Ray Lewis: 'I'm Not Worried About Concussions' in the NFL (Oct. 20, 2015) | Charlie Rose

[@TheReturnOfStephan1]

Check back in, about, 20 years...

[@tmoney0212]

+lidia segai oh shut up , when u play football u know the risks go make me a sandwich

[@tmoney0212]

***** Lmao its Ray Lewis not Reggie

[@TontoEpstein]

+lidia segai It's also a sad state of affairs when somebody thinks Ray Lewis played for the Boston Celtics.

[@Jayeeyee]

+TheReturnOfStephan1 I just hope he doesn't bitch about it if/when it happens to him. The issue with CTE in the NFL are the players who were kept in the dark... basically being poisoned over a long period of time without knowing.

[@ReekoChet]

First symptoms, is denial...

[@joseflores4222]

Football is BRUTAL/SAVAGE SPORT it's not intended for the WEAK it is the hardest if not one of the hardest sports to play. Especially if you play in the trenches like RAY LEWIS did everybody can talk about how bad the sport is but everybody has to watch it

[@cwehden]

He comes across as someone suffering from CTE..

[@riner60341]

Carl Wehden you come across as someone suffering from CTE. You should make someone else pay for it. That would be the American thing to do.

[@TheTexashammer24]

Carl Wehden ...shut up!

[@notbutta]

One of the most ignorant comments I have ever read. Congratulations.

[@notbutta]

@All_22_NFL_Cuts oh that's funny. I didn't even read your comment and we both basically said the same thing. It's true though. He's got a family, he's in great health for his age (probably can outlift more than this idiot), and he's got what a lot of people dream to accomplish in their lifetime.

[@ginge82]

The saddest part of this is that he already has CTE.

[@BobbyWobbyZ]

You don't know that You're making a inductive reasoning by the pattern you see with hard hitting players in the past. The only way to confirm if someone has CTE is an autopsy, but the person has to die first, so they can conclude what the person had.

[@ginge82]

Kelvin Mercado In 2015, 87 out of the 91 brains of former football players (at all levels) examined tested positive for CTE. In the brains of just former NFL players 97% of those brains tested positive.

[@iamnikobelic]

That was a biased sample though...

[@BobbyWobbyZ]

I looked up the study and the facts are correct but YOU typed "tested positive" that was incorrect. They had signs of CTE so it means that they don't 100% confirmation that these players have CTE.

[@ginge82]

Kelvin Mercado www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/new-87-deceased-nfl-players-test-positive-for-brain-disease/

[@deenlife6151]

after watching this..he clearly has cte

[@jamesr3368]

You're a doctor because you watched the movie concussion now? Lmao

[@deenlife6151]

Goddam right

[@offixcial.zrose1627]

+KAMS DurtyChatt lol

[@offixcial.zrose1627]

+James Romain lol

[@kingDrAgOnZoRdS]

yup

[@Connect662]

Ray's got about 5 good years... CTE is real, it was great watching you play. Ill pray for your family.

[@mattyice1151]

Eric Thaviphon his family is set

[@donnywaltkins6502]

Eric if bill romanoski isn't dead I don't think ray will

[@RaymonJordan2323]

CTE kicks in after 8-10 years. He's been playing football since before HS. He should be feeling something if he has it. I know he said he not concerned with concussions. But I know he would take his loved one out if the player has had too many concussions. And you start to think what's to to many concussions? What's the degree of the concussion? How much is the damage when you get one? Peoples bodies react different.

[@nayijimenez1741]

3 years ago only 2 more.... how could you just say he has CTE without knowing and seeing his scans. Wow

[@Thejuice1998]

Your not god who are u to decide if somebody’s gonna have issues

[@joshsimpson10]

Ray Lewis is a Gladiator, I have so much respect for this man.

[@tryomama]

We will see

[@notbutta]

@@tryomama We already saw.

