TheRealMcCoy Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Jeezla said: The Bad News: It's Carson Wentz, so he'll just end up hurting something else. He’s played 75% of the snaps every season he’s been in the league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Colts account doing the corny Wentz day tweets like the Eagles used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jroc04 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, TheRealMcCoy said: Colts account doing the corny Wentz day tweets like the Eagles used to. Pump pump pump it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daimonas Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, TheRealMcCoy said: Colts account doing the corny Wentz day tweets like the Eagles used to. that third video was actually kinda cool lol. never thought some music would make me interested in another teams training camp twitter vids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, Jroc04 said: Pump pump pump it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, Daimonas said: that third video was actually kinda cool lol. never thought some music would make me interested in another teams training camp twitter vids Eagles gotta step it up. I need this Jalen Hurts content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjzqbbvHHdc I need a new one of these injected in my veins ASAP too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folesadelphia Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 On 8/18/2021 at 11:30 AM, Danger said: You think he's passing away at ~64? The average lifespan of an NFL player is like 56 years old. So that's not a bad guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Folesadelphia said: The average lifespan of an NFL player is like 56 years old. So that's not a bad guess. source? That seems pretty far fetched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadway Joe Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 13 hours ago, TheRealMcCoy said: Colts account doing the corny Wentz day tweets like the Eagles used to. Now every Carson Wentz tweet is followed by a Philly media butt hurt response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folesadelphia Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Danger said: source? That seems pretty far fetched. https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/New-NFL-goal-A-longer-life-1272886.php If you Google NFL player lifespan this is what Wikipedia will tell you and this is their source. They say 53-59 years old depending on position. I don't stand behind these numbers completely or anything only because I don't see where they show the data that proves the claim. I'd like to find a better or corroborating source on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folesadelphia Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Danger said: source? That seems pretty far fetched. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/former-football-pros-die-faster-rate-baseball-veterans-and-reasons-are-surprising This is a better one and showed the life expectancy of an NFL player to 59.6 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Folesadelphia said: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/former-football-pros-die-faster-rate-baseball-veterans-and-reasons-are-surprising This is a better one and showed the life expectancy of an NFL player to 59.6 years old. NFL players back in the day took way harder hits in way worse equipment though. Also, Jason Peters doesn’t play a position where he would be susceptible to a lot of concussions or anything. He is a huge dude which will effect his life expectancy more so than anything. A lot of OL end up slimming down a lot after retirement though which Peters probably should’ve already entered. Edited August 25, 2021 by TheRealMcCoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folesadelphia Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 minute ago, TheRealMcCoy said: NFL players back in the day took way harder hits in way worse equipment though. Also, Jason Peters doesn’t play a position where he would be susceptible to a lot of concussions or anything. He is a huge dude which will effect his life expectancy more so than anything. A lot of OL end up slimming down a lot after retirement though which Peters probably should’ve already entered. I agree that more modern players probably will have longer lifespans than those used in the data set. How much longer, though? If you read the second source, it indicates the biggest cause of death was heart disease. So while the NFL has tried to minimize head injuries, they weren't the main reason for early death among NFL players anyway. However, the study did show that NFL players do also tend to develop neurodegenerative diseases earlier in life too. So, it's really not that crazy to think that Peters only makes it to his mid 60s at best. Being 350lbs is not healthy even if you have low body fat, which he doesn't. Carrying that type of weight around for years puts you at risk for heart disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, Folesadelphia said: I agree that more modern players probably will have longer lifespans than those used in the data set. How much longer, though? If you read the second source, it indicates the biggest cause of death was heart disease. So while the NFL has tried to minimize head injuries, they weren't the main reason for early death among NFL players anyway. However, the study did show that NFL players do also tend to develop neurodegenerative diseases earlier in life too. So, it's really not that crazy to think that Peters only makes it to his mid 60s at best. Being 350lbs is not healthy even if you have low body fat, which he doesn't. Carrying that type of weight around for years puts you at risk for heart disease. Agreed about football players being higher weight. I mean about half the starters are OL and DL which are bigger dudes. Like I said a lot of them shed the weight pretty quick after they stop playing football though. Joe Thomas is a recent one. But, there are a lot of them. Here is an article with more examples: https://thesportsdrop.com/articles/former-nfl-players-who-lost-a-ton-of-weight-since-retiring/20/ I was trying to link some of the pictures, but I’m on my phone and couldn’t figure out how. Hopefully for Peters sake he does like them and gets to a healthier weight, so he can extend his lifespan. Then again I don’t think he has any kids, so he may be fine not making it past his mid 60s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Dang… that is scary stuff. Glad the Jets doctors caught it. Get well soon Vinny! 🙏🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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