There will be more disclosures about the effects of football on the brain. There are 4,000 or so worker's comp claims from retired players pending in California that the NFL is trying to thwart. The way any sentient fan watches this game has been forever changed. Current players are not going to not develop cognitive problems. The league is spending close to a billion dollars including legal fees. Do you think the settlement will shift the conversation?įATSIS: Well, that's what the NFL hopes, certainly. SIEGEL: Stefan, NFL executives must be relieved that the season is starting after an off season that was dominated by the concussion litigation and settlement. In a stat noted by Peter King of Sports Illustrated, Denver and Baltimore combined for 155 plays last night. Regardless of age, though, they're all reflective of the modern NFL, fast plays, fewer huddles, lots of passing. Tom Brady of the New England Patriots is 36. One of them could face one of the old guys on the league. Shorter and fast Russell Wilson has made the Seattle Seahawks a darling pick to replace the 49ers in the Super Bowl. He took the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl. Which ones will you be watching?įATSIS: Oh, tall and fast Colin Kaepernick. They're now a year older and presumably a year better.
SIEGEL: Well, a handful of young quarterbacks, including Griffin, electrified the league last season. What to watch, how much he runs with the ball or is instructed to run, and whether he drops the foolish bravado that he's used to keep playing through injuries, and whether coaches and doctors on the Redskins will be better caretakers of the young player's health. He didn't play in the preseason but he'll start on Monday night. The second-year quarterback is returning from reconstructive surgery on his right knee. Tell us about the big on-field stories to watch.įATSIS: Let's start here in Washington with the second coming of Robert Griffin III, which has gotten more coverage I think than the president Syria talks with congress.
SIEGEL: Yeah, now the other 30 teams in the NFL begin their seasons on Sunday and Monday. It started late because of lightning nearby and it included a Denver linebacker returning an interception for an apparent touchdown but dropping the ball at the one-yard line because of a premature celebration. It was supposed to be in Baltimore but baseball's Orioles refused to move the start time. Only five other quarterbacks have done it in NFL history. Tell us about it.įATSIS: Yeah, he threw seven touchdown passes, which no one had done since 1969. And Denver's quarterback Peyton Manning had a record-setting night. SIEGEL: Let's start with last night's game.
Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis joins us now, as he does most Fridays. The game comes just a week after the NFL agreed to spend about a billion dollars to settle brain injury claims with thousands of former players. The Denver Broncos routed the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. NFL footage © NFL Productions LLC.Last night, the National Football League kicked off its new season with a blowout for the record books. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated.
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