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During Week 3 of the 2022 NFL season, Tagovailoa sustained his first controversial head injury in a game against the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on September 25, 2022. Following a roughing the passer penalty by Bills linebacker Matt Milano , Tagovailoa exhibited signs of ataxia , displaying impaired muscle control after his head struck ...
In comparison, a 2018 BU study of the general population found one CTE case in 164 autopsies, and that one person with CTE had played college football. [1] The NFL acknowledged a link between playing American football and being diagnosed with CTE in 2016, after denying such a link for over a decade and arguing that players' symptoms had other ...
The 2024 NFL regular season is about to roll into its final act, as the completion of Week 12 will mark the point at which this year's campaign is two-thirds complete. The weekend will also mark ...
The NFL in 2016 acknowledged a link between football and CTE, and the league agreed to settle thousands of player lawsuits over head injuries for $765 million in 2013.
The NFL has taken measures to help prevent CTE. In December 2009, the NFL changed its rules for the assessment of concussions and return to play after a possible head injury. [34] The number of full-contact practice sessions teams run has been reduced, based on the 2011 collective bargaining agreement. [clarification needed] [35]
NFL teams – or at least the 30 not on a bye – have one last chance to make a major statement before the season reaches its midway point. The completion of Week 9 can prompt some eye-opening ...
The NFL responded to these results by claiming the study was incomplete. [26] On September 30, 2014, researchers with Boston University announced that in autopsies of 79 brains of former NFL players, 76 had tested positive for CTE. [27] As of January 2017, that number had grown to 90 out of 94. [28]
Week 3 in the NFL will undoubtedly feature some major twists between the start of Sunday and the end of the "Monday Night Football" doubleheader.