NFL alumni are dying ... and few care

[Auggie]

2. I care

I'm struggling with my love for the game and the consequences that come from playing it.

The responses of many players do not surprise me. For many high school and college athletes, particularly those of a certain skill set or physical stature, the NFL represents the default choice for a lucrative albeit short career.

I agree with the President. We owe a responsibility to those who continue to play do so with the best protective equipment technology can create and new rules that lessen violent impacts. We're all going to have the bite the bullet on this and accept a new NFL.

As for Jim Harbaugh ... he is not an eloquent public speaker and should keep his mouth shut. As the representative of the 49ers, I think his response to the President's comment was way-out-of-line. Could you ever imagine that coming from Bill Walsh or Carmen Policy?