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"With violent deaths of former players, a PBS Frontline documentary, a detailed book by a pair of Pulitzer Prize winners and a recent $765 million settlement with former players, the NFL's concussion crisis has been a hot topic in sports and news circles these past few months. \nBut rarely has it been thrown into such viscerally sharp focus as it was Thursday morning. \nSee also: The Yellow First-Down Line: An Oral History of a Game Changer\nFormer NFL safety Hamza Abdullah went on an obscenity-laced Twitter tirade against the league and its management over the effect of repeated head trauma on players, NFL medical care and long-lasting health problems he blames on years playing a violent game. It's raw, it's angry, it's emotional and it provides yet another window into growing backlash against the NFL. \nAbdullah played seven NFL season with the Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals. He played his final game on New Year's Day 2012, just as the NFL players, fans and media were beginning to pay increased attention to the longterm effects of concussions and head trauma. \nMore and more scientific evidence connecting football head trauma and lasting cognitive damage has piled up as the issue gains traction. Many allege that the NFL did not do enough in the past to educate players about potential longterm effects, or enough to cover their medical costs after playing. \nBelow are selected posts from Abdullah's 29-tweet rant. Be warned, the language is mildly NSFW. For more, you can check out Abdullah's full timeline. \n\nFUCK you NFL for lying to these people and denying the fact that football causes brain damage.\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nEvery player understood the risks of playing football, and we did it, and would do it over again!\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nWe just thought/assumed we would be taken care of after we were done.\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nFUCK you NFL for denying players their benefits and making us go through all these fucking hoops.\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nThere's a reason 80% of former players either go broke or get divorced within 5 years of leaving the game.\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nIt's not poor choices by the player, it's the fucking NFL loading the gun, and us pulling the trigger.\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nThe reason players cover their injuries up, is because the contracts aren't guaranteed.\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nFUCK you NFL for misdiagnosing all of our fucking injuries.\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nDecember 9th 2007 against KC I knocked myself out, and they said I got poked in the eye! FUCK you NFL pic.twitter.com/Hh8gRRLgdV\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nEvery player should go see a psychiatrist once a week upon leaving the game.\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\n\nAnd the NFL should pay for all this. I shouldn't have to pay $120 a week to save my fucking life. You should! Our insurance should\n\u2014 Hamza Abdullah (@HamzaAbdullah21) October 31, 2013\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\nImage: Brian Bahr/Getty Images\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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