At some point we have to accept that these guys have accepted the dangers of their own game.

We're all surrounded by risks we CAN control, and we assume those risks anyway because we want to. This is really no different. Liquor, cigarettes, guns, weed...we all know this shit can be dangerous and yet we take part in these things anyway.

You want to rail against college football players risking their long-term health and not being compensated? You have my attention.

But by the time you make the NFL you know exactly what risks come with playing professional football and you're overlooking those risks in favor of exorbitant wages.

Not to say CTE isn't a thing. CTE is a thing! But by the time you've reached the level of a Richard Sherman, you're fully aware of the risks you're assuming.