[@tryomama]

@@notbutta I guess you hit your head hard to eh mate

[@notbutta]

@@tryomama Considering he has accomplished more than most footballers ever will, and certainly you, and he is still in great health, I don't think so.

[@tryomama]

@@notbutta because someone accomplished something doesn't mean he's good

[@auspiciousj]

He understands that later in life when/if he have any health issues, he's fine with it because he knows it's a brutal sport.

[@loverofgolf]

Refreshing for someone to take personal responsibility.

[@RandomPerson-vu6yu]

@@loverofgolf People with CTE are a danger to people around them. This disease is more than a personal responsibility.

[@webguy79]

But his right, you know what your getting into when you play this game. That's the deal you get to live with, nobody is forcing you to play football.

[@morrossey]

One symptom of CTE: being provoked easily

[@notbutta]

Thank you for enlightening us, KZbin Doctor and NFL pro-bowler.

[@morrossey]

@@notbutta I'll be honest- I have no idea what I even meant by that comment...Ray doesn't lose his cool at all

[@rul1175]

@@notbutta You seem to have CTE too.

[@ernestfountain3153]

That’s the truth. When you play football you know the risk

[@ygui7558]

he got paid! His family is set for life and more. He doesn't care.

[@Sebastian-og8yg]

average nba/nfl player needs a new job 8 years after retirement

[@akshaychalla5232]

Swifty 99 More like 3 or 4 years!

[@MBRoa22]

He is not the average NFl player, so as K dud stated he and his family are set for life. Plus he is still getting paid handsomely by the NFL to talk sweet about the league, i.e this interview

[@mattyice1151]

Sebastian 99 8 years lol I can't go, Month without working..

[@riner60341]

MBRoa22 how was he sweet talking the league? Did you not pay attention to anything he said?

[@davidfreeman7455]

Listen, football 🏈 was and is a violent sport and if you're against the violence don't watch it or let your children participate in it.

[@mheiseus]

when Ray Lewis can't remember his own name in 20 years, we will see...

[@darwengrant9971]

thats the risk you take in professional football

[@buxadonoff]

+Darwen Grant No, that isn't ! The NFL lied to them saying it was safe and they were unharmed. If it is something you know can happen and you choose to do, that's your own fucking problem, but lying to them is a whole new game.

[@Best-bw4xr]

+Felipe Frota From the legal standpoint, I can understand how that will put the NFL in hot water. However, one can derive from their own intuition that there is no way you can be so naive and believe that you will be unharmed. The NFL can tell you pads and helmets and shit will keep you safe, but these players see the brutal hits from their own two eyes. They see the affects of these collisions upon the players. Honestly, I don't really know the whole story behind the law suits, but it amazes how the NFL sold this lie to the players.

[@TontoEpstein]

+Michael Heise Obviously he is suffering from concussion-like symptoms, for 16 years he hasn't been able to remember what he did with his white suit.

[@fall0rn]

+Michael Heise Doesn't matter, he had fun and thats the most important part in life.

[@mrbballking232]

Is it me or does he seem a little off in this interview....seems like he can't put thoughts together well lol

[@CorfuGainz]

I think that's just because he's a thug..

[@zigzagandmanman]

corfugainz Z what? You sound crazy

[@notbutta]

He's from Baltimore city. It's just you.

[@rul1175]

CTE man.

[@slapmyfunkybass]

After this interview Lewis went on to say how smoking has no connection with lung cancer.

[@jairousparker2311]

slapmyfunkybass,😂😂😂😂

[@notbutta]

Gotta love assinine youtube comments like yourself.

[@rul1175]

True 😂😂😂 'I'm Not Worried About Concussions'. You don't taunt life like that, you may have to eat your own words later on.

[@tylertravis2081]

You high you smokin right now tf

[@robertanchor]

I really hope that Ray doesn't turn out to be like some of the recent players that have had their lives ruined by the effects football and other contact sports.

[@bza069]

ray looked sharp and coherent in the interview

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

What is he rambling about? He is making NO sense in this interview.

