In The Documentary League Of Denial : The NFL Concussion Crisis?

The NFL: League of Denial, written by Mark and Steve Fainaru is one of the first books to publicly question the NFL’s concussion protocol. The book was originally produced as a documentary on PBS, which aired in 2010. The two authors, Mark and Steve Fainaru are ESPN reporters, and brothers. Steve Fainaru formerly worked as a war reporter in Iraq, while Mark Fainaru primarily focused on sports journalism. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Mark Fairnaru describes the book as documenting "pretty

The documentary, The League of Denial examines the issue of brain injuries in the National Football League. The film devotes most of its attention to the story of Mike Webster, who died at the age of fifty as a result of severe brain injuries suffered throughout his playing career. Webster’s story highlights the devastating effect concussions can have in a short timeframe. Because brain injuries are known to develop quickly it is important that the NFL responds quickly to this concussion crisis. The

Concussions, injuries, and suffering- those are what always happen in football games. Football is the most popular sport in America, people like the sound of “uh....” when football players hit each other. In the documentary “League of Denial: NFL’s Concussion Crisis” by Frontline, the connection between playing football and brain injuries is analyzed. Steve Almond’s, “Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifesto” shows how football impacts his life and how evil the NFL is. Also other books that

playing a video with some hard helmet-to-helmet hits in the NFL 2. Thesis Statement a. Football is a hard-hitting sport and can cause concussions, head injuries, and even permanent brain damage. 3. Preview of the main points a. Concussions can be defined as “by immediate and transient alteration in brain function, including alteration of mental status and level of consciousness, resulting from mechanical force or trauma.” b. Concussions have been a major problem in many physical sports and policies

Andrew Okita Dr. Feuerstein ENG 100 4 April 2014 NFL Concussions and Their Long-Term Effects On May 2, 2012, the National Football League lost one of its elite players to suicide: Junior Seau. Seau played for the Chargers, Dolphins, and the Patriots during his professional football career and was a 12-time Pro Bowler before retiring in 2009. Three years after his retirement however, Seau committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a gun. This greatly shocked the football world and

Books: Depression and suicide ENGY FOUDA The story of a neuropathologist battle against the NFL. Jeanne Marie Laskas’s “Concussion” (Random House) is a book about profiling Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic pathologist from Nigeria who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the brain damage develops from concussions and leads the NFL players to have brain trauma, depression and commit suicide. With courage and piousness, he faced many personal battles. Other than the NFL’s allegations against

Would you want your son to die in the action of playing a loved sport over a concussion? I would not let my son play football because it promotes violence, health issues, and may possibly lead to death. It will help encourage them into thinking that violence is a good thing. Concussions damage the body more and more as the concussions add up. One hit can be the end of the player's life. All the bad in football overlooks the perks that come with it. One reason I would not let my son play football

tackle football. Former NFL, National Football League, players who played tackle football before the age of 12 seem to be significantly more likely to suffer memory loss and mental health issues than those who began playing later on. (Neuhauser, Youth football) This information is based on a small study preformed at John Hopkins Memorial Hospital and another study performed at Boston University. The John Hopkins study involved imaging and cognitive tests on nine former NFL players, providing further

surgeons and doctors have been placed on the sidelines of NFL games to help identify concussions and pull players from games in order to protect them (Wheelwright). Even though concussions are diagnosable, a major challenge in diagnosing CTE prevails that it can only be determined after death through dissection of the brain. Referring to the case of Josh Plesce, Micky Collins, director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Concussion Program, says, “There is no test or biomarker or anything