http://www.marcgunther.com/2007/02/03/the-nfl-and-csr/ This blog is about the impact of business on society. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:08:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.marcgunther.com/2007/02/03/the-nfl-and-csr/comment-page-1/#comment-283804 The NFL's tobacco moment | Marc Gunther Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:37 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=109#comment-283804 [...] Football, many years ago. I’ve been following the emerging NFL head-injury scandal since blogging about it back on Super Bowl Sunday in 2007. It was clear by then–actually, long before–that the NFL didn’t take concussions [...] [...] Football, many years ago. I’ve been following the emerging NFL head-injury scandal since blogging about it back on Super Bowl Sunday in 2007. It was clear by then–actually, long before–that the NFL didn’t take concussions [...]

]]> http://www.marcgunther.com/2007/02/03/the-nfl-and-csr/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Irene Weinstock Sun, 04 Feb 2007 22:17:01 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=109#comment-654 Marc, I read those stories too and was appalled. It's a shameful situation, but probably won't be changed anytime soon. Soccer, anyone? How about "millions of Americans" rather than "American men"? Marc, I read those stories too and was appalled. It’s a shameful situation, but probably won’t be changed anytime soon. Soccer, anyone?
How about “millions of Americans” rather than “American men”?

]]> http://www.marcgunther.com/2007/02/03/the-nfl-and-csr/comment-page-1/#comment-650 Marc Sun, 04 Feb 2007 18:17:05 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=109#comment-650 Well said, Clint. The other problem is that there are no guaranteed contracts in the NFL. So the athlete who refuses to "play hurt" is at risk of being cut from the team. Not so in baseball and (as far as I know) the NBA. Well said, Clint. The other problem is that there are no guaranteed contracts in the NFL. So the athlete who refuses to “play hurt” is at risk of being cut from the team. Not so in baseball and (as far as I know) the NBA.

]]> http://www.marcgunther.com/2007/02/03/the-nfl-and-csr/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Clint Roswell Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:36:40 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=109#comment-645 There always will be a gray area betweeen personal responsibility and management oversight, but in this case, the system works against the player whose "loyalty" to the team is exploited with full knowledge that personal sacrifice often means holding on to his job and multi-million dollar salary. As long as the NFL has a Super Bowl built on on Won-Loss records, the health ands well-being of its athletes will remain a secondary consideration. This gray area unfortunately is at the expense of a player's gray matter, and ultimately, his life. There always will be a gray area betweeen personal responsibility and management oversight, but in this case, the system works against the player whose “loyalty” to the team is exploited with full knowledge that personal sacrifice often means holding on to his job and multi-million dollar salary. As long as the NFL has a Super Bowl built on on Won-Loss records, the health ands well-being of its athletes will remain a secondary consideration. This gray area unfortunately is at the expense of a player’s gray matter, and ultimately, his life.

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