Posts Tagged ‘brain injury in the NFL’
By Paul Stone On February 14th, 2019
While the NFL continues to make changes aimed at reducing the number of brain injuries in the league, a vocal contingent of fans bemoans the loss of “real football”. Now,…
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By Paul Stone On November 13th, 2017
The NFL is often far from forthcoming when it involves matters of concussions on the field, but last week they released a treasure trove of data collected from the past…
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By Paul Stone On February 22nd, 2016
It is no secret that football has a concussion problem. Between lawsuits, high-profile retirements, and controversial deaths, the impact of head injuries in both professional and amateur football has been…
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By Paul Stone On October 19th, 2015
A recent autopsy of a former NFL lineman from Pennsylvania who killed himself at the age of 25 shows the athlete had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a neurodegenerative brain disease related…
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