The NFL: Where Neglecting Ex-Players Happens

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Published: July 2, 2009

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... cases, when a big hit happens the player that gets hit usually is able to get up, some get up slower, some need assistance from teammates, and others may need a stretcher to be taken to an ambulance.  

So, it would be safe to say that the NFL would treat their former players well? Certain it would make since because the NFL is one of the better earning of the major professional sports, but it couldn't be further from the truth.

I stumbled on an article titled "Casualties of the NFL" by Paul Solotaroff who writes for the Men's Journal and was in the book I recently purchased titled The Best American Sports Writing 2008.

It begins by using the example of Brian DeMarco, who's 6'7" and 323 pounds, according to the article as well as pro-football-reference.com. DeMarco played the first four year of his career with the Jacksonville Jaguars and his last year in the league with the Cincinnati Bengals, which was in 1999.

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