Paul Oliver's family suing the NFL, Chargers and Saints

[Bolt-O]

http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/09/24/family-ex-chargers-paul-oliver-suicide-lawsuit

[UtahBolt]

Ugh. I had no idea he shot himself in front of his family. Terrible...

[RTPbolt]

Yes horrible. I had not even heard that.

Its such a hard issue to put your finger on. No doubt its been a lifetime of football head dings leading up to the state of his brain. I wouldn't put all the blame on the NFL. Im sure it was college and high school and pee wee that contributes to all these cases. I do feel for the family and hope there can be some compensation to assist them. I do think the players have always had choice and I think they can't really claim complete ignorance of the dangers of playing this game for the money and love of the game.

Very sorry to hear though....horrible for this kids and wife to witness it. Just awful.

[Savage Lizard]

Its such a hard issue to put your finger on. No doubt its been a lifetime of football head dings leading up to the state of his brain. I wouldn't put all the blame on the NFL. Im sure it was college and high school and pee wee that contributes to all these cases. I do feel for the family and hope there can be some compensation to assist them. I do think the players have always had choice and I think they can't really claim complete ignorance of the dangers of playing this game for the money and love of the game.

But the NFL has the deep pockets. Who the hell signed all those permission slips for pee wee, and high school football?

[Boltx]

Wonder if the NFL will start requiring players to sign a waiver before being drafted or signed. Or do they already do that?

[Faded blues]

Waivers generally carry little wait in the court of law considerongg the circumstances.

The question is can the plaintiffs demonstrate causation linking Cte to suicidal actions.

I'm sure there were other factors involved.

Just sad. Prayers to the family

[Panamamike]

Waivers generally carry little wait in the court of law considerongg the circumstances.

The question is can the plaintiffs demonstrate causation linking Cte to suicidal actions.

I'm sure there were other factors involved.

Just sad. Prayers to the family

By the same token, can they link the CTE to his pro football career, and not a prior condition from the many years it took him to get to the NFL. It is not like he played a Lot or had a long pro career.

[Faded blues]

By the same token, can they link the CTE to his pro football career, and not a prior condition from the many years it took him to get to the NFL. It is not like he played a Lot or had a long pro career.

The problem with past concussions dating back to peewee is having documented proof. 15 years ago youth sports weren't up to speed with the severity of concussions. If Oliver visited a doctor due to a concussion, then there proof exists. Must players back in the day, just shrugged it off. Without documentation, the incident never occurred.

The Chargers will most likely keen on two fronts being trying to break the link to cte being the sole reason behind his suicide and the limiting the projected earnings of Oliver. Civil cases are a nasty business where everyone points fingers and calls the othersode liars and such.

Honestly, for the sake of both sides, I hope they settle out of court.

Witnessing your dad blow his brains out will have a lifetime affect on the kids mentally, I hope they can recover from this tragic event they witness.

[Sec-E4]

You sign up knowing you can make movie star money in your NFL career, You can also become a Hall of Fame Player, Or your career can end in one single play. This is a Job & it is what you signed up for.