Actually a pretty terrifying PBS special on this topic.
League of Denial...
It actually looks like it’s more then concussions. Just the day to day impacts in practice and play seem to result in CTE. If the research confirms this it’s really bad news for the sport.
Saw it just last night for the first time.I could comment in detail but all I'll say is that BU Medical School,despite not having the reputation of Harvard,Yale,Hopkins,Mayo Clinic etc,etc is still one of the finest medical schools in the world and as such it attracts many insanely talented physicians in *every* medical and surgical specialty.
Yup, not a single catastrophic blow to the head but moderate repeated blows to the brain over the course of a football career into the pros. Although recieving moderate blows after receiving an actual concussion might make it worse. There’s no helmet that can stop that.
The NFL won’t test for HGH, so you have 300+lb superfast behemoths who can train hard during a season and heal superfast like wolverine through an NFL career. Except HGH isn’t known to heal the brain injuries received through the course of a football career.
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