Football Injuries In Concussions

Concussions, a concern to many athletes in high school, college, and pro sports. By definition a concussion is a severe injury to the brain that alters the way it functions and many people die from having one. In a study a total of 167 high school athletes got a concussion playing football, soccer, lacrosse, or cheerleading. The number of concussions has been reduced over the years, but are still a major issue. In pro football people tend to blame the NFL for the concussions, but the players are the real people to blame for this issue. Sure the NFL has ignored some of the advice giving to them for the concussions, but they have used a lot of cash to find a solution for the concussions. The NFL is innocent for the concussions because players ignore the concussion when they get one, risks have always been in sports, and the NFL is currently trying to reduce concussions.

Football players can be injured playing this sport. 60-70 concussions occur every 1000 games/practices. Also over the decades brain disabilitys has occured during football. Finally over 500,000 injures occur annually to american youth players.

In any sport there will be injuries, however with the NFL the risk of getting injured is higher than any other sport. Players in the NFL are likely to get a concussion. It could be the physicality of the sport. Football has a long history with physical contact. To avoid injuries, the NFL has been changing rules and modifying player equipment, for safety. When the NFL was introduced in the 1920's player safety was in the creator's mind; there were only 14 teams, the uniform was made of thick wool, and helmets were not mandatory. The head injuries were gruesome; concussions to cracked skulls were the injuries players would suffer. The injuries became serious enough for the NFL to increase player safety. In 1930's helmets became mandatory. Even though players were able to wear helmets, the helmets were leather, and had no facemask. By the 1950's the NFL was changed, the overtime quarter was born and players were wearing hard plastic helmets. It was not until the 1950's the NFL made the plastic helmets mandatory. Concussions have been a part of the NFL since the beginning of the sport. In August of 2013 the NFL agreed to pay $765 million to settle a lawsuit brought by more than 4,500 players and their families. New York Tim...

I think that the measures the NFL has taken to try and make the sport of football safer is a great advancement in the world of sports. To an athlete, an injury hurts their body as well as their pride. Many players have had a great career and retired with outstanding achievements and trophies to show their success. Some of those same players experienced the effects of their rough NFL career by having problems with their brain and developing brain diseases after their many, literal, head-on collisions. Many players don’t receive severe injuries from one hit; instead, they may experience a compounding of small, minute injuries over a period of time.

There are so many different types of football injuries like concussions upper body parts. Lower limbs like ankle hamstring. Also your knee cap. There is also brain damage that is seriously bad. People have to worry about there body while they play and football can be seriously bad when you get hurt.

Players sometimes get a concussion. 244 concussions in 2016 during pre and the regular season. Concussions are caused by a series of hits. 58% of concussions rose in 2015 in the regular season. Helmets are mandatory for football players, but, sometimes, in the heat of a tackle, the helmet can be dislodged. And, other times, a hard tackle from the back of the knees brings the player down—fast and hard—on his head. The helmet prevents some injury here, but not all of it. According to familyedu.com

“Dying to Play” an article by Kevin Cook, is about stopping concussions in the N.F.L. But anything that involves contact, or physical activity will result in injury. The N.F.L does have many injuries, so does every sport, not just the N.F.L. which is in the spotlight. whats popular in the media tends to get bashed on and criticized. In “Dying to Play”, Cook states that brain injury, is a growing problem in football. Cook starts off saying a player; collided with a teammate and broke his neck. that its a reminder that makes the N.F.L. notice head injuries, are very serious. before that “the N.F.L. donated $30 million to the National Institutes of Health for research on brain injuries” states Cook “Reporting that N.F.L. veterans are more likely to die from brain diseases. Cook informs you over 3,000 players have sued the N.F.L. because they were not informed. but some brains are more resistant to head injuries. Cook states “Dave Duerson was 50 years old when he committed suicide, but didn't damage his brain. so it could be studied, showing signs of C.T.E” (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). Another problem is when a player is concussed, and lie to keep playing the game. Cook Said “ The N.F.L. uses cognitive test to determine a players condition. they are shown 20 words and asked to write down what they remember, its done the same with pictures and put on file. when a player gets hit hard, they take the same test. and compare the results.” and “Some Players cheat, giving wrong answers on the before test. so they can do better when concussed.” Cook thinks they need a more foolproof plan. Cook ends saying “How should we view the donation from the N.F.L to the N.I.H. when $30 million is what four and a half minutes, of commercial time...

Football is a tough sport, as is soccer, hockey, and wrestling, in addition to the other 85 different programs the NCAA has to offer. Student athletes on average have higher grade point averages than their non-athlete counterparts, and being one is a general indicator for overall health and fitness. The added responsibilities of being a student athlete are great ways to prepare for the rigors of life after school. However, parents are starting to take their children out of youth sports, due to concern for one of the biggest health concerns of the past few years: traumatic brain injuries, better known as concussions.

The Effects of Concussions on the NFL For many years the NFL has been considered one of the most painful and dangerous sport played in the United States. But is it too Dangerous? The uprising number of concussions is shocking. NFL analysts survives suggest a 14 percent increase of concussions for the year 2013. Player safety rules have also been implemented into the official rule book. The three main effects that concussions have on the NFL today are big hits, big plays, and the defensive game played today.

Concussions is a serious problem within every level of the game from the little league up to the professional level. Every season on every level of the game a serious collision or even a simple collision caused a concussion.The Center for Disease control reported that concussions in football are an epidemic in the U.S (CBS News). In order for the the center for disease control to come out and report that concussions in football are an epidemic the concussions within the game has to be a serious problem that must be prevented. Not just the NFL, concussions are suffered on every level of the game and the effects it has is just detrimental to their life. During the 2009 college football season Heisman candidate Tim Tebow was dominating the game