I'm afraid Eddie George may become the next Junior Seau

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lettherebehouse
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I'm afraid Eddie George may become the next Junior Seau

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Alright he probably won't go the Dave Duerson Junior Seau route. But aside from the physical health deterioration ex players go through post-NFL, the initial and lasting effects on an ex-player's psyche after retirement is just as detrimental, if not more.

Just another case, I guess

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[edit: in before Joe Schmoe chimes in with "how can ex-athletes think they have it so bad when Larry the roofer and Paula the paralegal has to clock in and out of work every day for peanuts on the dollar trying to make ends meet for 4 decades before dreaming of the day they can retire like an NFL player in his mid-30s".]
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Re: I'm afraid Eddie George may become the next Junior Seau

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how can ex-athletes think they have it so bad when Larry the roofer and Paula the paralegal has to clock in and out of work every day for peanuts on the dollar trying to make ends meet for 4 decades before dreaming of the day they can retire like an NFL player in his mid-30s?

Edit: Nevermind, House beat me to it.
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