Brodney Pool Plans to Keep on Playing

by Chris Pokorny on Feb 20, 2010 9:27 PM EST in General News

After suffering yet another concussion last season, the speculation started again as to whether or not Cleveland Browns S Brodney Pool would be forced into retirement. According to the Plain Dealer via Pool's agent, Pool does not plan on retiring any time in the near future:

"Brodney absolutely intends on playing football for many years to come," agent Ben Dogra wrote in an email. "He has been checked out and has a clean bill of health. He is anxious to play football in 2010."

Link, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Pool is a restricted free agent and has been with the Browns for five seasons. He's suffered four concussions during his career already though, and at some point you have to put your foot down and say, "it's over." Maybe Pool will reach that point after his fifth concussion next season.

Tweet Comment 10 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

I like Brodney Pool as a player.

I wish he would have retired. It isn’t a matter of “if” he will get another concussion, but it is a matter of when. At some point in time a players life after football is more important than 16 weeks a season.

by Bernie19Kosar on Feb 20, 2010 9:32 PM EST reply actions

I’m with you on this one. I like the guy, I really like the fearlessness that he played with, but there’s a point where you should give it up. I think he’s reached that point. I hope he gets a contract and does well, but it’s all to easy to see him getting another concussion. I hope I’m wrong on this, but….

by Legoman0721 on Feb 20, 2010 9:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

the problem is the idea of relying on hope. Hope is good, but it is not something to rely upon when giving a player a contract. the reality is he should retire

by bross09 on Feb 20, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

I agree. If he does play again, firs of all I hope he doesn’t, second of all I hope it is not at all on the browns.

by bross09 on Feb 20, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

I’m not buying “clean bill of health”.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Feb 20, 2010 11:24 PM EST reply actions

Any developments on his mooted switch to CB?

If we take Haden I guess that’s a non-starter.

If Christmas comes early and we get Berry, it might be inspired.

"The Braylon vaccine- one jab and you'll never catch anything ever again"

by LondonBrown on Feb 21, 2010 4:10 AM EST reply actions

You should really rethink your usual strategy of getting as many hooks into a person as possible, then allowing them to swim off, till your lines jerk.
Neither money nor health, are any of your business, ultimately.
Either you revere these guys because they are playing, because you can´t, ideally based on greater ability. Or you should develop a greater consistency in devaluating them, because you don´t consider professional sports an adult profession.
They are exponents of an athletic pool, not proponents of your every whim.

by mooncamping on Feb 21, 2010 7:09 AM EST reply actions

Maybe Pool will reach that point after his fifth concussion next season.

Bingo

If you're at the table and you don't see a sucker..... you're it.

by Brownie's Year on Feb 21, 2010 10:41 AM EST reply actions

LOL….

I was reading this and turned it onto the NFL network. right then, they were showing a play where the browns were playing detroit and pool got burned deep by megatron for a TD.

by bross09 on Feb 21, 2010 3:22 PM EST reply actions