concussion
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Tua Tagovailoa Needs To Be Done for the Season After Suffering 3rd Concussion
The Miami Dolphins quarterback is now in the NFL’s concussion protocol for the second time this season.
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QB Tua Tagovailoa Should Retire To Protect His Brain, Concussion Doctor Says
Two scary hits in one week is enough, Bennet Omalu says.
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NFL Owes Former Black Players Millions After “Race-Norming” Retesting
Players left out of concussion settlement will finally get their due
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Late NFL Receiver Demariyus Thomas Had CTE When He Died
The brain disease has been at the center of numerous NFL deaths.
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NFL, Players Agree to End ‘Race Norming’ in $1B Concussion Settlement
The landmark settlement will also revisit prior claims and adjust those findings accordingly.
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Does the NFL's Concussion Settlement Program Discriminate Against Black Players? Clinicians Who Apply the Protocols Seem to Think So
While the NFL maintains that race doesn’t factor into the eligibility requirements of its concussion settlement program, clinicians are coming forward with their concerns that the league’s recommended protocols do in fact discriminate against Black players. According to ABC News and ESPN, when former players file for compensation, they are required to undergo a battery…
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Ga. Teen Wakes From Coma Speaking Fluent Spanish After Severe Concussion
A Georgia teen who survived a near-fatal concussion awoke from a coma speaking fluent Spanish, WSB radio reports. Last month, 16-year-old Reuben Nsemoh was kicked in the head while playing goalie for his travel soccer team, the station reports. The teen suffered a severe concussion, his third concussion in his short life. According to WSB…
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The NFL Is Sociopathic And Racist Trash. But Keep Watching, And Just Know You're Watching Trash
The worst part about the Colin Kaepernick protest situation isn’t the flagrant hypocrisy, colorism, or the stifling of freedom of speech. It’s something a little more matter of fact. Something that I wasn’t truly aware of until this situation garnered mainstream media attention. Apparently, Colin is not a great football player anymore. Who knew? In…
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I Don't Want My Son To Play Football.
The movie Concussion, starring Will Smith and his odd African accent, opens on Christmas Day this year. It’s a movie about a forensic pathologist, Dr. Bennett Omalu, who came to odds with the National Football League (NFL) over his research and study into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which can be the end result of one…