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As someone who played football in pop warner, high school, and Div.3 NCAA for 12 years, I worry about the long term damage to my brain. If I have boys, I will a
by hart_russell 8y ago
As someone who played football in pop warner, high school, and Div.3 NCAA for 12 years, I worry about the long term damage to my brain. If I have boys, I will absolutely not allow them to play football in its current state.
If the NFL cared about its future, it would immediately get rid of helmets à la rugby. People will not hit with their head if they don't have a hard plastic case around it.
- MBCook 8y agoWouldn’t the optics there be worse? If someone was hit they may start to bleed quite a bit. And you don’t want that on camera. Even if they’re much safer overall because it’s just a split eyebrow.
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- chrisrogers 8y agoRugby players face worse concussion risk than NFL players. https://www.brain-injury-law-center.com/blog/head-injuries-rugby-vs-football/ https://www.brain-injury-law-center.com/blog/head-injuries-r... Football helmets evolved precisely because players were facing gruesome head injury risk without them. I can't fathom how removing helmets from NFL play would be a smart move.
- hart_russell 8y agoFrom what I understand, single concussions are not necessarily the main cause of CTE. Repeated blows to the head, the average kind you get in practices and games, are the main cause.
- oweqruiowe 8y agoYea I played pop warner for 3 seasons from 10-12, started getting anxiety at 19, dealt with depression ever since. Thinking about CTE gives me much anxiety haha, it was hard to even read the comment section here. Very scary.