Death isn't the only adverse outcome
by NDFanSince81 (2020-07-10 10:52:10)
Edited on 2020-07-10 10:55:08

In reply to: Definitely  posted by pmoose

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One of the most evil memes of this whole pandemic is the comparison of COVID to the flu. Hardly. Even among young people there is a range of known adverse outcomes that would have life changing impacts for elite athletes, and likely more outcomes that are not yet fully known or understood. Why should an elite college athlete risk lung damage, heart damage, blood clots leading to strokes, neurological complications for the sake of - at best - a truncated season?

It's one thing to do summer conditioning and practice under controlled conditions ... circumstances that have already proven unsustainable at a number of schools. If that can't be done safely, can there be any doubt about the chances of making it through an actual intercollegiate season without serious consequences for the players?



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