Watching a documentary about some former player who was found guilty of murdering his mate. Apparently he had brain damage that basically eroded his entire frontal lobe and 3 in every 10 players will get some form of brain damage from playing it.
There’s been a huge amount of publicity over there over the last few years about the links between the sport and brain injuries causing Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders.
There’s been a huge amount of publicity over there over the last few years about the links between the sport and brain injuries causing Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders.
It’s quite weird to think that the stuff a lot of people enjoy - football, American football, rugby, even wrestling - is probably having serious physical and mental ramifications for the people participating in it.
It’s quite weird to think that the stuff a lot of people enjoy - football, American football, rugby, even wrestling - is probably having serious physical and mental ramifications for the people participating in it.
It does mate. But a lot of people are making a lot of money out of it. I’m sure I read that when the link between playing American footy and brain injuries came out the authorities already knew but had been actively concealing it.
