[drcy]

The standard contracts are written by both sides in collective bargaining, lawyers and representatives from the players' and the owners' sides. One side may want such a waiver, but that doesn't mean the other side will agree to it.

I agree that adult players now can no longer claim ignorance about football brain injuries, though I think leading with the head tackling and related should be stopped. That's not traditional, or old schoolers would say proper, tackling technique anyway. Players may be stronger and faster today, but the brain isn't. One big reason why HIG and steroids is a menace.

A pressing problem for the NFL is parents may increasingly prevent their kids playing football and the sport will dry up that way. In the future, high schools and universities may drop their football programs. No one in high school programs makes millions of dollars. Mike Ditka just recently said he wouldn't let his theoretical young kid play football, and when someone of tough talking, tough guy, old school Mike Ditka's stature says that...