BJ Kissel and Nick Leckey are back for another episode of Outside the Trenches - the flagship show of the KC Sports Network. In addition to spending as little time as possible on the latest Le'Veon Bell drama, the guys take a deep dive into the question of whether or not they believe it would have been tougher to be a professional athlete in today's day and age than it was 50 years ago.

The game is safer than it was and the money wasn't what it is now, but with a camera in everyone's pocket, the quality of life for today's players might have changed the perceptions of some players back in the day.

It's an interesting topic.

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