[@ahgoodm]

He thinks money first, post career NFL opportunities.

[@NaturelDeese]

Because he has it

[@TheTexashammer24]

2K16 ...He is saying that football is for men...i understand why you can't comprehend.

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

DALLAS JOE and you are a piece of shit human

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

Bryan Bell rugby is the real man sport.

[@Akselisinitalo]

I love ray but he is wrong, watch him stutter and drool in 15 years

[@captainereo6105]

And he lived a awesome life

[@ozpowermo]

+ThatGuyAce I'm partially on board with what he's saying: the players must be fully aware of what are the consequences and they're responsible for their own decisions. However, the part that I don't really agree with is that this is all there is to it. It's not just a matter of a conscious decision, but safety equipment. The league should DEFINITELY invest in better equipment and it should go all the way down to the younger age groups.

[@Akselisinitalo]

+ozpowermo very true, I think the players (if they are fully in the know) about the effects of concussion then it's there choice if they play or not, it's about making the game safer without loosing big hits which means better equipment, I like what they've done with the doctor on the sideline etc

[@ozpowermo]

ThatGuyAce There are other options too: increasing the player roster, having better medical procedures for detecting on-field concussions and not letting players continue playing with a concussion, etc.

[@ogyaherd9667]

Ray noted another aspect of the problem: 'the herds of players are so great, the team can just send in another player... ' So, for all that phat money that's tossed about, you can agree to a very likely chance of dribbling & drooling & committing suicide in the future - but your family is taken care of (if you don't blow it all in the 1st couple of years).

[@griffinking59]

I don’t think ray is in denial about cte he is simply acknowledging that it is only from the nature of the sport and that there is no way around it.

[@dylanmasterguy]

I agree with Ray about the boxing comment. It's kind of like you know what you're signing up for.

[@MrKevinJermaine]

Jr Seau was a linebacker as well (I.e. delivering hits). I ride with this statement...its the price you pay...just as any other situation there are risk, some greater than others...everything we do has risk, everything.

[@orlandotocano1323]

I wanna see a get together of current and former players talk about CTE, listen to their stories

[@warrenbfeagins]

Ray is passionately making no sense. The problem is the terms of the deal wasn't known until Webster or Seau.

[@greatlyg8620]

He missed the question. He deflected it. Brain/Head trauma is real. Pray for the man.

[@Str8upLaw]

Damn the NFL bought Ray...

[@riner60341]

Lone Wolf what?

[@Swoll1231]

Lone Wolf lol big time

[@sharpemang]

He's been a field slave since day one

[@sharpemang]

@Douglas Mawer You should look up what the definition of what a slave is. Just because he's making millions, doesn't mean he's not one. It doesn't always involve whips and chains bro.

[@sharpemang]

@Douglas Mawer Look up what a slave is you "dunce" lol.

[@UFCNERD]

Helmets can only go so far to protect you, players have to tackle the right way, but if you have played you know nothing is perfect you can have the right form and the other player can dip down and then it's helmet to helmet. They sign up to play football in the NFL players know what could happen

[@jayjohnson81]

the point being made is simple , this is what you signed up for and there is a trade off. the question should be is the risk worth the reward ?

[@MrLarryLessor]

No - the NFL wasn't being honest about the effects - they didn't want to admit the scientific evidence that doctor's (MDs) presented to them. They asked those doctors to retract their formal publications/documents - the NFL denied and did not want to admit for decades.... So the "trade off" was not an honest or fair trade off - the players were not told openly and honestly what is going on in football to your body. So if, going into the league, you were not told what could happen - it's dishonest to say now after the career/ after the fact "well you made the choice - you took the risk". The NFL has to be truthful and concerned about the players - including the former players from 40, 30 years ago etc. Ray is wrong - I love his spirit - but the Seattle Seahawks just lost a few excellent players due to neck injuries etc. They teach "Rugby" style tackling that is the new safer way... kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX3PlZ17a9upfNU

[@nehemiahhall5212]

he right. these players today know what they signing up for

[@johnpritchard1278]

There are striped bass that are more articulate and intelligent than Ray Lewis.

