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The NFL first began to review the subject formally in 1994, then NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue approved the creation of the Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) Committee with the stated goal of studying the effects of concussions and sub-concussive injury in NFL players.
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]
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 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 ...
Concussions are extremely common in football, including in youth, college and professional football. The NFL reported 149 concussions during its 2022 regular season, an 18% increase from 2021 ...
The NFL documented 219 concussions in the 2023 preseason and regular season, up from 213 in 2022. That includes injuries from practices and games. In terms of helmet innovation, biomechanical ...
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]
Minutes of an FA meeting in 1983 indicate it was "aware of the dangers" of concussion in football, say former players.