Persuasive Essay On Football Concussions

Football Concussions you're running the ball, 5 yards away from your 10th touchdown in 5 games. Boom, the defender takes you out, you go flying in the air with your helmet flying off, and you have no protection from the ground and your head. When you land, you twist your head and you hear a loud crack at the moment of impact, almost breaking your neck and smashing your head wide open. everyone in the crowd grows silent, You stay down for 10 minutes, feeling nothing but sharp,stabbing, burning pain in your head and your neck, soon the pain travels to the rest of your body. then,when you think it can’t get any worse, your whole body, from head to toe, has that sharp burning pain. finally your head starts spewing out blood. Then the thought
But most of them can’t, because of concussions.concussions can cause lifelong problems with your brain. After a concussion you can have depression and short term memory loss.”39% -- the amount by which cumulative concussions are shown to increase catastrophic head injury leading to permanent neurologic disability”"Head Case - Complete Concussion Managements."A concussion can also damage your skull, which would require surgery that will not always end up being positive. more than 60% of retired NFL players, have experienced brain problems and had that lead to alzheimer's and other brain problems. Also, if you play football you will most likely in your lifetime get brain damage. “football players are much more likely to die from Alzheimer’s disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), and other conditions” ( Josh wortman). Chris borland, was a linebacker for the 49ers. He only played one NFL season before he wanted to retire. "I just want to live a long,healthy life, and I don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger."Rettner, Rachael. Chris Borland Leaves NFL:” Borland retired from the league because of the increased chance of having a brain injury, which could lead to permanent brain