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| Tweet Topic Started: May 4 2007, 10:43 AM (97 Views) | |
| 27Hampton | May 4 2007, 10:43 AM Post #1 |
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For those desperate for news of ANY kind: Giants McQuarters Cuts Hair to Avoid Concussions Posted May 4th 2007 10:16AM by Dan Benton The trademark hair that was Giants cornerback R.W. McQuarters is no more. In a move aimed at decreasing the risk of concussion, the 10-year NFL veteran chopped off his flowing Rasta locks. To the credit of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, this decision by McQuarters came after it was announced that players must wear helmets that actually fit. While the helmet did fit McQuarters, there was a substantial amount of room between his skull and the lining of the helmet due to his hair. It's something that seems insignificant, but something that actually caused Amani Toomer some trouble early in his career when he, like McQuarters, sported dreadlocks. "I had a big helmet and when I put it on it was OK. But then my hair would get wet," Toomer said, "and it would mat down a little bit. Then my helmet would get a little play in there and then I would get hit. I ended up with two concussions and I never had a concussion before." It sure will be odd seeing McQuarters running around the field without the hair spewing from the back of his helmet. At the same time, the last thing the Giants can afford are injuries to their secondary. While it's never been a problem before, it's still better to be safe than sorry. |
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| Monkey Boy | May 4 2007, 12:07 PM Post #2 |
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It will probably decrease his 40 yard sprint time by 1/2 second.........
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| BlueHeart | May 4 2007, 05:26 PM Post #3 |
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Booooo.... I mean yay for him doing it for his own safety (after all these years :rolleyes: ) but BOOOOO for him having to cut them off. |
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| InsightToRiot | May 5 2007, 03:13 AM Post #4 |
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Funny story, but not related to concussions. When I was in Basic Training, the drill sergeants used to always tell the girls with the weaved dreads that they should lose them because the gas masks wouldn't properly seal. A few of them didn't listen, but one in particular went into the gas chamber and her mask didn't seal. She proceeded to vomit, in her mask. It was hysterical. True story. |
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| Monkey Boy | May 5 2007, 08:30 AM Post #5 |
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Just out of curiosity do find blind people who burn their fingers reading the waffle iron hysterical too??? |
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| BlueHeart | May 5 2007, 01:12 PM Post #6 |
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LMAO. That's fucking gross.
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| Gene | May 5 2007, 07:32 PM Post #7 |
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Bad Karma for Gene........... I laughed my ass off when I read this post by good ol' MB. What happened? I was cutting the grass this afternoon when something happened to the mower. When I flipped the effin' thing up to try to find the problem I grabbed someting that was just a tab bit on the hot side....... Yup. Seared the skin off three fingers on my left hand............ It ain't easy being me......... |
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| InsightToRiot | May 5 2007, 08:48 PM Post #8 |
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Actually, yes because what the hell does a blind person need a waffle iron for? And c'mon, that's apples and oranges. All the females were repeatedly warned that their masks might not seal properly if they chose to keep the weaved dreads. She took the chance and it blew up in her face...literally. |
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| Monkey Boy | May 5 2007, 09:47 PM Post #9 |
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It ain't easy for the rest of us either............. :P |
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