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nilogram t1_j34e1n8 wrote

NFL gonna love him for life for that one

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nilogram t1_j34ed58 wrote

Dr. Timothy Pritts said he told him, "you won the game, Damar — the game of life."

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jwilson146 t1_j34osnu wrote

Thanks for the update so glad to hear

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Lola_PopBBae t1_j34pjdn wrote

This is hilariously depressing.

Man nearly dies for a stupid, violent, unsafe game- and that's the first thought.

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DanRobotMan t1_j34use8 wrote

Damn, relatable as fuq. First thing I told my pops when I woke up paralyzed was to call coach and tell him I wasn't gonna make it for Sat morning training/meeting. Hoping bro heals up!

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cocainesupernova t1_j34y6qh wrote

Replying to Lola_PopBBae (#1,292,234)

there's nothing wrong with loving something dangerous as long as you love it and respect it. not everything needs to be the safest thing in the world, and neither can some things be the safest thing in the world. this was a freak injury, not something that's likely to happen in the sport for another hundred years. it happens rarely in every sport at every level.

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reddit455 OP t1_j35fyqe wrote

Replying to Lola_PopBBae (#1,292,234)

is able to USE WORDS.
short term memory intact.

remembers he's a football player.

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encouraging, from a "no brain damage due to lack of oxygen" perspective.

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literally the BEST thing he could say.

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Lola_PopBBae t1_j35hatj wrote

Replying to cocainesupernova (#1,292,592)

I mean, yes- there IS something wrong with loving dangerous things. Even if it doesn't hurt you, it can and likely will hurt someone else. Concussions, broken bones, and a psychological toll on the players- not to mention how it trains young boys to solve every problem with violence.
Just to name a few.

Freak injury it may have been, but there's plenty of others that happen in this ridiculous sport that America worships.

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reddit455 OP t1_j35hn0n wrote

Replying to Jealous-Elephant (#1,293,244)

if this is what happened.. it's not the game, it's (extremely) bad timing. if it was more common there'd be dead kids all over the country. one NFL player on national TV might just prevent more from happening in the future.

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188 kids about 15 y/o "and fewer than one in five survived the incident."

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you need a chest pad for football and baseball and polo, and rugby, and cricket, and hurling....baseball is not violent. but a pitcher taking a come backer could drop dead if the ball hits the wrong spot at the right time.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commotio_cordis

Commotio cordis (Latin, "agitation or disruption of the heart") is a rare lethal disruption of heart rhythm that occurs as a result of a blow to the area directly over the heart (the precordial region) at a critical time during the cycle of a heartbeat.[1] This leads to disrupting normal heart electrical activity, followed instantly by ventricular fibrillation, complete disorganization of the heart's pumping function, and cardiac arrest. It is not caused by mechanical damage to the heart muscle or surrounding organs and is not the result of heart disease.

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Some of the sports which have a risk for this cause of trauma are baseball, American football, association football (soccer), ice hockey, polo, rugby football, cricket, softball, pelota, lacrosse, boxing, professional wrestling, hurling and martial arts (see Touch of Death). Children are especially vulnerable, possibly due to the mechanical properties of their thoracic skeleton.[1][5] From 1996 to spring 2007, the USA National Commotio Cordis Registry had 188 cases recorded, with about half occurring during organized sports.[6] Almost all (96%) of the victims were male, the mean age of the victims during that period was 14.7 years, and fewer than one in five survived the incident.[6]

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Jealous-Elephant t1_j35i20x wrote

Replying to reddit455 (#1,293,394)

Bro... only in this context would this happen but again like it’s not just deaths on the field which are rare yes but like football is incredibly harmful and has lead to many many deaths and deaths of despair. Your argument doesn’t address the issue it just takes a very narrow slice

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g4nd41ph t1_j35i36r wrote

Glad to hear he made it through.

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Visible-Education-98 t1_j35r6rf wrote

So glad God blessed this Earth with his life. We def could use more of his kind here!

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flowercrownrugged t1_j35s78a wrote

My guy, there will be other games. We held off the game for you. Glad you’re alive and here to ask the question ❤️

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balls_deep_inyourmom t1_j35wyxr wrote

Replying to flowercrownrugged (#1,293,854)

True on everything you said. I will add something, there will be other games but not for him, he is done. the team will be stupid to put that man on the field from the legal stand point.