[@johnpritchard1278]

Could I carry his white suit?

[@soundoflegend9854]

+Don King lol quiet....

[@bajan503]

Ur a moron

[@johnpritchard1278]

I love watching highlights of Ray slash through people - I mean o-lineman lol

[@dannyocean7155]

He is really fucked up on this interview.. Early signs of CTE. If hes not making any sense now, wait 15-20 years ahead

[@jdtele2886]

+Danny Ocean Yep.. I watched a video on Mike Webster, he couldn't put 2 thoughts together.

[@upcycle]

+Danny Ocean i was thinking the same thing. He already is exhibiting CTE.. Sadly, if he does not get help, he could end up convicted of a crime. I see the agreesive impulsive emotions in this interview along with difficulty speaking.

[@ogyaherd9667]

If any of you watched the movie "Concussion" with Will Smith, a former player did exactly what Ray is doing. And the player a few years later bit the dust... Pride, and the Love of Money...

[@jdtele2886]

you and I could be dead in 10 years...lol

[@mattyice1151]

Danny Ocean nfl players aren't that smart anyways tbh. Most of them had the easy way through school since high school...

[@MrSilverfish12]

Just listening to him talk. He sound a bit like ali sometimes when he pronounces words.

[@riner60341]

Im a Fox are you racist? Is it because he is black?

[@tryomama]

@@riner60341 a common symptom for people with CTE is having speech problem. Can be minor to severe and he does looks like he is close to sever speech problem.

[@fuckyougoogle6887]

@@tryomama listen to old interviews he always has talked like that it’s just a accent

[@tryomama]

@@fuckyougoogle6887 have you actually considered that because he have it for a long time so that's made his speech pattern?

[@notbutta]

It's called being from Baltimore City....lmfao. It's hilarious people don't get this.

[@coleking3286]

Well uncle Ray,I dont want to see you on the list of handouts from the NFL due to CTE.

[@zdheat]

10 years from now don't be surprised if ol' ray ray sues the league.

[@coleking3286]

Im pretty sure he will

[@riner60341]

He won't be

[@jo0123]

Say it after 20 years from now.

[@staceybutler8087]

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[@notbutta]

At that point, I think it's called old age.......

[@k24bfan]

What former players are missing is that once the info is out there. Parents are going to put their kids in other sports. What is the NFL going to do when the talent pool isn't what it is anymore.

[@upcycle]

+k24bfan honestly, I think they will try to recruit from outside the USA to fill thier ranks.. kind of like what tobaco companies have been doing to sell thier products.

[@professionalazzeater4837]

k24bfan No one gives a fuck about concussions dude. If they want to play and be a man then they gonna do it. Thats like saying ohh So many people die everyday in car crashes around the entire planet. but people still drive everyday knowing that might be their last ride. even if you are a safe driver someone could come out of no where and crash right into your door and kill. I guarntee you you probably know or have met about 50 people who drive but ohh dont play intense sports because its to dangerous.

[@im2technical163]

Professional Azz Eater Thank you so very much.... People want to find something to criticize but things we do everyday that can kill us...

[@JACPOT3rddd]

k24bfan Nothing will change except for the fact that more middle-class parents will not allow their kids to play football.There will be more of a crop of the low income African-American kids who still have to take the risk to play.The NFL won’t die, nothing will change... as long as there’s poor African Americans in America who want to utilize their athletic ability there will always be football...simple

[@kdeezo326]

Never understood why football players were so reckless with their bodies. The game only last for a short period of your lifetime, but you have to live with the effects on your body for the rest of your life.

