Wow.
Wooow. That really sucks because he was incredible last season
Man, Niners are freakin hurting bad
Whoa. That has to hurt the NFL, and the Niners. To have a fairly high-profile guy in the league only one year declare he doesn't want to take the risk is a PR huge blow. It's going to make several parents sit up and take notice when their kid comes home and says, "I wanna play football."
Stunning!!! Who will be the next player to say the same thing? Someone like Welker or Edelman who always seem to be taking head shots?
This is not a bad thing.
@bruce_arthur: If Chris Borland retired after reading about Dave Duerson and Ray Easterling and Mike Webster, how many kids stopped because of Junior Seau?
@SI_DougFarrar: I spoke with one former player and current player rep today who told me that the Seau story has NCAA players wondering about their futures.
I love football. Love it. Played through my sophomore year at college. Not for one moment do I regret that my son, absent any pressure from me, opted for soccer and lacrosse (the latter a hell of a lot more physical in some non-head shot ways) instead of football.
Good for Chris Borland. Parents and players should have free choice after fully educating themselves about the potential consequences.
Incredible. Holy shatt.
In his draft profile, some felt he had already as many as 4-5 between grade school and college but he kept downplaying that saying it was just two. Then he gets another one in pre-season.
You can't blame him for not wanting to be drooling on himself in a wheelchair at age 40.
It was going to take a young promising player with everything to gain in front of him to step aside and say the risk was worth the reward. This could change everything. Kids a decision maker.
@PackerUpdate: Chris Borland has something many NFL players don't have - the ability to succeed in life without football.
@CharlesRobinson: NFL agent on health: "If a guy gets even 2-3 mil in the bank, he can retire, live on 100-150k a yr in interest & not worry about his brain."
Stay classy Whiner fans:
Mar 16, 2015 at 7:20 PM#57
- ChuckLeavy32
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If true complete dueche bag move
Mar 16, 2015 at 7:18 PM#42
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For his health, I'm ok with him retiring. For him to announce it this way, 6 days into free agency is a punk move.Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
p***y
This makes me feel guilty for watching and enjoying football.
Had to know Americas "best and brightest" on social media would be on this pretty fast but my lord there are some over the top dumbass things being posted tonight.
The mensas calling him a pussy and soft for walking away don't have the mental makeup to understand he could have gone full autopilot for the next 3 years. Kept his head out of the pile, collected three million, and quietly gone away like so many draft picks that didn't work out and no one would have said a word. But the kids got a little character about him.
**** some people have pure **** for brains.
Yep, the Santa Clara 49ers definitely will be a 2-14 squad in 2015. Tickets at that shiny new stadium are going to be cheap and plentiful when I go see the Pack tear them a new asshole.
Dan Turner whoever DAn Turner is tweeted Packers were in talks with Rolando McClain.
@abbrecadabra: Got so much respect for you @ChrisDec26 and wish you the best in future endeavors! One of the best players I've been able to play with!
@DangeRussWilson: Pleasure playing with you Chris Borland @UWBadgers and against you for the @49ers
Praying for you.
#OnWisconsin
Originally Posted by cuqui:
@abbrecadabra: Got so much respect for you @ChrisDec26 and wish you the best in future endeavors! One of the best players I've been able to play with!
Abbrederis had multiple concussions at Madison.
This story is going to blow up. It's not a good look for the NFL
this is now the 3rd player under the age of 30 to walk away from the game. Borland's quotes speak volumes. Kudos to him
Think all 32 GMs are taking another long look at their draft profiles tonight for concussion history? They were already giving it attention. This changes everything. Same goes for players currently on rosters with a history of them.
Remember when we used to joke about the NFL evolving into flag football before we knew it ?
Apparently, he told Outside the Lines about his decision to retire before he told the 49ers, long after the start of free agency. While those comments from 49ers fans may be pathetic, I'd say it is plausible that he was trying to screw over the 49ers since he waited to announce this, and then did it by going to a third party. Can't blame him for that, though. Their ownership and Baalke all seem like complete scumbags.
Bobby Wagner@Bwagz54
No offense to anyone but I'm playing until I can't anymore. I love this game to much.
