Is the NFL About to Become Extinct?

June 2, 2012   ·   Roger Light   ·   Jump to comments

Brain injuries are a hot topic in the NFL these days due to the lawsuits brought forward by former NFL players and the efforts made by Roger Goodell to reduce concussions.
Yet it would appear as though most NFL fans don’t want to hear about it and many NFL players prefer not to think about it.
I base this assumption on the many comments I read from fans that believe that worrying about head trauma makes you a wimp. I have also heard the same sentiment countless times from NFL players. But the truth about head trauma is very different.
Here are some important facts:
Over 62,000 concussions are sustained each year in high-school contact sports (University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery). 34% of college football players have had one concussion (University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery). 20% of college football players have had multiple concussions (University of Pittsburgh Department of Neurological Surgery). Suffering a sec...

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