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NotAnotherEmpire t1_iznnx5e wrote

Reply to comment by Wagamaga in NFL players, especially former linemen, had fewer disease-free years and earlier high blood pressure and diabetes diagnoses. Two age-related diseases, arthritis and dementia, were also more commonly found in former football players than in other men of the same age. by Wagamaga

Which is the opposite of what is usually seen in people who exercise frequently. Differences:

  1. Much heavier than average weight for height. Only speed positions are similar to other athletes.

  2. Violent contact sports.

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rumora t1_izoa42e wrote

There is a huge difference between exercise and high level sports. Professional athletes push their bodies way beyond what is healthy and most of them use PEDs to push it even further. Your joints aren't made to sustain that much stress and the often serious PED use is going to wreak havoc on your organs.

And in the NFL, not only do you need particularly aggressive PED use to get as big and muscular as most of those guys are, but as you said, you add constant and incredibly violent trauma.

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