please please please, don't let the players demand they be shrink wrapped before every game to avoid getting paper cuts.