When it comes to ‘head health,’ the NFL’s real initiative appears to be the shifting of blame
The league’s watchdog committee didn’t happen to mention the Hardwick incident, and the league hasn’t found the Chargers at fault. However, it’s good to know that down the road, players like Hardwick, whose head injuries may actually prevent them from the understanding that they’re ready or not to re-enter a game, could be held financially responsible for their misdeeds.
That, it seems, is what the NFL has wanted all along — a no-fault free pass to make gobs of money on the backs of the players it claims to care about. And with the decision to possibly fine players for daring to get their bells rung and still want to do their jobs, the NFL has also proved that it has absolutely no shame in the maintenance of its status quo.
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