Response from: FanProphet    (06/13/07 8:19pm)

I have a 6-year-old kid who, along with myself, absolutely loves football. This article scares me in the way that, if my kid ends up being good enough to play on the NFL level, I have to question whether or not I want to encourage him to play. What's funny is people don't understand that the NFL game doesn't create these lifelong problems. It's the lifelong wear and tear from the age of seven, and the NFL just continues to add punishment on a level that most don't realize. His four year career could've been at least 15 years. They do need to do something about this.

Response from: brenda    (08/13/07 9:10am)

I have known Brian DeMarco since childhood and it breaks my heart to see him go through any of this. He worked so hard to fulfill his dreams to have it all come crashing down on him due to medical reasons. He was always so strong physically and emotionally and it's hard to imagine him any other way. I hope the NFL comes through for Brian and his family, he does not deserve to not only suffer physically but then to have to suffer financially. People who make comments about he should have planned better for his future have obviously never had a serious illness without medical coverage. It takes no time at all to have enormous bills. The NFL needs to make this right!

Response from: John    (01/25/08 6:09am)

I was a classmate of Brian's in High School in Ohio and attended Michigan State University with him as well.

The man has earned millions and millions of dollars. Where are his investments? Why didn't he sink part of his income in health insurance instead of a Florida mansion and good times?

I feel bad for him. I feel bad for his two kids...wait, his five kids. The NFLPA press release seems to ignore his kids by his first wife that Brian never supports.

The begging in front of the media is just ridiculous. I am truly embarrassed and ashamed for him.

Response from: Jennifer    (01/28/08 7:33am)

HBO's 'Real Sports' just did a story on Brian DeMarco and his family. It was tragic, how they had to live, after the millions were spent on surgeries and medical care. If he is faking it, he has the help of surgeons and I don't believe that is the case at all. My GOD, his family had to live, for a time, in a storage container. If this is how the NFL treats the people who get injured in the workplace, maybe we should boycott the Super Bowl and watch them get some responsibility very soon thereafter.

I'm going to send them a check as HBO said they are living month to month and using pawnshops to buy groceries for the kids.

It was never about mismanaging money....major surgeries cost money, medical care costs money, families cost money....and if this was a Terry Bradshaw or a higher profile person, they wouldn't be so quick to dismiss him with $300. SHAME ON THE NFL!

Response from: Kurt Ward    (03/29/08 11:31pm)

www.nfldisability.com

The fight to help these players continues, and it's important to get the word out about the recent window opened by the NFL to help retired players.

Response from: sophia demarco    (10/25/08 12:21am)

hi i am sophia demarco aka brian demarcos daughter thanks alot for not talking to me for 3 years. aka ur other son vincent is not even in the U.S. he is in another country. if u even cared about us you would call us.

Response from: michele    (03/10/09 3:05pm)

Sofia you break my heart! I knew your parents in the 1990s and had high hopes that all would be well. Your family is a strong one and I have prayed often that your family will come through this.