[@eddiewiggles9398]

kdeezo326 Maybe if you played the Game on a very high level and Loved it you would understand?? The best way i can describe it to you would be it's like you are playing chess and average people are playing checkers- you see everything 20/20 and average people have to wear glasses- you are a living in a beautiful dream while you are awake and it overwhelms all of your senses, once you experience that you want to keep playing for as long as you can until it's not fun anymore and you don't enjoy all of the hard work put in every off season... it's hard to put it into words articulately but hopefully you get what I'm trying to say

[@alecosfan]

pay me like Ray or Junior and I'll bang my head against concrete for those millions. it's the nature of the game. you want to live to play to 102 pick up a golf club. when you play football you are going to get hit

[@NinersGiantsNation]

He will be suffering from CTE before he knows it, look at Mike Webster

[@jairousparker2311]

Dominic p, he already is, he just don't know that he's all shook up now. When he talks his brain is shaking inside that dome and that's why he makes no sense.

[@albertoluna2553]

People don't understand, it's like telling a drill Sargent to ease up to reduce suicidal attempts during boot camp or not engage in wars because there's a lot of cases of ptsd or deaths

[@coachb7973]

I played and coached HS Football. I will never recommend any young folks play Football. Ray isn't a medical doctor so he should shut up.

[@curtismes]

kicking babies out of games?....I dont think Ray gets the whole concussion thing....the only ones penalized , suspended, fined?....hmmm what about the NFL settlement?....he really doesnt get it.

[@lwmson]

So then what is meant by "kicking babies out of games?" if they are being groomed by adults to play football, wouldn't be the opposite? The guy is just rambling in this interview without making any sense and showing signs of CTE.

[@eliconaway7990]

everybody is calling this man ignorant and stupid for saying this, i personally agree with him. The players that play this game do it for one reason and one reason only, the sheer brutality of it. The very top of the line pros get payed Millions to do it, once they sign that contract they know the risks and they know the potential outcomes. If players are really worried about getting injured and getting concusions they should have two choices, retire early, or just not play. Im all for developing more advanced and safer equipment but changing the entire game to ajust to it is just not needed.

[@replicacity92]

He may have CTE in the future but I agree with some of his statements and I disagree with some of his statements.. I was born in the 90s and I feel most players I grew up watching will have CTE in the future, especially Hall of Famers.. We all know this is a dangerous sport though, it's nothing new.

[@christiannielsen366]

The funny part is - in 10 years he will not remember saying this shit.... he clearly got CTE.

[@BAP3221]

Of course he doesnt worry about it, he gives concussions, not receive them. Hes a defensive player.

[@ljgarou]

+stringTheory80 they do and running backs as well

[@double0dot01]

Ever heard of Newton's third law?

[@William0424-t9x]

Obviously you've never played football

[@qualitycontrol9911]

I hope you are trolling.

[@brandonratcliff1554]

Beta male ignorant crackbaby

[@bigdogfromnj]

Im sure there would be better treatments for neurological trauma 20 years from now.

[@gypseenomad3956]

The damage is already done Ray.

[@rustinpierce7155]

I think he's in denial deep down he is scared about cte .

[@quay7398]

i play LB so i see where Ray lewis is coming from

[@chilledmonkeebrains]

Football like the navy seals, is a "volunteer" program...you can opt out at anytime (Chris Borlan)....the key is to make sure that at EVERY level information is provided to parents, kids,coaches,etc.....an informed participant is the game's best hope for survival...Ray is right, it's a brutal, dangerous game....knowing what you're in for (like the SEALS) is the best way to get the right people that want to play....the truth shall set you free

[@jadenayala1281]

Ray Lewis was so much fun to watch okay football ~ OG

[@AgnostosGnostos]

Millions of dollars can make a man felling superhuman. Until you realize how valuable you are.

[@johnnya4329]

Ray Lewis spoke straight facts if you signed up for football you know what your getting into if you try to deluge the game then eventually football isn’t going to be football anymore

[@lucasdifalco2439]

everyone saying Ray will think differently in 20 years... you clearly don't have a passion you love and would die for. a passion so great that any effects of it later in life carry no moral bearing on rethinking if you should have done it or not.

