Posted on 10/05/2015 9:38:02 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
A new new study is showing astonishing results that are sure to make the NFL uncomfortable once again over concussions. In the study, Frontline reports 87 of 91 former players have tested positive for brain disease.
The disease is called CTE (or chronic traumatic encephalopathy). It’s a disease found in some football players derived from repeated head trauma. The disease is linked to dementia, memory loss, and depression as well as other behavioral changes.
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If not for football, they would likely be in prison or dead. And I’m talking about the fans. Players? Who knows.
Soccer. There is a movement, let by the libs for soccer. Most of my friends think I am paranoid whenever I bring this up, but, to the libs, soccer is international, it is egalitarian, it is so vastly superior to American Football. American football, (or more correctly, “football”), is warlike, violent and imperialistic. Rush, as usual is right about this one. There is a war against ‘football’ in this country, and it is a leftist driven one. And I am not being tongue in cheek.
I'm not convinced there is something going on here.
If this were the problem they say it is, 96% of league players would be having serious problems. Are they?
While some testing can show signs of CTE in the living, so far researchers can only positively identify it during a postmortem.
It really bothers the Left that contact sports exist.
We should all wear helmets and padding when we go for a walk. /s
I'm not convinced there is something going on here.
If this were the problem they say it is, 96% of league players would be having serious problems. Are they?
While some testing can show signs of CTE in the living, so far researchers can only positively identify it during a postmortem.
It really bothers the Left that contact sports exist.
We should all wear helmets and padding when we go for a walk. /s
And in 98% of Democrats.
Big bad commie soccer taking over red-white-and-blue murcan football!
Teebow better thank God! It’s nice to have heroes but it’s nice to have heroes with preserved brain function!
Well, it is just funny. They will produce studies where football players are violent, are rapists, and are murderers, but if you show similar studies about illegal aliens - you are a racist.
I played a little football and found this to be an interesting article, but I can’t remember now what it was about.
The 4% are what........kickers?
He had a long college career, so the lack of nfl experience is likely not sparing him of the damage.
Of course! Head, neck, knee, leg and ankle injuries are VERY rare in soccer...it’s the safest sport around!!! /sarcasm ;)
Interesting graphic, but I’m not sure what the message is.
Is that a well-known scene?
This research, whether perfect or tenuous, will put Friday Night High School Football at risk.
Just like the Libs went into complete panic mode when American society began lauding firefighters, police and soldiers after 9-11, they have chosen to target athletes now. They want to eradicate masculinity, and American strength in every form. It’s beyond obvious, and needs to be countered bigtime, along with all the other completely obvious liberal gambits.
Maybe this is a pre-existing condition that somehow encourages the patient to play football.
It is very odd with high tech radiology testing and other presumed neuro tests it can’t be identified in the living. Sounds fishy to me. Would think by now they would do those tests pre autopsy for learning purposes at least.
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