Concussions In Professional Football

concussions
Karson Barber
During this century there has been a large danger to everyone. Concussions are that danger. The definition of a concussion is a brain injury caused by a blow to the head or violent shaking of head or body. During a concussion the brain is moving back and forth. This destroys brain cells and causes a chemical effect in the brain. NFL retired players are showing a big impact that affects their lives. A new disease that is caused by a blow to the head is called CTE every football player has a risk . Just because a person doesn't show the signs and symptoms of a concussion doesn't mean that they don't have an injury. If NFL football decreases brain activity then every player has the risk to not just a concussion but brain
concussions are a tricky and sometimes hard to recognize. This is a large problem in the NFL. There is always a risk to a head injury every time you're in the game. As it says in the health.clevelandclinic.org article,What’s tricky about a concussion is that it’s so subjective. A hit that causes a concussion in one person might not in another because of differences in body structure, such as neck musculature from person to person.” This means that others are stronger and have less impact when hit to the head. This is what is causing problems in overall football players. Some athletes will have a blow to the head and not think anything of it. Just because one does not show symptoms doesn't mean that they don't have an injury. This is a disease called Second Impact Syndrome . This is a big problem in the NFL. When a player is hit minorly in the head it makes them more vulnerable to a concussion. This situation is very bad,after the first blow to the head the brain is healing and it is tender making an actual concussion twice as bad. SIS can be second minutes or even days after impact to the head. After one has a concussion there brain is in a sense of shock. The brain is recovering and is very tender as said earlier. A higher risk is then given. When someone hits their head or has head impacts again during a concussion has a killer risk. Not just learning and motor skills will be affected. Memory loss is going to be worse than a normal “bad
They use their body weight and size to cause an injury. The average weight for an NFL linebacker is 248 pounds. A linebacker is probably the player that tackles the most. When a linebacker is at a high speed he carries about 1600 pounds of force. This could literally kill a person if hit in the right spot. This is a huge problem in football. Not just a concussion happens but a lifetime effect on the brain. For example antonio brown is a well known football player . He plays wide receiver for the steelers. On january 15, 2016 Antonio brown was going out for a pass when the steelers were down 18-16 . He went up to catch it missed and received a major concussion. This event was also described by Dr. Robert Cantu. He described this as “a rotational concussion among the worse a player can suffer.” In the article it gave an example where the brain would be a bowl of spaghetti that is suddenly “flung out of an airplane”. All the little pieces of the brain is changed and basically smashed. Dr.Robert Cantu also made a second scientific discovery. An f-16 fighter jet rolling in goes at a G-force of 9. Cantu tells, “During a helmet to helmet or head on hit the G_force is between 100 and 150”. The amount of stress and collision is absolutely crazy. The amount of power coming from 2 helmets can have lifetime effects and