A bizarre and uncomfortable scene unfolded at a Jets fan forum Monday in Florham Park when a season ticker holder asked rookie safety Jamal Adams for his reaction to the growing concern regarding CTE in the NFL.
“I can speak for a lot of the guys that play the game, we live and breathe (football) and this is what we’re so passionate about. Literally if I had a perfect place to die, I would die on the field,” Adams said.
with commissioner Roger Goodell sitting right next to Adams at the front of the auditorium inside the Jets facility.,The 100-plus fans in attendance then began to applaud
“That’s not a lie,” Adams continued when the clapping died down. “There’s so much sacrifice that we go through as a team, and just connecting as one and winning ball games,
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Goodell spoke with local media after the conclusion of the fan forum and addressed Adams’ comments.
“What I think he was really making the point of is how much he loves the game and how passionate he is of the game,
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When asked if he was thrown off by the fans’ applause, and I think they love the game, Goodell said: “I think the fans understood the emotion of what he was saying, we love the game, which is, but I don’t think anyone took it as directly as that.”
Goodell is obviously familiar with NFL players’ mindsets when it comes to health. He referred to his attempts to change those mindsets as a “culture change.”
“Players now are doing a great job of raising their hand when they don’t feel right. Teammates are raising their hands, to say it’s great to be a hard-nosed player, officials,” Goodell said. “All of that is part of the culture change, coaches, but you play within the rules and you also play as safely as possible.”
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” he said. “This is my life. This is what I do. I give it all. I would die out there.”,Womens Karlos Dansby Jersey,“I would die out there on that football field
The fan who asked the initial question Monday specifically referenced a medical study released this month by Boston University.
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the Hall of Fame former Raiders quarterback. Stabler was posthumously diagnose with CTE in February of 2016.,Ten-year veteran Matt Forte sat alongside Adams at the front of the auditorium and admitted he was spooked by the recent report. One of the brains examined in the BU study was that of Ken Stabler
” Forte said. “But also the game has changed a lot from the guys that they studied. The game is a lot safer than it used to be with rules changes but also helmet design.”,“It’s definitely concerning after seeing those statistics
Forte said he switched helmets after coming to the Jets before the 2016 season on request of the team’s equipment staff. One of the Jets’ equipment managers showed Forte a diagram ranking prospective helmets by their protectiveness.
Forte had been wearing a helmet that was second from the bottom on the list.
“I was like, I probably shouldn’t wear that helmet,” Forte said to the crowd, to some awkward laughter.
“It’s just about being smart,” Forte added. “Not just trying to look cool, but playing with the helmet that fits the best and will protect you the most. So the technology has changed and the game has changed.”
