Concussions In The Nfl Research Paper
Concussions in the NFL
By: Eric D.
Submitted to:
Northern Michigan University
EN 211D
March 25, 2013
Table of Contents
Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………ii
List of Illustrations……………………………………………………………………………….………iv
I. Introduction……...……………………………………………………………………….......…5
II. Concussions………………………………………………………………………….…………6
A. Effects………………………………………………………………………….………6
B. CTE……………………………………………………………………………….……7 1. Disease…………………………………………………………………….……7 2. Mike Webster…………………………………………………………….….….7
3. Second Impact Syndrome………………………………………………………………8
III. NFL……………………………………………………………………………………………9 A. Former Players Condidtions……………………………………………………………9 B. Current Player Conditions……...………………………………………………..……11 …show more content…
Concussions cause the dangerous disease CTE that has already claimed the lives of many athletes in the NFL and in other sports. We are doing research on CTE but a lot more needs to be done. If the NFL is going to be safer they need to relinquish all of their information and research on player brain injuries. Some good things are being done to rule changes to make the game safer, but it is still not enough. There is a fine line however between changing rules and changing the game, which the NFL will have to navigate carefully. One of the better answers to these brain injuries is to improve the helmet protecting the head. Many developers have made ingenious new ideas to combat the concussion epidemic in football. It is up to the NFL to adopt the new innovations to the football helmet to drastically improve player safety. A person’s brain is the most important part of the body. It just makes sense to want to protect it as much as possible. As the public becomes more aware of the dangers football has on a player’s brain people may reconsider playing football. If the NFL is going to have a future, they must make their game safer. If people see less players effected by concussions on TV public perception of football will improve. Something clearly needs to be done to combat these serious health problems facing current and past NFL
By: Eric D.
Submitted to:
Northern Michigan University
EN 211D
March 25, 2013
Table of Contents
Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………………ii
List of Illustrations……………………………………………………………………………….………iv
I. Introduction……...……………………………………………………………………….......…5
II. Concussions………………………………………………………………………….…………6
A. Effects………………………………………………………………………….………6
B. CTE……………………………………………………………………………….……7 1. Disease…………………………………………………………………….……7 2. Mike Webster…………………………………………………………….….….7
3. Second Impact Syndrome………………………………………………………………8
III. NFL……………………………………………………………………………………………9 A. Former Players Condidtions……………………………………………………………9 B. Current Player Conditions……...………………………………………………..……11 …show more content…
Concussions cause the dangerous disease CTE that has already claimed the lives of many athletes in the NFL and in other sports. We are doing research on CTE but a lot more needs to be done. If the NFL is going to be safer they need to relinquish all of their information and research on player brain injuries. Some good things are being done to rule changes to make the game safer, but it is still not enough. There is a fine line however between changing rules and changing the game, which the NFL will have to navigate carefully. One of the better answers to these brain injuries is to improve the helmet protecting the head. Many developers have made ingenious new ideas to combat the concussion epidemic in football. It is up to the NFL to adopt the new innovations to the football helmet to drastically improve player safety. A person’s brain is the most important part of the body. It just makes sense to want to protect it as much as possible. As the public becomes more aware of the dangers football has on a player’s brain people may reconsider playing football. If the NFL is going to have a future, they must make their game safer. If people see less players effected by concussions on TV public perception of football will improve. Something clearly needs to be done to combat these serious health problems facing current and past NFL