My Poor Brain

I don't want to appear insensitive to a serious issue, but I have a couple of issues with this lawsuit.

Four ex-players sue NFL alleging brain damage

The suit alleges the NFL knew as early as the 1920s of the potential for concussions but only made them public in 2010.

"The NFL not only failed to take effective action in an attempt to protect players from suffering, but failed to inform players of the true risks associated with concussions," the suit said.

When you've played football as long as these guys have, you're aware of the risks.

In addition, most of these guys are such competitors that very little deterred them from playing.

Look at Ronnie Lott --

Late in the 1985 season, he was involved in such a brutal hit on running back Tim Newsome that it literally tore off parts of Lott's left pinky. Legend has it that part of his skin and bone fragments were left on the field. He played the rest of the game, taped it up for the next (and final) game of the season and played that one too.

Then, in the off-season he faced the choice of intricate finger surgery and possibly missed playing time, or amputation of the tip of his finger. He chose amputation and played on for six more years.

Finally, I think I would have found someone other than Jamal Lewis (pictured in his mug shot) to be part of the lawsuit, after all Lewis was charged with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms of cocaine in 2004.

That doesn't make Lewis come across as all that smart to begin with and the scientific community is united in that fact.