šŸˆ Brain study examined 111 former NFL players; only one didn't have CTE

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"To me, it's very concerning that we have college-level players who have severe CTE who did not go on to play professionally," McKee said. "That means they most likely retired before the age of 25 and we still are seeing in some of those individuals very severe repercussions."
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How can the NCAA keep justifying not playing players when the health risks are becoming more and more evident?

I think we will see a consolidation of power conferences/teams comprised of the best talent that the NFL will assert more control over. This top tier of football programs will be eligible for compensation. And the health risk argument will be used by authorities to treat men's football differently from all other college sports.

Thoughts?
 
musso said:
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How can the NCAA keep justifying not playing players when the health risks are becoming more and more evident?

I think we will see a consolidation of power conferences/teams comprised of the best talent that the NFL will assert more control over. This top tier of football programs will be eligible for compensation. And the health risk argument will be used by authorities to treat men's football differently from all other college sports.

Thoughts?
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No. Because no one is smart enough to pay these guys without making college football more corrupt in recruiting than it is.
Players will simply be going to the highest bidder.
 
musso said:
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How can the NCAA keep justifying not playing players when the health risks are becoming more and more evident?

I think we will see a consolidation of power conferences/teams comprised of the best talent that the NFL will assert more control over. This top tier of football programs will be eligible for compensation. And the health risk argument will be used by authorities to treat men's football differently from all other college sports.

Thoughts?
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I would be interested to see the how many non football players, just random 100 guys would test to having CTE based on the same parimeters as this study. I have seen hundreds of biased studies that have rules that skew the information in a direction that they want.

Anything study that comes up with 99% success rate is questionable in my view.
 
Paying players has nothing to do with it. If they paid players due to the risk, it opens up a ton of lawsuits and future lawsuits. The lawsuits would include the NCAA as well as the schools. If this happened, goodbye football.
 
While the numbers for NFL players were staggering, the numbers at just the HS level was pretty scary as well. My son is entering the 10th grade and plays TE/LB. He has already suffered 2 concussions since the 7th grade, 1 in football and the 2nd one in soccer, while wearing the halo band. I didn't push him to play and I won't push him not to play.
 
Destiny's Child said:
I would be interested to see the how many non football players, just random 100 guys would test to having CTE based on the same parimeters as this study. I have seen hundreds of biased studies that have rules that skew the information in a direction that they want.

Anything study that comes up with 99% success rate is questionable in my view.
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One of the articles on this mentioned that the study acknowledges it's not a true sample. The vast majority of those sampled were provided by families because of suspected CTE issues, such as depression, suicide or other issues. It's almost like in a study of smokers who had lung cancer, almost every one had lung cancer. It's certainly an issue, but not for 99 percent of pro players.

RTR,

Tim
 
It Takes Eleven said:
One of the articles on this mentioned that the study acknowledges it's not a true sample. The vast majority of those sampled were provided by families because of suspected CTE issues, such as depression, suicide or other issues. It's almost like in a study of smokers who had lung cancer, almost every one had lung cancer. It's certainly an issue, but not for 99 percent of pro players.

RTR,

Tim
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This is true. Why would you donate to science without the distinct possibility that there has been damage? I hope parents are taking the time to understand what these statistics are really saying.
 
The tough part about CTE is that it can't be diagnosed until after you're dead. Therefore, there's no way to treat it. While the study does provide some staggering statistics, it isn't representative of the general football playing population. The majority of the research subjects were also "older" and weren't involved in the changes (limited contact, helmet improvements, concussion protocols) that have taken place more recently.
 
OldPlayer said:
The tough part about CTE is that it can't be diagnosed until after you're dead. Therefore, there's no way to treat it. While the study does provide some staggering statistics, it isn't representative of the general football playing population. The majority of the research subjects were also "older" and weren't involved in the changes (limited contact, helmet improvements, concussion protocols) that have taken place more recently.
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I wonder what some players who, to the best of my knowledge, didn't exhibit symptoms that might indicate CTE, and then went on to be very successful outside of football. Roger Staubach comes to mind. He retired due to concussions, but when on to be extremely successful in business if I recall.
 
It Takes Eleven said:
I wonder what some players who, to the best of my knowledge, didn't exhibit symptoms that might indicate CTE, and then went on to be very successful outside of football. Roger Staubach comes to mind. He retired due to concussions, but when on to be extremely successful in business if I recall.
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He created and ran a successful real estate business. But does anybody know his current health status? I met him several years ago and he seemed to be much older than he was. Since CTE can't be diagnosed until you're dead, we'll just have to wait and see how his condition is when he passes and if CTE was a cause.
 
The Ravens' John Urschel, only 26, retired today (or it was announced today). The official reason is that he is going to MIT to pursue a higher degree in math. Okay, he's smart! I think he has an alternative motive though... All this ^^^. Again, pretty smart.
 
bama alum said:
The Ravens' John Urschel, only 26, retired today (or it was announced today). The official reason is that he is going to MIT to pursue a higher degree in math. Okay, he's smart! I think he has an alternative motive though... All this ^^^. Again, pretty smart.
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Most pro players are finished with football before 30. Math is forever. The way a lot of college kids totally ignore an education just staring them in the snout, you would think it was the other way around.
 
TUSKstuff said:
Most pro players are finished with football before 30. Math is forever. The way a lot of college kids totally ignore an education just staring them in the snout, you would think it was the other way around.
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Gregg Carr is another example. Four year starter at aubrun, played for the Steelers for four years, went to med school and is a successful surgeon in Birmingham. He scoped my Dad's shoulder, knees and did a replacement on one knee, and did some small procedures for my Mom. Heck of a nice guy.
 

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