How Many Snaps Are Too Many? Survival Analysis Of Concussions In The National Football League.: 3843 Board #160 May 30 8:00 AM - 9:30 AMdoi:10.1249/01.mss.0000687088.88330.faSmoliga, James M.Binney, ZacharyMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise...
It isn’t necessarily how hard an athlete gets hit in the head, or how many concussions he or she has had, but what the athlete brings to the table that often determines the response to the trauma, how bad the symptoms get, and how amenable the athlete is to therapy. Athletes with ca...
In just the past year, there have been major stories centered around how the NFL handles (or downplays) sexual assault allegations against its star players, scary concussions, the physical brutality of the sport and the league’s racial regressiveness— especially in disadvantaging Black coaches ...
"The headline coming out of the 2024 season is that 2024 saw thefewest number of concussionson record in the NFL," Jeff Miller, who heads up health and safety for the league, said at a press conference last month. In 2024, there were 182 concussions during practices and regular season ga...
Concussions remain a pretty big problem for the NFLand its players. The league says it has cut down on concussions in recent years, but those numbers should be taken with rather large grains of salt: They’re provided by the league, first off, and it is widely assumed that players (a...
In 2013,the NFL settled a class-action lawsuitthat alleged that it hid information about the long-term dangers of concussions. Without admitting fault, the league agreed to pay an uncapped amount of money overall to retired players who are suffering from the effects of football-r...
I believe that the greatest health crisis precipitated by football involves the brain and the mind, especially for those at the professional level, and particularly for those who are retired, and have suffered one too many concussions. For these former gladiators, there is a great risk of succum...
being learned about the now-undeniable link between concussions especially repeat concussions -- and subsequent problems with dementia, depression, early onset Alzheimer's, an entire array of serious medical problems stemming from an injury that is more common in football than i...
“What you gain from that physically, mentally and in every aspect of the game is unmatched. Being surrounded by that environment of excellence is very surreal. It really took my competitive mindset to the next level. There are so many ways that I’ve grown in knowledge of the game this ...
The changes were put in place because kickoffs were the most dangerous plays with the high-speed collisions contributing to concussions. The hope is the new rule will increase the number of returns without making it more dangerous as the new return will be more similar to a regular...