papazoid Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Chicago Bears safety Chris Conte, who has suffered two concussions this season, says playing in the NFL is worth the risk he takes to his long-term health by doing so. "As far as after football, who knows. My life will revolve around football to some point, but I'd rather have the experience of playing and, who knows, die 10, 15 years earlier than not be able to play in the NFL and live a long life. http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/12040968/chris-conte-chicago-bears-says-playing-nfl-worth-long-term-health-risk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Chicago Bears safety Chris Conte, who has suffered two concussions this season, says playing in the NFL is worth the risk he takes to his long-term health by doing so. "As far as after football, who knows. My life will revolve around football to some point, but I'd rather have the experience of playing and, who knows, die 10, 15 years earlier than not be able to play in the NFL and live a long life. http://espn.go.com/c...erm-health-risk Bet he changes his mind in a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Sounds like his concussions (this years and all the others) have already affected his brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Bet he changes his mind in a few years. That's the beauty of it; he won't be able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The most surprising thing about him saying that was he did it mostly while eating scrambled eggs through a straw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I totally respect this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 That's the beauty of it; he won't be able to. Lol....that is both funny and sad at the same time....nice one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 7/30/11 - Christopher Conte signed a 4 year / $2.60 million contract with the Chicago Bears, including a $533,600 signing bonus, $533,600 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $650,900. UFA in 2015 http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/chicago-bears/christopher-conte/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBillsWillRiseAgain Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I doubt he's the only person in the world that would be willing to shorten their lives by 10-15 years for millions of dollars in the prime of their life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 i can honestly say if presented the following scenarios at a young age, i would choose the nfl career. live to 75 and earn $10 mil or more during a short 4-10 year NFL career plus whatever per year in life after football or live to 85 and earn $100,000/yr (maybe alot less for some) for 30 years = $3 mil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolishDave Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 i can honestly say if presented the following scenarios at a young age, i would choose the nfl career. live to 75 and earn $10 mil or more during a short 4-10 year NFL career plus whatever per year in life after football or live to 85 and earn $100,000/yr (maybe alot less for some) for 30 years = $3 mil What if it is live to 55 or 60 instead of 85? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAF43 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 this is the line that sends chills down my spine : "So I don't really look toward my life after football because I'll figure things out when I get there and see how I am." To me, that's beyond troubling. I understand wanting to follow your dreams, but that comment in a nutshell is what worries me about players after they retire. To have no clue what to do with your life after a career that averages roughly 6 years or so is a scary thought, and either shows the opinion of just one man or a fail across the systems in place to teach these young kids about life after football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 this is the line that sends chills down my spine : "So I don't really look toward my life after football because I'll figure things out when I get there and see how I am." To me, that's beyond troubling. I understand wanting to follow your dreams, but that comment in a nutshell is what worries me about players after they retire. To have no clue what to do with your life after a career that averages roughly 6 years or so is a scary thought, and either shows the opinion of just one man or a fail across the systems in place to teach these young kids about life after football. They're grown men, adults. Fail across the system? What system do we have in place for the other 30 year olds in the real world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBillsWillRiseAgain Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 What if it is live to 55 or 60 instead of 85? I'd probably still do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAF43 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 They're grown men, adults. Fail across the system? What system do we have in place for the other 30 year olds in the real world? The other 30 year olds for the most part aren't working in a situation as unique as the NFL. I'm talking about the systems the NFL has to prepare it's players for life after the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 What if it is live to 55 or 60 instead of 85? we all run that risk anyways..... but it changes for everyone. a very personal decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 this is the line that sends chills down my spine : "So I don't really look toward my life after football because I'll figure things out when I get there and see how I am." To me, that's beyond troubling. I understand wanting to follow your dreams, but that comment in a nutshell is what worries me about players after they retire. To have no clue what to do with your life after a career that averages roughly 6 years or so is a scary thought, and either shows the opinion of just one man or a fail across the systems in place to teach these young kids about life after football. [shrugs] He's young, dumb and full of c**. I was the same way in my 20s, and I was most definitely NOT a prospect for making millions of dollars doing anything. Well, I was trying to be a rock star, but that obviously didn't work out. Then at some point I realized things like health insurance and settling down would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Sounds like his concussions (this years and all the others and and Fred Jackson's stiff arm) have already affected his brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I totally respect this. Yes. Agreed. He is an adult and able to make decisions. Whether he is right or wrong is not our decision. If he regrets it that will be his folly. But this man is doing what he loves and loving what he is doing. Let him be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAF43 Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 [shrugs] He's young, dumb and full of c**. I was the same way in my 20s, and I was most definitely NOT a prospect for making millions of dollars doing anything. Well, I was trying to be a rock star, but that obviously didn't work out. Then at some point I realized things like health insurance and settling down would be nice. And I completely get that, maybe it's just me maturing more in my thinking (that's a scary thought though), but if he's living with that mindset now, does he truly end up changing his ways, or do we read about him blowing his head off because no one cares about him now that he's out of football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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