So 99% of brains with strongly suspected damage were damaged? Shocker! Up next: ice is cold 99%of the time.
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Are the 1% kickers and punters?
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There is no baseline to compare too. A "general population" study is needed for a fair comparison.
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give it 50 years...football will cease to exist
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Helmets need to crumble like car bumpers and get swapped out constantly. Average NFL player uses only 2 helmets all year.
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Helmet is to protect from facial & skull fractures. They do that well. No helmet can prevent brain injury.
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Not a convincing article. Still need long term study. Fourth paragraph said it best. Proper tacking technique, strong neck strength helps.
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We'll see how it works on the field during live action. Let the numbers speak for themselves.
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That's the idea. Absurb to suggest the old helmet design, which hasn't changed much in decades, doesn't have room for improvement though.
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Believed the larger surface area would spread out the force & decrease it.
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I will
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Yet there will be tons of men who will do anything to join the league still
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I would have taken a guaranteed CTE to play in the league
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There you have it...football players know the risks...the lawsuits stop here
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Headline is misleading. Should say 99% of those NFL players that donated their brains.
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Totally inaccurate. Study does not apply to all players. Huge selection bias admitted by authors totally ignored in USA today tweet
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Any effects when treated properly & allowed healing b4 rtp? Definite research needs to be done, but just shows importance of proper trtmt
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