Lions C Raiola: No plans to join concussion lawsuits

Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola says he knew the risk of playing in the NFL.

With that in mind, Raiola told the Detroit Free Press that he would never sue the league for any injury incurred because it is "common knowledge" that it's just part of the game.

"It's worth it. It's totally worth it," Raiola told the newspaper on Tuesday. "This is is the best job in the world. I'd never trade it for anything, so I don't know if I could justify suing the league when I'm done, because it's given me up to this point, 11 years. Even though we've lost for 10, it's given me 11 years of fun. I have fun every time I step on the field, and I think that's what it's all about.

"When I'm at home in my rocking chair at 40, I don't think I'm going to be thinking about suing the NFL. I'm going to be thinking about those guys I played with in the locker room and, hopefully, these good years coming up."

Raiola, 33, doesn't share the same sentiment as approximately 1,000 other former players who are currently suing the league for failing to protect them from concussions.