[@ogyaherd9667]

you have no idea how you will feel in the future: from what i've read and seen, he will regret those words, and wish he could give every nickel back to have his mind & health again!

[@lucasdifalco2439]

+OG YaHerd if he doesn't regret it now he wont in the future. this is prime time for it to start affecting him. and to him it's a worthy sacrifice to have the career he did.

[@iamakobe7810]

All he's saying is you know what you are getting into when you play (Choose) football, if you don't want major injuries or CTE then don't play football simple as that. I played throughout high school as a DE and didn't't play college because of how my body felt and i knew it would take more from me and cause more pain to play in college. Theres other sports to go to basketball, golf, baseball.....

[@barryfranco1093]

ray lewis was fun to watch. wouldn't want to meet him lol

[@sharpemang]

Dude isn't making any sense now, imagine 10 to 20 years from now

[@notbutta]

Really? I understood everything he said.

[@erikpuka2627]

Agree with Ray.Its a dangerous sport.If ya dont want CTE switch proffession.Leave the game alone.

[@bombpop2461]

Greatest leader and MLB of all time.

[@Surphnxplorer]

+Don King So what?

[@ahgoodm]

Mike Singletary

[@momichaux5054]

@CJ Dillon JACK LAMBERT is the greatest MLB of all time hands fucking down, nobody else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tylertravis2081]

@@momichaux5054 their a number of them stop the biased

[@rogerbrown1645]

Funny this is I agree with him 100 percent....being a former college athlete we already know the risk we take when we hit the field. I swear I'm the next 15 year the NFL is going to be flag football! Smh

[@cello_thomaz1557]

they not doing flag football ..if people keep paying to see football games its gonna continue.

[@henryr5469]

Roger Brown have you seen Mike Webster

[@VentDeux]

Its crazy how people play football with no gear they get no injuries . let's face it , football players are some bitches who just out there tryna kill each other .I'm a huge football fan BTW. But I hate evil people. N when these guys try to hurt each other its pure evil .

[@trainingblender3350]

I'm glad day Lewis said what he said football is a brutal sport and people who play football should know I'm going to get hit hard this sport it's there choice to make no one forced them to play

[@plainbagel9192]

Ray Lewis is only saying this because he's living comfortably ......Which is not the case of most nfl players

[@sdlfjlsdkf]

Finally! Someone talking the truth...by a true legend.

[@quinnearly5649]

Thank you Ray Lewis your head is the first thing it's not targeting at all it's making a play.That's why I miss the old hard hitting NFL let those guys play football again the way it was meant to be play.If you ask players they'll tell you they would rather someone go for their head,then for their legs because that ends careers.You know what you're getting into when you go into the NFL too finally someone says it.

[@slapmyfunkybass]

Quinn Early You are an idiot. Still saying smoking doesn't cause lung cancer, yea?

[@quinnearly5649]

I'm not an idiot at all they know what their getting themselves into when they sign a contract football is violent it always will be violent.

[@slapmyfunkybass]

Quinn Early​​ That doesn't make it right. And they don't know what they're getting themselves into it - the effects of the constant whacks to the brain received during play is relatively a new discovery. We should be responsible enough to act on this knowledge and not push it in the corner, hoping it will just go away.

[@justaman9724]

Why not go for the stomach or chest?

[@Omar-zd5dq]

I understand where Ray is coming from. The game is rooted in tradition and he is a bit of a purist. He was alluding to the fact that players are being held accountable (ejections, suspensions, etc) but the NFL themselves have not been held accountable for trying to silence CTE research. Obviously I disagree with Ray but he's right about some of the hypocrisy coming from the league.

[@drewc8534]

This is such a double-edged sword of an issue. I agree with Ray Lewis 100 percent, but where I have a direct problem is when the league tries to change the rules of the game essentially by supposedly protecting the players. SMH. Rule changes are not going to reduce concussions as long as you're playing a contact sport. All it's going to do is reduce the quality of the game. Plain and simply, if you don't want to get hurt, don't play. There is no "rule" or set of "rules" that's going to protect players. It's impossible.

