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While much attention in the NFL has focused on limiting or treating concussions, the latest medical research indicates that the brain damage in CTE is caused by the cumulative impact of all collisions involving a player's head, [3] [4] which confirms what was generally known nearly a century ago but was then largely forgotten. [5]
Concussions and play-related head blows in American football have been shown to be the cause of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which has led to player deaths and other debilitating symptoms after retirement, including memory loss, depression, anxiety, headaches, stress, and sleep disturbances.
The NFL supposedly hid the long-term effects of concussions. The NFL didn't admit to hiding anything, but they gave money to retired NFL football players who suffered from brain-related injuries from football. [37] On August 30, 2013, the NFL reached a $765 million settlement with the former NFL players over the head injuries. [38]
The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in practices and games, a decrease of about 24% from last year. “The ...
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's concussion in Week 2 was the third of his NFL career. His injury history since the start of his college career at Alabama has been rough. Since 2017 ...
Tagovailoa's first confirmed NFL concussion was during the 2022 season, during a scary moment on "Thursday Night Football" against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 4. The play was the subject of ...
The study found that, as reported by athletic trainers, college football players sustain 6.3 concussions for every 10,000 athletic exposures (meaning an individual practice or game), and the rate for high school football players is 11.2. The high school concussion figure is nearly double that of the next-highest sport, lacrosse. The study ...
Reported concussion rates have dropped slightly in the NFL over the past few years, but held relatively steady from the 2022-2023 to 2023-2024 season. The NFL reported a 52% drop in concussions ...