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@Herschel posted:

It's kind of like Brees and Brady are going to play until one (or both) are carted off the field forever.

If you are making 30 million-plus a year and the rules changes have made it so you can't hit a QB low, you can't hit him near the head, and you can't land with your weight on him, the injury risk is about 90% less than even 10 years ago. It's hard to walk away from 30 million-plus a year playing a position that the rules make safer to play than any other on the field other than kicker or punter. As long as they don't try to scramble, the worst injury they're likely to get is some bruised ribs. 

If the rules had been this way before, guys like Marino, Favre, Aikman, S. Young, Montana, etc. would have all played a lot longer. For one, they've wouldn't have had the injuries and concussions they had. Also, the fear that a guy like Reggie White or JJ Watt is just going to drive you about 5 yards backward into the turf isn't there anymore. Favre quit because he was scared of getting hit like that. He wouldn't have to worry about it much now. 

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