Timeline: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis

The MTBI Committee published a paper on neurosurgery, stressing that the NFL concussion problem is relatively small.

"92% of the players in question resumed practicing within 7 days ... More than half a day the players returned to the stadium in one day, and in most cases the symptoms were obtained in a short time .solved."

The MTBI committee published a thesis on neurosurgery that questioned the discovery of Guskiewicz. The committee says as follows.

"They concluded that [Guskiewicz et al.] May increase the risk of recurrent concussion injury, and in patients with historical concussion history, the possibility that neurogenic recovery will be slower after repeated concussion The result does not support these conclusions. "

The committee also pointed out that although other athletes (such as boxers) can see brain diseases accompanied by head injury, professional football players have no indication of this disease.

The fifth paper by the MTBI Committee in Neurosurgery has raised a controversy. This indicates that the NFL player has evolved into a state that is hard to hurt the brain.

"One of the other processes that may explain some of the differences between NFL players and the public may be considered a manual option Most NFL players are organized from junior high school or high school We will start participating in a football game.MTBI will happen here.In any of these levels of movement there is no doubt that for some reason MTBI is more likely to develop MTBI than others. It is highly likely that you will stop organized football before reaching a professional level.The general population is less susceptible to MTBI and post-concussion syndrome.

The refusal of the alliance: Concussion crisis of the National Football League (Front Line, PBS, 10-11-13) The National Football League is a billions-dollar large company that accounts for the majority of the undisputed national entertainment in the United States. But the NFL was attacked: thousands of former players have claimed that football tried to conceal the way that many players can cause long-term brain injury. What does NFL know and when do you know it? (See Timeline: Concussion Crisis in the National Football League) In a two hour special investigation, FRONTLINE revealed a hidden story of NFL and brain injury.

We emphasize catastrophic effects that may occur in a short period of time. Since it is known that brain damage progresses rapidly, it is important for NFL to respond quickly to this concussion crisis. NFL is the most popular professional sports league in the world: According to Forbes magazine, NFL's revenues last year exceeded $ 9 billion. In spite of this success NFL is confronted with a legitimate threat to brain damage and concussion. NFL is very popular, but they should still be like this.

"The concussion rate of the NFL for the season is rising, according to ESPN, the concussion of the regular season has increased by 58% from 2014 to 2015, and there were 271 concussions in 2015." I later won NFL's solution for health problems. How much money does NFL earn? Do you think they are worried about paying retired NFL players to keep silent about their injuries? There is always an endless cycle between sports organizations and athletes to ensure that the sports industry is not harmed.