[@redraider3226]

Players from high school have CTE. That means most Americans that played football have it

[@antcampo52]

All these people saying Ray already have CTE doesn't realize he literally is crazy for real I've sat and talked with him in Fort Myers FL and man he's extremely smart but he is crazy

[@MyThoughtzAndOpinionz]

It’s like joining military, and then complain about getting hurt during battle.

[@brycefoster5903]

He speaking facts...you signed up for the sport, you should know the consequences that come with the sport. Football is a gladiator sport!

[@mattyice1151]

It's worth the money.. See Ray is black so he probably didn't grow up in a middle or upper class household. Ppl die all the time.. He's alive and set.. His kids are set, his life is set. Sure when he's 60 or 70 he'll be loopy in his mansion.. Beats being broke asf and working everyday like I do #thestruggle

[@brandonratcliff1554]

Alpha male

[@natethompson8861]

I was just waiting the whole time for him to turn this into a black thing

[@collinghood6828]

Just watching him I knew he had an concussion, I just hope he doesn't end up like Mike Webster.

[@pathfinder5651]

Why tackle with your head. Come on Ray... How much money you getting

[@basook6116]

in a way, I agree with him. NFL is physical and contact sport, therefore players would know they would get injurie

[@justinboyd8383]

Ray Lewis has just proven the game can't be safe.

[@EricDavis-iw7hj]

from the words of the farmer in napoleon dynamite "boy i dont understand a word you just said"

[@goldenleopard9778]

He doesn't know it yet but he showing signs of it.

[@Docstantinople]

"sorry to interrupt you...." that was Ray Lewis' way of saying "im gonna talk right now or you gettin murked like that guy in 2000".

[@rhuttner12]

Ray Lewis is right. You play baseball and you get hit by the ball, you can't complain. You compete in MMA or Boxing and get a concussion, can't complain. Literally the Football helmets say there is still a risk for head injury.

[@masteryo15]

You guys are missing his point lol. He’s saying a lot of people know or should know that football is violent and dangerous. Nothing can change that regardless of rule changes. Just keep football, football

[@normanbfifteen3468]

Whats this? 0:52 He pushes him away?

[@SantaWithGuns]

Ya'll are trying really hard to pick apart Ray's speech. Everything he said was spoken well. And he's right, the NFL was formerly run by men. Now it's bullshit penalties for just about everything. Celebrate too much? that's a penalty, took your helmet off? that's a paddlin'. The defenders aren't always allowed to do their job anymore. Now the defense has to worry more about not tackling "too hard", rather than stopping the other team from scoring. And if he does manage to stop the receiver, the referee can penalize the defender, and the opposing team gets the 1st down and is 15 yards closer anyways, if deemed a personal foul. Seriously? Why not just give them the game, and a trophy while you're at it. It wont be long where you could fake your injury like in soccer, so you could cheat your way into the endzone. The NFL in the future: Personal foul...Tackling the receiver...the result of the penalty...automatic, touchdown.

[@wxracer23]

I think the biggest problem is not paying the players there Ray

[@kevinkaatz883]

Lewis didn't get concussions, he GAVE CONCUSSIONS.

[@bza069]

everything he said made sense...

[@numba1baller4life]

Now, his son is dead at age 28 from an overdose.

[@kbanks827]

Well ultimately you have to lay in the bed you made but to be blind to the fact is ludicrous. When that spotlight hasn't shined on him we'll see where his sanity really is.

[@e.k874]

Muhammad Ali's brother has parkinsons too its mostly genetics in his case but boxing did have a say in it but mostly genetics

[@kb5050]

+E KHAN U are so correct. My family has 4 dead and I with the illness now. No football or boxing.... I call bull shit

[@ShudrodWatts]

+E KHAN ...parkinsons is caused by the elements they place in society..

[@upcycle]

+E. K his brother was a professional heavy weight boxer.

