The nfl postponed the game indefinitely. He remained on the field for ten minutes while medical teams gave him oxygen and cpr. Hes now in Critical Condition. His family is there by his side. And bills fans and bengals fans have now gathered outside in prayer of the hospital. There is still a lot we do not know about his situation. Were standing by for all of the latest information from the nfl or the medical staff that are treating him. I want to bring in journalist and msnbc contributor and the author of the book the big game the nfl in dangerous times. Dangerous is certainly the word were talking about tonight, mark. Whats your reaction to what weve seen . Well, i mean, its stunning. Like everyone, we dont have a lot of information on this. I think this goes to the incredible, i guess, sort of Leap Of Faith we take as sports fans in some ways. You watch this and you know that these people put themselves at great risk. On the other hand, the other side of your brain is, okay, pass the
. the nfl postponed the game indefinitely. he remained on the field for ten minutes while medical teams gave him oxygen and cpr. he s now in critical condition. his family is there by his side. and bills fans and bengals fans have now gathered outside in prayer of the hospital. there is still a lot we do not know about his situation. we re standing by for all of the latest information from the nfl or the medical staff that are treating him. i want to bring in journalist and msnbc contributor and the author of the book the big game: the nfl in dangerous times. dangerous is certainly the word we re talking about tonight, mark. what s your reaction to what we ve seen? well, i mean, it s stunning. like everyone, we don t have a lot of information on this. i think this goes to the incredible, i guess, sort of leap of faith we take as sports fans in some ways. you watch this and you know that these people put themselves at great risk. on the other hand, the other side of your b
play. i would bet some money that when the string of this story is pulled you ll find that the players on both sides, they made the decision that they were not going to play. and their decision was relaid to nfl headquarters in new york. and i bet that was the impetus for doing the common sense thing. and cancelling the rest of this game. but i mean in this discussion you ve been talking about the violence of pro football. i was at game when a yuck patriot player 25 years ago received a hit from an oakland raiders player. dallas spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair. he was permanently crippled. he d be remembered once a year, wheel him out on occasion at gillette stadium. it s a violent game. we live in a violent country. but the violence of sports is up