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In the 2010 season for the Canadian Football League, there have been 50 reported concussions; 44.8 percent of players reported having a concussion or concussion-like symptoms, 16.9 percent had confirmed that they had a concussion, and 69.6 percent of all players who suffered from concussions that year suffered from more than one. [92]
An awareness of the risk of concussions in other sports began to grow in the 1990s, and especially in the mid-2000s, in both the medical and the professional sports communities, as a result of the study of brains of prematurely deceased American football players, that showed an extremely high incidence of CTE (see concussions in American football).
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 ...
“We haven’t seen any concussions in the first three weeks of the dynamic kickoff in the regular season.” Nearly 99% of players wore top-performing helmets, including more than 250 players wearing helmets that the league says provide as much — and in some cases more — protection than a helmet paired with a Guardian Cap.
Concussions, which are mild traumatic brain injuries that can impact brain function, are somewhat common in football, with the NFL reporting 219 concussions and 422 evaluations for concussions ...
Tagovailoa career stats (55 games): 1136-of-1700 (66.8% completion rate), 13,122 passing yards, 83 passing touchdowns, 40 interceptions, 96.4 passer rating, 139 rush attempts, 409 rushing yards (2 ...
Minutes of an FA meeting in 1983 indicate it was "aware of the dangers" of concussion in football, say former players. Concussion in football: Dangers known for decades, say former players suing ...
Australian rules football player Greg Williams is thought to have CTE as a result of concussions over a 250-game career. [105] In March 2016 Justin Clarke of the Australian Football League (AFL) team the Brisbane Lions was forced to retire at just 22 years of age due to a serious concussion sustained during off-season training two months ...