The analogy would be to the tobacco industry. It was and remains a legal product, yet somehow trial lawyers, virtually all of whom were liberal democrats, managed to extort trillions of dollars from an industry that largely supported republicans. This money was supposed to be for injuries suffered by smokers, who had been bombarded since childhood with warnings that smoking was dangerous. Most of the money of course ended up, not with the alleged vicitms, but with the lawyers, the democrat party and various levels of govenrment.
Football, not just pro but college as well, would seem to me to be vulnerable to similar lawsuits. Tens of thousands of players have been exposed to unreasonable risks, even if the risks were unknown for much of the time and the players voluntarily assume then now, even after learning about them.
The big difference however is that football is more of a democrat industry. Universities, a core democrat support group, use slave labor football players in large numbers, while ownership of pro teams is poltically split. Host cities of pro teams have a large stake as well, and most of them are democrat.
Football, not just pro but college as well, would seem to me to be vulnerable to similar lawsuits. Tens of thousands of players have been exposed to unreasonable risks, even if the risks were unknown for much of the time and the players voluntarily assume then now, even after learning about them.
The big difference however is that football is more of a democrat industry. Universities, a core democrat support group, use slave labor football players in large numbers, while ownership of pro teams is poltically split. Host cities of pro teams have a large stake as well, and most of them are democrat.
