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pretty sad story. Continually more and more information comes out about the problems former players have had, but without much support.

CitadelGrad wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/sport ... .html?_r=1

Hey, I think about that all the time. Right now, I can't hold things without fumbling them and I walk into rooms forgetting what I came in for, etc, etc. I can picture their album covers, but can't remember the names of my favorite bands. Alzheimer's or alcohol abuse, one of the two.

Cap'n Cat wrote:

CitadelGrad wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/sport ... .html?_r=1

... Right now, I can't hold things without fumbling them ...

Doesn't the sticky hair on your palms provide grip?

Cap'n Cat wrote:

CitadelGrad wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/sport ... .html?_r=1

Hey, I think about that all the time. Right now, I can't hold things without fumbling them and I walk into rooms forgetting what I came in for, etc, etc. I can picture their album covers, but can't remember the names of my favorite bands. Alzheimer's or alcohol abuse, one of the two.

Yeah. I'm sure it has NOTHING to do with the forest full of POT you've smoked in your lifetime.

AZGrizFan wrote:

Cap'n Cat wrote:

Hey, I think about that all the time. Right now, I can't hold things without fumbling them and I walk into rooms forgetting what I came in for, etc, etc. I can picture their album covers, but can't remember the names of my favorite bands. Alzheimer's or alcohol abuse, one of the two.

Yeah. I'm sure it has NOTHING to do with the forest full of POT you've smoked in your lifetime.

Hey, I embellish my pot smoking for humor's sake. I smoke about 5 times a year, Z.

Cap'n Cat wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:
Yeah. I'm sure it has NOTHING to do with the forest full of POT you've smoked in your lifetime.

Hey, I embellish my pot smoking for humor's sake. I smoke about 5 times a year, Z.

Each time, he goes through this much:

Cap'n Cat wrote:

CitadelGrad wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/sport ... .html?_r=1

Hey, I think about that all the time. Right now, I can't hold things without fumbling them and I walk into rooms forgetting what I came in for, etc, etc. I can picture their album covers, but can't remember the names of my favorite bands. Alzheimer's or alcohol abuse, one of the two.

Shit...I'm 21 and I do all of that.

Cap'n Cat wrote:

CitadelGrad wrote:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/30/sport ... .html?_r=1

Hey, I think about that all the time. Right now, I can't hold things without fumbling them and I walk into rooms forgetting what I came in for, etc, etc. I can picture their album covers, but can't remember the names of my favorite bands. Alzheimer's or alcohol abuse, one of the two.

That's just old age.