CTE may start developing as early as high school
Because it takes so long for the telltale symptoms to appear, many think of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) as something that is only a concern for older athletes or veterans.…
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The Return of the XFL and Alternative Football Leagues Celebrates The Dark Days of Football
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,…
ReadTommy “Mr. Falcon” Nobis had worst possible form of CTE when he died
Football was one of the few constants for Tommy “Mr. Falcon” Nobis. Even after he retired as a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons, he quickly assumed a position as the…
Read21-year-old football player had CTE when he took his life
A 21-year-old Washington State football player who committed suicide in January had extensive damage to his brain linked to football-related brain trauma, his family recently revealed. Tyler Hilinski committed suicide…
ReadPlaying tackle football before 12 years old causes earlier CTE development
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by repetitive brain trauma. You’ve likely heard of it as the brain disease affecting former NFL players who experienced numerous concussions…
ReadConcussion concerns and decreasing youth participation spell trouble for football
You don’t have to look far to find people proclaiming the end of football right now. Vocal critics like Malcolm Gladwell and respected medical experts such as Bennett Omalu are…
ReadDon Horton couldn’t stop coaching, even after getting CTE
In the discussion about concussions in football, players are often portrayed as the innocents being sent into danger by the more malicious coaching staff and league officials running a business.…
ReadNFL Hero Bo Jackson Says ‘I Would Have Never Played Football’
Bo Jackson earned the title of world’s greatest living athlete by becoming the only person to ever be an All-Star in baseball and a Pro Bowl player in football, but…
ReadFormer NFL Player Showed Signs of CTE Before Committing Suicide
Rashaan Salaam was a former college star who won the Heisman Trophy in 1994 before spending four seasons in the NFL. In November of last year, he was also found…
ReadExperts Debate If Concussions Make Football Too Dangerous For School-Age Athletes
As we learn more about the long-term risks associated with football and repeated concussions, many have begun to question whether the sport is still safe enough to allow in schools.…
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