The life threatening spinal-cord injury that Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett suffered on Sunday while trying to make a tackle adds urgency to a question that gnaws at the NFL with each passing season — is playing pro football worth the risks?…
Over 60% of NFL players have suffered from at least one concussion in their professional career. The NFL should consider the impact of head injuries that plague many players past and present. Many football players suffer from concussions, and may experience CTE chronic traumatic encephalopathy, chronic headaches and loss of memory. Over 3,800 players or families of living and deceased players have now sued the NFL due to head injuries (King). Many concussions have been undiagnosed; players may not even shows signs of an actual injury, it could be months or many years before they realize the effects that have taken place due to the undiagnosed concussions. Blows to the head and trauma causing hits can only take seconds to occur during a play but the effects could last a lifetime. Head injuries range from the kickers linebackers and even the quarterbacks. Head injuries and concussions are a common factor today on the game field.…
Did you know that tackle football has the most concussions and injuries than any other sports? High impact sports like tackle football can have long-term effects such as concussions and can affect the community. The article, “Hard Knocks” is all about injuries in sports. There are many sports that can lead to injuries, but one of the injuries that frequently happens are concussions.…
Football is the big game for many towns,but is it worth the risks? Kids should be able to play football because they can get scholarships and pay for college, they make the choice to play the game, and injuries occur in all sports so why just get rid of football.…
First of all, playing football can cause brain damage and affect you in the long run. In “Hard Knocks,” The typical high school player gets about 650 hits to the head each season.It’s important that you know that the number of hits to the head can affect your brain tremendously. Medical researchers at Boston university recently confirmed that 88 of 92 former NFL players that donated their brains for research suffered…
Players keep getting stronger and faster so the injuries are rising due to tackles and headbutts and more. There are frequent head and body injuries that can become long term injuries. Football is a contact sport so it has always been dangerous but people have had hundreds of concussions a year from games and practice. More players are reporting symptoms of injuries than ever before it states in source two "Let them play". In source three "The professionals' points of view" it states football can inflict serious injuries. It also says "That you are playing a game that by its nature it is not safe." Football in general just isn't safe.…
I agree that football is a dangerous sport. In football you can get tackled. You can also get a bad concussion. You can also have lingsp term effect.…
The article "Kids And Concussions" By Stuart Schisgall discusses concussions and how they affect teenagers. This article helped me understand the dangers of concussions. Young females can get concussions easier than most boys. About 1.2 million football players have a concussion a year. At least 50 football players a year die from head injuries or severe concussions.…
Football teams need to be more concerned about their players suffering concussions. Most people do not even know what a concussion really is. A concussion is a bruise to the brain due to a sudden blow to the head (“Concussions in Sports”). This is one of the most common injuries in football, however, this is one of the more serious injuries. Football is a gruesome sport which is why football teams need to be on alert in case a concussion hits. Sports teams need to be more concerned about concussions because a concussion will affect a player short and long term, it also can lead to brain disease, and after a player sustains their first concussion, they are more likely to get suffer another.…
American football is a well-known sport throughout the USA and most likely the world. Professional football players are rich and a lot of them are seriously injured like having concussion. By the time a player retires from the sport they might go through many concussion in the time spent playing the sport. Some factor like artificial turf and dehydration are having an effect on concussion in football players.…
Sports are an integral part of American culture. Throughout the year, friends and families will spend enormous amounts of time and money to gather together to eat, drink and cheer on their favorite teams. American football has been named the most watched sport in the nation and continues to grow in popularity. There is something about the thrill of watching your favorite team score touchdowns and win championship games that makes watching football a nationwide form of entertainment. Beyond all of the wins and losses however are the many injuries that often occur in every game. Broken arms, legs and shoulders are only minimal injuries compared to the, often over-looked, head injuries that happen more often than not. Even though there are protective measures taken to prevent concussions and other head injuries, many football players are still being hit so hard in every game that they may experience one or more concussions in a single game day.…
Do you think hockey is the most dangerous sport? Hockey is the most dangerous sport. Falling through the ice. Getting knocked out cold. You could get a concussion.…
Aside from high school football, the NFL are not the only people that have experienced the effects of concussions. In the football season of 2017 there were 281 reported concussions, including preseason games and practice, an increase of 15.6% over the five year average which has been the highest in the past 6 years. The league said that 50% of concussions in 2017 were self reported by players. There are about four concussions per ten NFL games of America football: 67.7% involve impact by another player’s helmet, 20.9% involve impact by other body regions, and 11.4% involve impact on the ground. The number of concussions keeps going up and the NFL is trying to decrease this number.…
I did my research on drastic injuries that may occur when playing football, and found concussions being the most major one. Although football is a popular sport watched by millions, multiple players are injured and their career is ended or put on temporary recovery.…
Both football and baseball are dangerous sports that have repercussions that can occur at a moment notice but football is definitely more dangerous.…