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Each year of playing tackle football increases a player's risk of developing CTE by 30 percent. [32] Family members and friends frequently struggle to try and provide care for former players with CTE, [ 33 ] [ 34 ] while the NFL has been criticized for not following through on its limited promises [ 35 ] and not using basic tests to identify ...
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 ...
A 2013 study by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that, despite knowing the risk of serious injury from continuing to play with a concussion, half of high school football players would still play if they had a headache from an injury sustained on the field. Researchers surveyed 120 high school football players.
A football player from Advance Prep Academy lies on the ground after getting hurt during a game against Roseville Athletic Academy at Auburndale High School on Oct. 27, 2024 in Auburndale, Fl.
Another season of NFL football kicks off this week, and player safety remains a concern. Two preseason games were suspended last month after players sustained frightening injuries. Despite the ...
Christopher Garcia, a junior at South East High School in LA, was injured during a tackle in an Aug. 23 game. He died this week from a brain injury.
Darryl Floyd Stingley (September 18, 1951 – April 5, 2007) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). His career was ended at age 26 by an on-field spinal cord injury. He died from heart disease and pneumonia complicated by ...
My thoughts in a nutshell: Football's a violent game; players get hurt. On Monday, I compared the 13 listed by Tech to the numbers currently reported by NFL teams. Only 12 of the 32 NFL teams had ...