Martellus Bennett responds to Jets rookie who said he would ‘die on the field’
"Look football is great but..."
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Of the 111 brains of NFL players that were donated to a recent neuropathology study, 110 were discovered to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The Boston team behind the research hopes that these grim results remove any final doubts regarding the severe, long-lasting brain damage that repeated blows to the head can cause.
In the wake of the findings—which have sparked much debate on the safety of football—New York Jets rookie Jamal Adams called the field “a perfect place to die.”
Speaking at a forum for the team’s season tickets holders, Adams said: “Literally, if I had a perfect place to die, I would die on the field. I would be at peace. Literally. That’s not a lie.”
“If I had a perfect place to die, I would die on the field” — Jamal Adams of the Jets pic.twitter.com/yEpIkJZoWj
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 31, 2017
The 21-year-old did acknowledge the importance of making the game safer but emphasized that football players “live and breathe” the game, saying there’s nothing else like it.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he understood Adams’ logic and cited the youngster’s passion for the sport as an explanation for his controversial statement: “It’s just something that means a great deal to him. I get the emotion of that.”
But former New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett feels otherwise. He tweeted on Monday: “I hope All these young cats that are willing to die for the game of football find a higher purpose in life.”
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