[@ogyaherd9667]

some people believe he was "given" parkinsons to humiliate this man that greatly contributed to shutting down the vietnam war, and who stood up to amerika the way he did. in his heyday, he couldn't be touched - in or out of the ring! what better way to silence politically charged athletes and entertainers than shut 'em down and make an example out of him... (and the us govt has the technology & wherewithal...)

[@ShudrodWatts]

Brain disease from trauma is called "CTE" ! The movie Concussion shows that!

[@thomasmila6687]

I got our of this, no one is forcing anyone to play football, the part with boxing, boxers definitely knows the risks of brain damage but still goes on with it

[@schanemassey3861]

If you don't want to run the risk of getting a concussion then DONT play football! Simple as that! You know damn well the sport is dangerous before you join, don't knock ray Lewis for voicing his opinion.

[@tayandrews8660]

tf y'all speaking cte and shit over this man for ?

[@dantesalazar1299]

I’m confused he’s making total fucking sense why is everyone saying they can’t understand him?

[@macburden8336]

beherenow got it right!!!! I think professional athletes all know the risk and paid generously for this risk.Days for retired athletes suing the leagues will not play.The leagues will eventually have to sign a completely different waiver!!!

[@gerrylk9]

Ray is still paying the league for saving his ass from prison for murder in Atlanta.

[@treyadams4490]

Players should get kicked out if they intentionally use there helmet as a force. You can lead with your shoulder and make initial contact with your shoulder into a guy's chest it isn't hard. When a player intentionally ducks their head into another players helmet that player is using the helmet as a weapon and therefor targeting. 100% agree with the targeting rule

[@yahyahsmith3363]

Naw he speaking nothing but fax, I hear what he’s saying.

[@notbutta]

I love all the professional NFL players and doctors commenting about CTE down below...And Charlie Rose doesn't know his ass from his elbow.

[@brianwalsh1401]

What is it about facts and reality that you find disturbing? CTE is real and most NFL players will have it and some college and high school players as well. This is well documented at this point.

[@notbutta]

@@brianwalsh1401 What are you talking about? Obviously Ray's point flew over your head so fast, it shattered the sound barrier. It's woke politics. Not safety. And Ray, who is probably more experienced than you, Charlie assinine Rose, and all the youtube doctors commenting down below - is trying to tell you this.

[@brianwalsh1401]

@@notbutta Nope. It's you that doesn't get it. Are you shilling for the NFL? And apparently 90% of ex players say they would play again even knowing what they know now. I was blown away by that. People would still have played given all the physical and mental health problems. Now players have no excuse that they didn't know the consequences. Oh well, we all live with the consequences of our decisions. Good to see more parents won't allow their kids to play though. That's hopeful.

[@notbutta]

@@brianwalsh1401 Yeah I work for the NFL you got me. Or you're just an idiot. You're blown away by people who play the game, who are telling you it's bs. It doesn't really get much clearer than that. Why don't you and your kids go play wiffle ball and you can grow up to be professional wiffle ball players.

[@brianwalsh1401]

@@notbutta At this point I'm not even sure what you are saying. Are you saying that CTE is not real and therefore there is no danger to players mental health? I highly recommend you watch Frontline "League of Denial". It's on youtube. It will tell you all you need to know. If you want your kids to play football that's up to you but I highly recommend you share with them the possible consequences and let them make their mind up. I wouldn't let my kid play knowing what we know now. Good luck to you.

[@justinroark88]

His whisper talking is creeping me out

[@flash1457]

yea ray lewis right you choose play this game

[@Observe555]

It’s August 2024 and I just watched some recently recorded video of Ray speaking with Peyton Manning. He sounds fine. I’m not saying he doesn’t have CTE. It seems like some guys give others CTE because they are bigger, stronger, whatever and other guys are more likely to get CTE when colliding with the first group of guys. Ray is a giver of CTE. Another giver was Dick Butkus. Just a theory I have from observing.