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I wish him the best. He got a second chance , I hope he realizes that

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xdrakennx t1_j36oi0b wrote

Replying to Lola_PopBBae (#1,293,362)

The NFL has been around in some form or another since 1920. Between then and now, this is the first incident of impact induced cardia arrest has happened on the field. That alone should tell you how rare this is. This requires millisecond precise timing.

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resistible t1_j36pohy wrote

Replying to balls_deep_inyourmom (#1,294,020)

My understanding is that he does not have a medical condition that caused the injury, rather it was a freak accident. Assuming he fully heals, I see no reason that he won't be able to return to the field if he wants to.

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huggles7 t1_j36ybav wrote

I feel horrible for damar but also for Buffalo fans

I know it’s clearly not important right now and Damars health is paramount, the right decisions were made overall with regards to not continuing the game, not finishing the game and everything else

But I feel horrible that now Buffalo has a harder road to the playoffs after Kansas City is basically gifted the first overall seed in the playoffs because of this, again it was the absolute right decision all the way around, but ya gotta feel for the Bills mafia here

Personally I hope they rally and crush everyone on their way row a championship in his honor but man the road just got tougher

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DanRobotMan t1_j373c7q wrote

Replying to DravenPrime (#1,294,573)

Luckily for me it was only temporary. brought on by an agitation of a syrinx in my spinal cord, which became swollen, and compressed my nerves to the point that I couldn’t move. I’ve since been able to manage it and haven’t had any further problems.

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devanchya t1_j376btp wrote

Replying to balls_deep_inyourmom (#1,294,020)

Thus isn't a medical condition. It's an accident... like being hit by a car and needing CPR

If he has bo long lasting damage to critical stuff he can return.

His season is 100% done. It will be a long recovery, and he needs mental therapy as well to make sure he's 100%.

But I wouldn't be surprised he returns to the field.

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aslightlyusedtissue t1_j37i4f9 wrote

Replying to Jealous-Elephant (#1,293,244)

In what way is that minimizing? Like seriously. Read it again.

He’s saying he believes that it isnt wrong to love and respect something dangerous. And that we as a people shouldn’t just get rid of or change every dangerous thing. The NFL and the people who play it are very aware of the dangers of the game, are trying with every passing season to make the game safer, and most importantly they CHOOSE to play this game. The people playing the game now had access to way more technology and information regarding the effects and dangers of football than the players from the 80s and further back. They know more than anyone how dangerous it is, which is good. Because they know better than anyone how to minimize the damage caused by the game they love.

No one. And i mean NO ONE. Is downplaying how dangerous football is. Strawman argument.

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coolborder t1_j37ur74 wrote

I got hit by a pickup while on my way to a friend's house to watch the Vikings 6 years ago. Went to the hospital and had a below knee amputation done. After I woke up from surgery the first thing I asked was 'did the Vikings win?'

They did not, in fact, win. 😞

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formenonly t1_j389px1 wrote

Yeah, it’s so uplifting that the people whose health we sacrifice so we have something to get drunk to and sell ads on several days a week are concerned about the completely unimportant resolution of a game that nearly ended his life. What the fuck is wrong with this country? Why don’t we just have parades for all of the people with serious brain trauma and we can all wave at and thank them for their brave sacrifice so we can have yet another form of entertainment?

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Lola_PopBBae t1_j38qla5 wrote

Replying to jdmcroberts (#1,294,770)

I'm a hermit, no problems there.

Risk is everywhere, I get that. But there's a lot we can do to make things better, and the fact we keep sacrificing young men to this dumb game is ridiculous to me.

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Lola_PopBBae t1_j38r0yw wrote

Replying to formenonly (#1,297,281)

Finally, someone else said it.

It's sickening, we ruin these kids' brains for a few minutes of dumb entertainment in our sports-worshipping wreck of a country. We destroy these people, and train yet more to take their place; all for a few games and ad sponsors.

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ganeshhh t1_j39rehf wrote

Replying to JakeIsMyRealName (#1,299,082)

I generally side with you on this, but it is pretty alarming how much the socioeconomic makeup of young football players shifted after information about CTE/brain injuries became more available. I remember listening to a podcast on it a few years ago, and it kind of changes the picture a little bit when you think about playing football as a voluntary action where the player assumes all risks without external coercion. Is it voluntary if it’s largely pursued as a way to elevate the economic status of your family? I guess technically, but the disparities can give some pause.

Here’s one article I found on it.

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michaltee t1_j3b5g6t wrote

Did they win the game? Cuz that’d be awkward if they didn’t.

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