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University of Central Florida

2017

Arete, Sport and Society, American Sport History, Football, NFL, Alternative facts, Concussions, CTE, TAU, Brain damage, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Suicide, McKee Study

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Concussions And Football, Richard C. Crepeau Aug 2017

Concussions And Football, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

It is a story that won’t go away. No matter how much many people would like it to, it will not. For several decades now the issue of concussions has been discussed, debated, lied about, and studied. The scientific studies, except those paid for by the National Football League and done by NFL employees, have shown some correlation and/or connection between head trauma, various symptoms of brain dysfunction, and football.