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St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson on his career and concerns about safety in football.
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Yes has rushed for a thousand yards old law in each of the past eight NFL -- that is incredible let's bring in St.
Louis Rams running back Stephen.
Jackson -- welcome program back again by the way yes thank you your -- for punishment this is the second -- -- come on the show -- like it.
The game is getting very very dangerous we know that you may become a free agent on the twelfth and -- -- next Monday that's a big paycheck.
Is it worth it doing another big paycheck on a very dangerous.
I believe so when you're able to do something that you you don't think about what you're brilliant in off the -- don't know -- -- -- if we look like.
Because out there go for the next two and for the have been normal life yet had a concussion.
I've given if you.
-- have to.
You have quote I -- I -- I believe I believe I have.
I think -- who -- you know you have those points where he's not a it's a bearish input and they exploited by it.
I have not been hospitalized have a -- had to miss that game because -- -- but that's not to -- having given me.
So -- -- ward I can tell you got a big smile on your face -- I actually enjoy the -- approval there we love it supposing the game of football was made safe I don't know how but the president wants to make its.
If it was you think -- still be as popular.
You know what thing about Americans we love with our mobile we -- we level we step for -- -- -- -- -- game should be made safer especially with kids play such a young -- yet parents having kids focus -- -- sport now.
That if they're wonderful over the course where they see it in the be taught how to play it the right in Brooklyn.
You are running back that -- you run fast.
Yes yeah that's what you do.
I run as it did receive who runs real fast to the filthy would normally be really fast the right that is known him run through people.
But you've definitely you do abandoned by the what you modesty does both good and about everybody runs through the first you guys that runs past because that is how do you -- -- this one death this last season.
You seem to be rejuvenated I mean you know listen it -- got all the press and I think you should because they're remarkable recovery but I was watching you.
How to what did you do eighth season I I thought you -- really started drag down a little bit -- you came on strong last year.
Well last year you -- a new coats and say it's what's it's new philosophy.
And close -- broaden.
A block group fully youthful guys so now because they'll the states was in the locker room.
And be around -- young people who know you've got to feed off their energy and into work became try to get whereas years before he dreaded the fact that you know.
He had to do with the press had to deal with another -- this season and then -- it was -- south we'll actually starts around do you.
Think and -- now should make the sport safer though does that make the game and more boring what do you think about back controversy.
Well I think it makes a board that they -- is gone thinking should inmates say if Citi may think about -- That we now compared to you know 3040 years it was a little different -- be restored faster.
And their -- or more basis.
Now you go free -- you gonna do think that that means you gonna make that on the money last huge -- right.
Millions and millions of dollars well the pace that reflects my -- you can hear -- and I'm sure it will that are that come on this is the key question you know what's coming.
You know that if you get out big paycheck you are gonna have to -- at least 50%.
Half your money to the government how you feel about.
I -- them to.
Not so we proportionately -- And the -- come on you've got to.
You know it -- you you resentments you telling me you Stephen Jackson it will not resent giving somebody else half of the income that you -- from.
Get beaten up on the field.
It's a little tough.
No you think about all the -- you put over your life your career to get the point where where I met Nat and I don't know Hatfield you pay that we've taken away.
That's where you're gonna walk out of faith and -- we -- we believe there's going through right call.
You know you're diplomat you may run over people view there are -- -- back.
Stephen Jackson able questions.
You know what -- -- I love the -- about keeping him being him -- useful people around I think that's your philosophy as well.
That you don't let you have it totally government utility -- you've been traveling hunter gets all over Asia the glories of the last month of February -- like traveling above zero line.
Well I believe you get it's it's it's there's different cultures meet new people but I enjoy traveling alone that's what.
Traveling alone here earth with a very through this thought -- -- You know we can -- is -- real hot water could I don't is gonna resist the temptation heard David Jackson what a great guy thanks so much for joining us a good -- on the free -- Erica thank you it's so.
