The National Football League head injury of the debate

Throughout the past few years, there have been more and more cases of former NFL players (usually on the defensive side of the ball) who have taken their lives due to depression or other things like that. This has often been linked to head trauma. Many former NFL players have been diagnosed with early-onset dementia, and many more have complained of forgetting things, and/or migraines. These injuries are clearly linked to concussions. Decades ago (even one decade ago), concussion tests were iffy. Players who likely had concussions were asked the day of the week, and then put back into the game. Therefore, hundreds of players suffered many serious concussions. A concussion is when the brain violently rams into the inner part of the skull on impact, and a serious one (or many minor ones) can create serious brain damage. Players in the past and present are also subject to losing their jobs if they need to miss even one week (that obviously depends on the caliber of the player), so if they thought they could play with the head injury, they would, and they would often get their brains more seriously injured. Anyway, with the recent deaths, the NFL’s treatment of concussions has gotten better. Concussions are treated more seriously. However, there are still a lot of serious injuries in the NFL, and to limit those Commissioner Roger Goodell will need to ENFORCE stricter rules on hitting. If he does, the exciting part of the NFL for a lot of fans will be diminished. So while many people think it should be a no-brainer to limit injuries, it isn’t quite that simple. Now for both sides.