No offense taken Bobby. And thanks for the unsolicited self indulgence. It's too by the way.
Gee, I wonder if the Packers will take him on as a coach?
I worked with Borland on a few occasions. Quiet, sensible guy who seemed to have his crap together. Happy for him.
Originally Posted by Orlando Wolf:
Maybe Ted did his homework?
Uncle does his homework and half the kids in the NFL too.
As a selfish Packers fan, bad news because it likely means the 49ers will be taking one of the threee top inside LB's in the first round before the Packers.
Originally Posted by Dr._Bob:
Selfish. There's no "brain" in "team".
You're a Dr, so I'll assume this is correct.
Packers organization is damn smart. They're reading this Chris Borland thing perfectly I'm sure. Expect the GPB to convert to an MLS Franchise after the the 2019 season.
Originally Posted by ChilliJon:
Think all 32 GMs are taking another long look at their draft profiles tonight for concussion history? They were already giving it attention. This changes everything. Same goes for players currently on rosters with a history of them.
Absolutely I would hope they do their research with concussions. But I wonder how many concussions go undiagnosed or not reported? I know in sports where I live if you so much as say the word concussion out loud you may have to sit out a minimum of a week.
Anyhow, good for Chris to have the courage to make a decision that is right for HIM. Didn't he also have a ton of shoulder issues at UW as well? I seem to remember him missing some games at UW with bum shoulders. I wonder if that played a part as well?
For all those Badger fans who wanted the Packers to draft Borland, damn good thing we didn't.
What this is going to do is spook teams about contracts. Yes they care about their players to an extent, but it's also a business and they have to worry about the team first. If players start quitting early then teams are going to be less willing to give out higher signing bonuses in favor of higher per year salaries. I think non-guaranteed salaries go away when a player retires, but the SB they spread over the life of the contract will still get charged against the cap for the life of the deal.
Good for Borland though. So many players neglect their life after football while they're playing.
Good for Borland though. So many players neglect their life after football while they're playing.
Originally Posted by ChilliJon:
Bobby Wagner@Bwagz54
No offense to anyone but I'm playing until I can't anymore. I love this game to much.
No offense taken Bobby. And thanks for the unsolicited self indulgence. It's too by the way.
Bobby Wagner was recruited by Gary Andersen to play at that academic powerhouse Utah State. Wonder if he got his degree like Borland did?
Didn't hit me until this am that Bobby Wagner is going to be one of the top 2-3 FA targets in 2016. He's actually got plenty of reasons to let everyone know he's got zero plans of walking away from the game.
I applaud the move by Borland. He made the decision for him. What this and other recent moves by younger players to give up the game citing long term health concerns might do is force more technology into the helmets. And, force more players to improve their tackling techniques. The latter will likely take a generation or more though.
This was interesting:
This right here.
Pretty stupid tweet by Shefter. He's usually better than this, reporting only the news and leaving the commentary to the idiots on TV/radio.
I'm very impressed Borland was able to look past the money. Current and ex-players under the age of 40 have resoundingly said they would never leave the game early. But does that change when they hit 50 and start forgetting names of people in their life? Crabtree tweeted some pretty serious stuff last night, one of them saying he gets pretty worried whenever he forgets a name or where his car keys are, worried it might be CTE starting to set in. That's a tough life to live for the 30-50 years after football is over.
****, I forget more than that and I'm not a whole lot older. Where are my pants?
I enjoyed football but got to know smelling salts early and often. Putting my head through windows 3 times on a vehicle in a head-on left a serious dent. At the age of joining the social dole now I have slipped a lot in the memory area the past year. It is frightening and thought provoking while I still have that faculty. I wish my grandsons were less interested in football and defensive drivers.
Stay thirsty my friends.
Clown show continues. Triumvirate of fail.
@AdamSchefter: QB Colt McCoy is re-signing with Washington, per source. So it's RGIII, Kirk Cousins and McCoy back together again.
Bad idea Schefty. Not only is that untrue, I have no idea what motivated Schefter to criticize Borland like that. Borland has already banked some good money and if he manages his money right then he will be set.
