Brain Injuries In Football

Brain injuries in football have to be prevented at all cost. The sport is very dangerous on all levels. The proper safety is not in place to protect the players lives.Many lives have been affected negatively and some lives were even lost due to violent nature of the game. As the captain of the football team twenty year old Owen Thomas committed suicide during his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania (Schwarz). When his brain was studied after his death it was found that he had a rare case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (Schwarz). Brain injuries within the sport has lead to the death of players. If Owen Thomas and his was aware that he possibly could lose his life because he played football he may not have not participated in the
Over the past few years both organizations have addressed head injuries within football because the types of brain damage players experience throughout their career has received increased attention over the past years(Johnson).The NFL even banned tackling with the crown of the head, mostly all tackles above the neck lead to fines or suspensions for players(Johnson). The NFL is trying to prevent brain injuries because the severity of head injuries within the game has finally surfaced . They are putting money into the research for the deadly disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy caused by repeated head injuries in football (Johnson).On March 15th, 2016 the NFL finally admitted that there is a link between chronic traumatic encephalopathy and football (CBS News). The truth about this disease has surfaced recently during the past three football seasons. The knowledge of this disease was hid by the NFL for their own purposes (CBS News). Now that the NFL have paid lawsuits and will continue to pay lawsuits to the players and families of players affected by this disease they have shifted the primary focus from overall brain injuries to the one major disease within retired football players and that is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (Rettner).It is fantastic that the NFL is trying to take
The awareness of brain injuries and the effects it has on a person during and after their football careers has to rise on all levels. All the untold facts has to be told to the world in order to prevent brain injuries. Every head collision effects the brain, it is very important that every person who participates in the game know that. Many concussions occur on every level of the game. Those concussions causes players brains to function differently forever. Repetitive head collisions can lead to the development of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. That disease can possibly lead to death. It is essential that the players of the game have a great reason to believe that they will not develop that disease. The people of America love football it is a great sport, but too many lives have been lost and too many lives have been altered negatively forever to allow the game to stay this way. Everyone affiliated with the game of football must help to create a safe game. It is imperative to the safety of the game and those who play the game for fun and for a living. The United States is a country of safety and freedom. Football is one of America’s most popular sports, it is essential that the sport is altered to ensure safety for all the players