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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 ...
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a type of brain damage that has been found in 345 of 376 deceased former National Football League (NFL) players, according to a 2023 report by the Boston University CTE Center, which has led the effort to diagnose CTE cases.
Stock photo of American football players in the action grand arena. ... career and how long they played, along with their health problems. Overall, 681 former athletes reported that they ...
[113] Another study found that 15.8% of football players who sustain a concussion severe enough to cause loss of consciousness return to play the same day. Due to the fact that only 42% of high schools have access to athletic training services, there has been a large debate regarding the risks that high school football players face. [114]
The project surveyed around 4,000 men who played in the American Football League and National Football League between 1960 and 2000 (the two merged in 1970). Their responses were collected from ...
At least seven teen football players have died in the U.S. in August. Experts say parents of teen football players should be proactive. Teen football player deaths raise concerns about heat, safety
According to a 2017 study on the brains of deceased gridiron football players, 99% of tested brains of NFL players, 88% of CFL players, 64% of semi-professional players, 91% of college football players, and 21% of high school football players had various stages of CTE. Players still alive are not able to be tested. [31]
“Football players, coaches and fans are all creatures of habit. Any change in any aspect of the game, like the addition of the Guardian Cap, is going to result in some criticism,” she says.