Posted by Jay Livingston
Every couple of years, I'll see a piece about the reality of pro football that makes me want to stop watching. This time, it was a nicely edited piece (here) that Greg Bishop at the Times stitched together from interviews with Kris Jenkins, a former interior lineman for the Jets and Panthers.
N.F.L. fans, people outside, they have no clue what goes on. This isn’t like playing Madden.After I read an article like this, I may leave the TV off for a week or two, maybe more if it’s early in the season and the weather is still like summer. But eventually I go back. So do the players, even though they know all too well the immediate pain and the long-term damage.
You ever been in a car crash? . . . Football is like that. But 10 times worse. It’s hell.
There aren’t too many places a 400-pound guy with an attitude can go and beat the crap out of somebody and not get locked up for it.The entire article is worth reading.
But yet, people keep watching.
ReplyDeleteI don't get it and I never will.
You could always try boxing, where causing pain and beating your opponent senseless aren't a means to a goal. They are the goal.
ReplyDeleteMaybe bear baiting will make a comeback.