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Football Causes Brain Injuries
Teams are adopting Guardian caps as studies and player surveys link football to repeated head impacts and long-term brain injury risk.
- Researchers at the Boston University CTE Center identified chronic traumatic encephalopathy in hundreds of former athletes, a progressive brain disease linked to repetitive head impacts.
- Repetitive head impacts cause the degenerative condition, which accumulates over years of play from thousands of sub-concussive hits rather than isolated major concussions, leading to memory loss, depression, and cognitive impairment.
- Players like Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald and San Francisco 49ers players have worn 'Guardian' helmet caps during practice to reduce impact forces during routine training.
- Professional football remains a massive industry, with the NFL generating over $23 billion annually, creating a difficult moral dilemma for fans acknowledging documented medical risks.
- Fans today face a choice between supporting the game or boycotting due to CTE health risks, as reformers advocate for changes like banning youth tackle football.
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Football causes brain injuries. How can we justify playing?
Wanna be a skunk at the party? Try bringing up chronic traumatic encephalopathy at a sports bar, tailgate, or family gathering while watching football. You won’t be appreciated.
·Missoula, United States
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