Kiwibrown Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 FWIW I have had a number of concussions. I got punched in the face a couple of times by an old demented boxer a dude in his 60s. It thas taken me probably a couple of years to get completely over it. I had a bigger concussion in 2014 and I still have symptoms from that. Neuroplasticity is real, especially for younger people. But the brain does have a limit for healing. Also, with so many guys coming out with early CTE, someone with power has to start asking some questions of the efficacy of football. Vincent Jackson died a sad and lonely death with neuro cognitive injury, he wasnt a guy you would expect to have CTe, i cant remember him getting a lot head injruies or as a Wr you wouldn't expect a lot of sub concussive hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Blackstar12 said: Nice drive there. When you have too many tabs open at once lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kiwibrown said: Also, with so many guys coming out with early CTE, someone with power has to start asking some questions of the efficacy of football. They are making changes to limit this. And thier not doing a half bad job either IMO. Are they doing enough? That's up for debate. But they are changing the rules and putting money towards technology and medical research to upgrade equipment like helmets in order to make the game as safe as it can be for a violent sport. The crux here is that while they change they rules to prevent concussions and blows to the head, fans like us crap on them for being "soft", and that includes myself. Edited December 17, 2021 by JAF-N72EX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar12 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 20 minutes ago, JAF-N72EX said: When you have too many tabs open at once lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Blackstar12 said: Off-topic but that's hilarious. I'd love to hear the story behind this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) On 12/16/2021 at 7:48 PM, WheatieMan said: Compounded, that’s huge. 10 years compounded? That’s…. Close to 40-50% of players with some form of CTE. The scariest part is that when you figure in high school, 10 years of organized football means that there's a ~50% affliction rate by the time a guy gets to the end of his NFL rookie deal. Aaron Hernandez was considered to have a severe case. He played 3 years in the NFL and 3 years at Florida. Edited December 18, 2021 by Apparition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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