Effects Of Concussions In The NFL

from concussions. This is a serious issue considering the many times a concussion can occur in the game of football. Concussions concern has been on a rise since the early 1990s. Players are trying their hardest to always get the ball in their favor or stop their opponent from accomplishing that also. This could require tough head on collisions which could cause serious damage to the brain, which would then lead to a concussion. Due to the dramatic increase in brain disorders of retired NFL players

side-effects of brain trauma, it stimulated the new trend of making new rules for contact sports in order to prevent concussions. To begin with, CTE affects the brain to the extent that “linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend and then himself” (Kauang). Because the deaths of Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend is partially because of the NFL’s wrongdoing, the league should be held accountable in court of law for this. Belcher’s brain trauma was so traumatic because his concussions were

Concussions are and will continue to be an ongoing issue in almost all sports today. This is especially true in the case of football and the NFL. Concussions are considered the most common and least devastating form of traumatic brain injury someone can receive. Although concussions are considered the least serious type of brain injury they can still lead to and cause many irreversible brain diseases and in some cases people have even lost their lives because of concussions. One of these diseases

In 2012 over 3.8 million concussions were reported, double of what it was just ten years earlier. With the recent increase of technology in those years we are now able to notice that this is a major issue. These injuries can be life changing and perhaps the scariest part is that they’ve been around longer than the games they occur in themselves. In the past, players would be hit by a 250 pound man running at full speed with their head thrown around and just ‘walk it off’, maybe sitting out for a

Spaugh Mrs. Gallos English 3 21 November 2017 Concussions in the NFL Has the NFL done enough to help prevent concussions? That is the question that many people are asking, including people who are currently in the NFL. The NFL has been in a bit of controversy over the past couple of years due to players and doctors coming forward and talking about concussions caused by playing football which can lead to longer and more extreme damage to the brain. The NFL has been in a well known lawsuit from former

are effected by the sports-related concussions. There are three types of concussions, they are classified as grades which is a special term medical professionals use to classify the severity of a traumatic brain injury. Grade 1 concussions are minute in terms of the severity of damage to the athlete’s brain. This is when there are in a brief daze, slight headache, and their head sometimes rings. (Cunha 581-585). The grade 2 concussions are the moderate concussions were an athlete completely fades to

Preventing Concussions in NFL Players While the NFL is currently a very entertaining and popular American past time, there is one issue that threatens the future of the game-concussions. Concussions affect 1.6 to 3.8 million athletes and children annually in the United States. Among athletes, football is the most common sport involving risks of concussions for males, and soccer is the most common sports with concussion risks for females. The NFL has admitted that brain trauma effects a third of

The game of football was first played in 1869 at the college level, and the National Football League (NFL) was originally founded in 1920 and began to expand soon after (NFL). Even in the early 1900s, player safety and concussions were at the center of football-related activities. There were various articles published in medical journals to document the amount of brain trauma endured on the football field. The National Football League has turned a blind eye to player safety for over ninety years

NFL Player Safety and the Effects of Concussions An increasingly popular topic in the realm of sports fans has begun to unravel. The National Football League recently has begun to introduce new rules and regulations for their athletes to start abiding by to ensure the continued safety of the player’s health. Although most find this change in the game of professional football as a positive step forward, others see this as a diminishment of the sanctity of NFL football. New rules and regulations

Statement The number of concussions in professional and amateur football has been rising and has sparked much controversy in recent years. These concussions are most likely linked with disease and even the deaths of some pro and semi-pro football players. New research is attempting to solve the problem but the issue is still prevalent in football today. Concussions To understand the issue of concussions in the NFL we must first understand exactly what a concussion is. A concussion is a minor traumatic