Ed Reed retiring?

[BillyIrish]

Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed unsure if he'll return next season - ESPN

This would be unfortunate. Ed Reed is one of the elite players in the league. Really he has set the bar for players in the secondary. At 31 I think this is a trend we are going to see more and more though. The game is getting more and more physical. I cannot find the article, but remember reading a piece where a doctor was describing injuries in football resembling those in a car crash. The physical toll these guys take in the NFL is ridiculous. Hopefully he takes his time and makes sure it is the right decision for both he and his family...

 

[IrishinSyria]

Malcom Gladwell wrote a great/depressing article about it in The New Yorker a while back...

Football, dogfighting, and brain damage : The New Yorker

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

Yesterday while watching the Colt-Raven game I wondered how these guys can play two games in a row, much less maintain a career. There were some vicious hits on every play.

 

[WabashFalcon]

No one gets more bullshit than Ed Reed. Guy tries to make a play, then gets crucified.

 

[phork]

Kurt Warner got absolutely destroyed yesterday. I can't believe he got up after that.

 

[WabashFalcon]

Imagine the following...

The Indianapolis Colts ship two second rounders and WR Pierre Garcon to the Ravens for Ed Reed.

Sanders at Strong, Ed playing Free?


I just pooped myself. A little.

 

[Riddickulous]

I think measures need to be taken to make football a safer sport.