Former AZ Cardinal Chris Johnson Diagnosed with Lou Gehrig Disease

[Adrian]

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[Shane]

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What a heartbreaking interview. But you gotta love CJ2K spirit and fortitude toward trying to fight it….

 

[Adrian]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49214999/former-nfl-rb-chris-johnson-discusses-als-diagnosis

 

[RON_IN_OC]

That really sucks. I hope he's able to fight it longer than most. I also wonder if they may take a look at blows to the head as a possible contributing factor.


On another note, only someone like Urban would call a player a former Cardinal, while sharing a highlight of said player torching the Cardinals.

 

[TJ]

F**k ALS

 

[PACardsFan]

It’s a horrible, horrible disease. One of my best neighborhood friend’s mother passed from it, so I saw how debilitating it was. I pray for him, his wife, and his family.

 

[Lomax to Green 84]

Chris Johnson was one of my favorite players during that magical 2015 season. He was the workhorse and then passed the reigns to David Johnson. Those first few years in Tennessee he was generational. So sad to hear that he has that terrible disease.

 

[Cheesebeef]

heart broke a little when I heard this this morning.

 

[Osbern61]

That is bad news. I hope things go as well as possible for him.

 

[Weenus O'Baggins]

My best man at my wedding has it. He somehow keeps up a positive attitude despite going through it all. One of the bravest guys I know.

 

[phillycard]

Chris Johnson was one of my favorite players during that magical 2015 season. He was the workhorse and then passed the reigns to David Johnson. Those first few years in Tennessee he was generational. So sad to hear that he has that terrible disease.

Same....

 

[Adrian]

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[PDXChris]

This is incredibly sad. I was curious after hearing this why NFL seem to get it at a higher rate. They are 4 times for likely to get it than the average person. It appears to be linked to CTEs.

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/16/1064850108/nfl-players-als-study

 

[oaken1]

My prayers are for CJ2K tonight.

while many wish for him to hold out..with ALS it might be more humane to wish it over quickly.

I do not know for certain which is better...so I will pray for him to get whichever is most merciful.

God bless you Chris...I enjoyed watching you work.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

That really sucks. I hope he's able to fight it longer than most. I also wonder if they may take a look at blows to the head as a possible contributing factor.


On another note, only someone like Urban would call a player a former Cardinal, while sharing a highlight of said player torching the Cardinals.

Looks like I'm not the only one.

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[LoyaltyisaCurse]

From AI:

Yes. The evidence indicates that former NFL players are diagnosed with ALS at a disproportionately higher rate than the general population.


The strongest evidence comes from a large 2021 study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers followed 19,423 NFL players who debuted between 1960 and 2019 and compared them with the U.S. male population after adjusting for age and race. They found:

• Former NFL players had 3.6 times the incidence of ALS compared with the general population.
• They had about 4 times the mortality from ALS.
• Players who developed ALS had, on average, played about 56% longer in the NFL than players who did not develop ALS (7.0 seasons vs. 4.5 seasons), suggesting greater football exposure was associated with greater risk.

A few important caveats:

• The absolute risk is still low. ALS is a rare disease, so even a fourfold increase means that the vast majority of NFL players never develop ALS.
• The study shows a strong association, not definitive proof that football causes ALS.
• Researchers suspect that repetitive head impacts (including thousands of subconcussive hits), rather than only diagnosed concussions, may contribute to the increased risk. Other possibilities—such as intense physical exertion, genetics, or environmental exposures—are still being investigated.

What’s also interesting is that this pattern isn’t unique to the NFL. Elevated ALS rates have also been reported in some groups of professional soccer players and certain military veterans, suggesting there may be multiple pathways that increase risk, not just one single factor.

 

[oaken1]

From AI:

Yes. The evidence indicates that former NFL players are diagnosed with ALS at a disproportionately higher rate than the general population.


The strongest evidence comes from a large 2021 study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers followed 19,423 NFL players who debuted between 1960 and 2019 and compared them with the U.S. male population after adjusting for age and race. They found:

• Former NFL players had 3.6 times the incidence of ALS compared with the general population.
• They had about 4 times the mortality from ALS.
• Players who developed ALS had, on average, played about 56% longer in the NFL than players who did not develop ALS (7.0 seasons vs. 4.5 seasons), suggesting greater football exposure was associated with greater risk.

A few important caveats:

• The absolute risk is still low. ALS is a rare disease, so even a fourfold increase means that the vast majority of NFL players never develop ALS.
• The study shows a strong association, not definitive proof that football causes ALS.
• Researchers suspect that repetitive head impacts (including thousands of subconcussive hits), rather than only diagnosed concussions, may contribute to the increased risk. Other possibilities—such as intense physical exertion, genetics, or environmental exposures—are still being investigated.

What’s also interesting is that this pattern isn’t unique to the NFL. Elevated ALS rates have also been reported in some groups of professional soccer players and certain military veterans, suggesting there may be multiple pathways that increase risk, not just one single factor.

its crazy the amount of study they realy need to do on this. I suspect anybody associated with intense physicality is at higher risk..like burning out your wiring.
its just a slow process because the rarity of the condition does not lend itself to a high number of available test subjects. We need to identify a precursor so the base can be broadened out

 

[RON_IN_OC]

From AI:

Yes. The evidence indicates that former NFL players are diagnosed with ALS at a disproportionately higher rate than the general population.


The strongest evidence comes from a large 2021 study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers followed 19,423 NFL players who debuted between 1960 and 2019 and compared them with the U.S. male population after adjusting for age and race. They found:

• Former NFL players had 3.6 times the incidence of ALS compared with the general population.
• They had about 4 times the mortality from ALS.
• Players who developed ALS had, on average, played about 56% longer in the NFL than players who did not develop ALS (7.0 seasons vs. 4.5 seasons), suggesting greater football exposure was associated with greater risk.

A few important caveats:

• The absolute risk is still low. ALS is a rare disease, so even a fourfold increase means that the vast majority of NFL players never develop ALS.
• The study shows a strong association, not definitive proof that football causes ALS.
• Researchers suspect that repetitive head impacts (including thousands of subconcussive hits), rather than only diagnosed concussions, may contribute to the increased risk. Other possibilities—such as intense physical exertion, genetics, or environmental exposures—are still being investigated.

What’s also interesting is that this pattern isn’t unique to the NFL. Elevated ALS rates have also been reported in some groups of professional soccer players and certain military veterans, suggesting there may be multiple pathways that increase risk, not just one single factor.

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[oaken1]

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I diagree. Its not journalisms job to throw football under the bus.
can they?? sure. But it shouldnt be "expected" and nobody should be throwing shade on Strahan or anyone else for not addressing that angle.

its a tragedy for CJ and his family... maybe right now you just focus on that aspect of it and stop trying to find someone to blame right away.

 

[Adrian]

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