Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
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Re: Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
#2For someone so smart, I'm a little surprised it took this CTE study to push him over the edge.
But maybe he wanted more conclusive data before leaving a job which paid him millions. :)
Re: Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
#3He was profiled in the most recent issue of Tech Review. He said his mother has been asking him to retire for a few years, but he still loved the athletic challenge of playing against top players.
Re: Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
#4For someone so smart, I'm a little surprised it took this CTE study to push him over the edge. But maybe he wanted more conclusive data before leaving a job which paid him millions. :)
He's talked before about how addictive the feeling of playing is. It probably takes a lot to give up something you love.
Re: Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
#5Well I think the results of the CTE study showed him that though no matter how much he wanted both things, only one of those would be consciously choosable while the latter would all he would have left if he continued.
Re: Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
#6For someone so smart, I'm a little surprised it took this CTE study to push him over the edge. But maybe he wanted more conclusive data before leaving a job which paid him millions. :)
He's talked before about how addictive the feeling of playing is. It probably takes a lot to give up something you love.
Yeah, I realize that my armchair comment was a bit flippant. If someone told me that writing software (insert profession/thing you love) led to CTE, I'd obviously be really torn about it as well.
Re: Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
#7For someone so smart, I'm a little surprised it took this CTE study to push him over the edge. But maybe he wanted more conclusive data before leaving a job which paid him millions. :)
I would imagine being in front of a stadium full of fans and nationally televised each week would also be hard to give up. Not that people necessarily need the adoration, but it has to give you a high of some kind.
Re: Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
#8Don't bother googling his name...seems that everyone who's getting their PhD is a genius.
Re: Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
#9I'm amazed he had time to play and do a PhD at MIT. I imagine even in the off season those guys are very busy.
Re: Ravens OL John Urschel, 26, retires abruptly, two days after CTE study
#10Summary: a national football league player, and PhD in math from mit, John Urschel, abruptly retired 2 days after a study showing 99% of retired NFL players from a study group had chronic brain issues (Cte). This is right before training starts for the season.
Edit: updates. Will point out that any summary is going to miss some facts as it's a summary. But I think people might be more likely to read the article if they could decipher the title. I like the Ravens and I assumed this was a cto of a game company yc startup who quit from the title.