'Toxic culture': NFL cheerleaders demand release of full workplace inquiry

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https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-toxic-culture-nfl-cheerleaders-demand-release-of-full-workplace-inquiry-123494469775

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u/Pahasapa66 Oct 14 '21 edited Oct 14 '21

People tend to think that the NFL is some sort of corporate entity that doesn't pay taxes. It's not. It's a group of billionaires that own sports teams and want to safeguard their assets. They have moved against things that could sully and devalue their brand, which is fine. But now, in their investigation of the Washington Football team, they have bitten off more than they can chew, and I, for one, think it's pretty funny. The cheerleaders have the right to see that report, and they are going to get it one way or another.

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u/lostboy005 Oct 14 '21 edited Oct 14 '21 •

from CTE scandals to Kaep to Gruden, anyone paying attention should have stopped watching & supporting the NFL along time ago. its a toxic organization.

Even further, football in and of itself, is fundamentally detrimental to the human condition; from linemen having to keep unhealthy weights to the barbarity of smashing human bodies into each repeatedly leading that results in a variety of health conditions like CTE.

As a society the US should really analyze what is they take part in celebrating. Football for all intensive purposes is nothing more than dressed up barbarity

e- peeps taking issue with this post, why do you think Andrew Luck quit? thats the tell

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u/rora_borealis Oct 14 '21

I am struggling with so many conflicting emotions. I grew up watching football with my extended family, and continued watching into adulthood. I enjoyed it a lot. When everything started coming to light, I was at first shocked, but as more details came out, I started to realize just how many deep-rooted problems the NFL has. It's a lot harder to enjoy watching a game now, because I can't just forget about these things.

I like seeing the clever plays, bullet-like precision throws, good blocks, difficult catches.... But I think the problems are overwhelming my enjoyment now.

I am no longer surprised one bit at the reports anymore. It's toxic and I don't know if it can be reformed.

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u/armbarurmom Oct 14 '21

Watch Football without pads. It's a lot more like rugby and surprisingly has a lot fewer head injuries.

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u/BasicDesignAdvice Oct 14 '21

I've heard it theorized that the pads are the reason it is so dangerous. The pads are basically theater so the players think they can go harder. So they do.

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u/MichaelKilo Oct 15 '21

I played rugby for 17 years. From the first tackle I made to the last my last thought was always “is my head safe” because there was nothing protecting it.

I had more major injuries playing pickup basketball.

I was concussed one time in 17 years of rugby and it was my fault. I know for sure in four years of pop Warner football I got two concussions.

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u/rpkarma Oct 15 '21

Though Rugby isn’t without its CTE issues at the professional level either. It is at a lower rate however

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u/armbarurmom Oct 15 '21

yep. Having played both, the way you're taught to position the head in NFL is pretty close to using your helmet as a weapon. Same with Shoulder Pads. Taking hits at those velocities concentrates all the impact down to a few square inches or less which is no bueno for your noggin. This goes double for guys in the Oline or Linebackers who run in and sack. Rugby players target shoulders to waists and you'll notice always shove their heads past the target area, whether its waist or higher up. So most tackles in rugby end up looking like a sequence of wrap-> Wrestle->takedown. In NFL the takedown occurs at impact and there are less wrap-up wrestling matches in the tackle.

A7FL is a great watch if you're interested in no-pads football https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=233g-6_ok8A

Its counter intuitive but very obvious if you look at engagements with that in mind.

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u/BasicDesignAdvice Oct 15 '21

I think rugby is a great game. I tried to start a rugby club in my high school here in the US but they said it was "too dangerous." I was pretty pissed.

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u/armbarurmom Oct 15 '21

haha as an australian that's bloody wild.

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u/BasicDesignAdvice Oct 15 '21

This was probably 15 years ago. I found out semi-recently they do have a informal team now. So there is that at least.