CTE A Literary and Degenerative Analysis In 1990 Pro Football Center Mike Webster had officially retired from the NFL. He played a total of 245 games and won 4 Super bowls. Simply to put it he was one of the best in the game. But where the real issue happened was after his career. Post-Retirement Webster suffered from amnesia‚ dementia and depression. And even though friends offered to help‚ Webster still lived out of a pick-up truck or in train stations between Wisconsin and Pittsburgh. His life
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of football is yes‚ great‚ but now becoming more dangerous. A topic that really skyrocketed since the 2000’s is should we let kids play football? Or anyone period? These questions really began to become a big deal when the constant bad news of concussions with the sport around the country began to rise at a rapid rate. Not only does the sport put your head at risk‚ but also the rest of your body. There are laws on many things in this nation‚ but for putting the most important thing on your body and
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On May 2‚ 2013‚ Junior Seau‚ a former NFL linebacker for the San Diego Chargers‚ lay dead on his bedroom floor after suffering a gunshot wound. The news of Seau death would not only rock the nation‚ but stun those closest to him. In the past‚ Seau had reportedly admitted to various different sources that he had struggled with long-term side effects of concussions such as headaches‚ anxiety‚ and depression. Though never being treated for any injury of those injuries‚ Seau continued to play time and
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To many‚ the solution to the concussion epidemic is to simply make a better helmet. However‚ as stated above‚ making a better helmet is not as easy as it seems. Since helmet use is required for all players in the NFL‚ there have been mixed reviews on which helmets are the best and provide the highest level of protection. The VSR 4 helmet has been the most popular helmet worn by players in the NFL. Since the original development of this helmet‚ there have been more advancements in helmet technology
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On top of the off the field work that the NFL and other organizations do to protect the players‚ they also implement controls on the field to help prevent concussions. These controls are in the form of penalties. Penalties are determined by the refs and impact the offending team negatively‚ and if a penalty is bad enough a player can be ejected from the game. This is done in order to change the way the players play. An example of one of these penalties is a flag for helmet-to-helmet contact. Players
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psychologically. The sports have produced such problem as concussions‚ brain damage‚ over competiveness and depression. The sport of football has produced theIn 1995 more than 61% of former NFL players had concussions during their playing days‚ and most of them said they were not sidelined after their injuries‚ according to a study in 1996. The report was based on a survey of 1‚094 former players‚ ages 27 to 86‚ conducted in 1995-96 by the NFL Players Association. Head injuries are relatively common
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famous players who just suddenly dropped off the scene of football? This nonfiction novel is about that‚ and what the aftermath of all the concussions can do to players after the glory and fame is all over. League of Denial‚ written by Mark and Steve Fainaru‚ journeys into 365 pages about the highly debated topic that is players safety‚ specifically with concussions. I would suggest this book to anyone who enjoys this type of controversy. Personally‚ I enjoyed it but it at times got hard to read because
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hits‚ concussions mostly and many other death leading damage. All of these injuries and situations leading to death shows you that it is a good idea for schools and recreation departments to start eliminating football programs because of safety issues. An Article by "Hard Knocks" By Gabriel Charles Tyler states that “The National Football League (NFL) for years denied there was a link between the sport and brain damage‚ but in 2009‚ it acknowledged publicly for the first time that concussions suffered
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worse than just a broken bone or something like that. Some teens can end up having some serious head injuries like a concussion. You would think that football players could handle so why can’t kids. Well‚ in the NFL the
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injury that most football players encounter is concussions. It doesn’t matter if a player is big or small‚ an adolescent or an adult‚ that injury can still happen to anyone that plays football. Researchers at the Center for Injury Biomechanics found that even though youth league players have few and lower magnitude head impacts than high school and college players‚ high magnitude hits do occur and happen during most football practices. A concussion occurs when a traumatic hit is impacted to the brain
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