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re: 1 in 4 NFL players have CTE based on study of brains
Posted on 8/25/26 at 2:54 pm to NIH
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Posted on 8/25/26 at 2:54 pm to NIH
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You’re a white male Democrat and want football to end in its current form? Shocker
I never said that. I never even implied that. I swear you frickers are way too comfortable just making shite up.
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Posted on 8/25/26 at 3:16 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
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The latest, previously unreported, was Mercury Morris, the speedy halfback who played eight seasons in the N.F.L., struggled with headaches and drug addiction in retirement, and died in 2024 at age 77.
You know what else can cause symptoms like CTE? Drug use
CTE is absolutely real but not as widespread as is reported
Posted on 8/25/26 at 3:39 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
Curious about it by position. Do the linemen in the trenches have a greater likelihood of developing CTE due to hitting every play? I’ve read before that the frequency of hits plays as much or more of a role as the intensity of the hits.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 5:13 pm to sorantable
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All sports carry a risk of head injury, but American football is on a level all its own. Don’t be obtuse.
The best and most freakishly gifted athletes hitting each other full speed is 100% on a different level, 100% agree.
Football
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Hockey
Posted on 8/25/26 at 5:35 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
This has been necessary.
What is a niggling problem is a lack of comp studies on all 'other' brains:
Some examples:
women of that age who play sports
Men of that age who play other sports
Men of that age who play no sports but exercise a lot
Sedentary folks of both sexes.
Men who engage in martial arts.
What is a niggling problem is a lack of comp studies on all 'other' brains:
Some examples:
women of that age who play sports
Men of that age who play other sports
Men of that age who play no sports but exercise a lot
Sedentary folks of both sexes.
Men who engage in martial arts.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 7:50 pm to real turf fan
I agree that comparative studies would be necessary. But the study did follow scientific protocols. But, what we discuss on here won't matter. Parents who read this study and news reports is what will matter. What pediatricians and other doctors say will matter more than what we discuss on here.
Football is not going away. Boxing and horse racing still exist. They were much more popular 100 years ago. In the 1920s the most popular sports in the US was baseball, boxing, horse racing, and college football.
I don't think football will end, but if I had 10 billion dollars I'd buy a baseball or NBA team instead. The NFL and college football will exist, but we can't expect the best athletes and their parents to continue to play football when other opportunities exist.
Football is not going away. Boxing and horse racing still exist. They were much more popular 100 years ago. In the 1920s the most popular sports in the US was baseball, boxing, horse racing, and college football.
I don't think football will end, but if I had 10 billion dollars I'd buy a baseball or NBA team instead. The NFL and college football will exist, but we can't expect the best athletes and their parents to continue to play football when other opportunities exist.
This post was edited on 8/25/26 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 8/25/26 at 7:54 pm to Marciano1
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Aren't modern helmets with holes and slits all over them, plus only tackling 2 feet below the head, going to solve CTE? This is what I was told.
It's not just blows to head and concussions. The sudden hits and stops in football have an impact on the head. The brain bounces and goes back and forth in your head against your skull when you moving at a high rate of speed and then forced to stop suddenly. Concussions make it worse, but it's more than the concussions, it's your brain moving within your skull.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 8:18 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
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it's more than the concussions, it's your brain moving within your skull.
Very true. It’s not smooth within our skulls. Our skulls have sharp bony ridges.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 10:55 pm to SteveLSU35
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wonder how many of us who played sports, but also were outside kids have CTE. I fell enough times riding bikes, climbing trees, roller blading, let alone playing Football and Lacrosse.
I played football in HS, did the typical rough and tumble kid stuff and even accidentally brained myself with an ice axe while climbing. But the worst I ever got my bell rung was in the fraternity house when I bent over to tie my shoe just as someone came booming through the swinging door.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 11:21 pm to sorantable
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True or false: Football as we know it will not exist in 25 years
False. As long as football is a way to make millions and get out of the hood, it will be widely popular.
Posted on 8/25/26 at 11:42 pm to UnitedFruitCompany
I wonder what the CTE numbers of rugby look like
Posted on 8/26/26 at 12:36 am to Ralph_Wiggum
Maybe I’m a boomer now but does it really matter?
Like 95% of pro athletes have already answered the, “hey you can trade generational wealth but your body is gunna be fricked up” question with a resounding “hell yes”
It’s a risk but one that is probably worth trading for now
Like 95% of pro athletes have already answered the, “hey you can trade generational wealth but your body is gunna be fricked up” question with a resounding “hell yes”
It’s a risk but one that is probably worth trading for now
Posted on 8/26/26 at 7:32 am to Ralph_Wiggum
Wonder how many of them would still play even if they knew what was down the road.
Tony Dorsett says he has lived in the same house for 30 years but can't remember how to get home from the grocery store at times.
Tony Dorsett says he has lived in the same house for 30 years but can't remember how to get home from the grocery store at times.
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