Talk:Concussions in American football

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There are also theorized research that suggest early CTE might result from damaged blood vessels within the brain. That could trigger brain inflammation and, eventually, the development of proteins such and tau believed to play a key role in CTE. This hypothesis was tested on adult mice; the researchers state that their brains possess similar attributes to that of human brains. Using a special device, the mice were given precise impacts that would lead to mild brain traumas similar to what an athlete would suffer in contact sports. The mice, whose brains were scanned using a specialized MRI, immediately showed changes to the electrical functions of their brains. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wally8740 (talk • contribs) 12:16, 4 December 2018 (UTC) The NFL has paid nearly $1 billion in settlements from claims alleging long-term injuries from repeated blows to the head. Courts have examined these claims using a "Trigger" process. This trigger process includes 4 triggers: The "exposure" trigger, the "manifestation" trigger, the "injury-in-fact" trigger, and the "continuous" trigger. Reiter, Thomas M., and Lucas J. Tanglen. "CONCUSSIONS AND COVERAGE: INSURANCE FOR CLAIMS ALLEGING LONG-TERM BRAIN INJURIES, INCLUDING CTE." The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Fall 2017, p. 3+. Academic OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com.ezproxy.jccc.edu/apps/doc/A538725148/AONE?u=jcl_jccc&sid=AONE&xid=30b67d72. Accessed 29 Nov. 2018. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wally8740 (talk • contribs) 00:57, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

A study conducted from 2010-2104 showed that of the 529 million emergency room visits; 819,000 were contact sport related. This accounted for 0.15% of all emergency visits. This number although small, may effect and cause ramifications in the American healthcare system. Theses figures are represented with nearly 80-90% of that of the youth population {ages 7-18). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wally8740 (talk • contribs) 00:31, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

Based on recent new blood tests; evidence is revealing no change in blood plasma tau and serum neurofilament light concentrations following sport related concussions. However these did rise in more severe concussion sport related injuries. This can can potentially suggest that a new blood test be developed and help aid in identifying the severity of concussion, and assist in concussion protocols.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wally8740 (talk • contribs) 00:19, 30 November 2018 (UTC) 

According to the Boston University CTE Center, CTE is a brain degenerative disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with history of repetitive brain trauma. Although CTE is highly controversial and misunderstood; it is believed that a protein called Tau forms clumps that slowly spread throughout the brain, killing brain cells.

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Sentence fragment

I just cut this sentence fragment out because I don't know the subject well enough to infer its proper context. Could someone please reintegrate as a fully formed sentence or as a temporal clause in another?

"In 2009, days after Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis went down with a concussion."

— ^[dave] cardiff | _chestnut — 17:21, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

I think I just read that out of the source and accidentally added it in, or I probably had a sentence for it, but then my mind went to other points in the page. You can just remove it. I honestly do not know where the sentence applies anymore. ZappaOMati 17:47, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Happens to me all the time, too. — ^[dave] cardiff | _chestnut — 17:48, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

I feel that revisions such as this are important for overall credibility for the author and the revision was needed in order to help the audience believe deeply in the research that was done.

Statistics

According to the Sports Concussion Institute, last year alone there were 3.8 million concussions in the United States. Fewer than ten percent of these people went unconscious and seventy eight percent of the 3.8 million concussions occurred during a game rather than practice. Studies say that women are twice as likely to get a concussion as males. Five to ten percent of athletes sustain a concussion a year. Football has the most common concussion risk for males and soccer has the most common concussion risk for females. About forty seven percent of players that receive a concussion do not report the symptoms so they can stay in the game.

All of the statistics above were from all levels of sports, professional and below. Last year in the NFL there were 128 concussions through the first fourteen weeks of the season. That is an increase of 34 concussions through week fourteen from the year before. In the college level there was a jump from twenty three concussions to forty two in just one year. The high school level experiences the most shocking amount. There are nearly 300,000 concussions a year in high school football. Given there are a lot more teams and a lot more games but that is a lot of injuries to the brain. There are possibly more since there are a lot of concussions that go unnoticed. There were only about 200,000 concussions last year so that is a giant increase Tjacobs707 14:21, 19 April 2013

Recovery Section

I have begun writing a section for this article focusing on a recovery effort for players with traumatic brain damage. I have found studies showing that with a healthy diet, exercise, and proper treatment, brain ailments can be reduced or improved. BigRedChiefs12 (talk) 01:01, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

BigRedChiefs12 Be aware that per WP:MEDRS WP:PRIMARY studies are generally not acceptable for making claims about medical topics. So it would need to be a secondary study. As this is a relatively new field of research, I am not sure that there are any. However, if individual stories have been covered by reliable sources, we could post about individual successes and failures at rehabilitation (assuming we can otherwise meet WP:BLP of course. Also, unless those studies were specifically in the context of football related brain injury, discussing them in this article would be WP:OR or WP:SYNTHGaijin42 (talk) 01:37, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

1.2 Kansas City Chiefs Concussion Litigation

5 Former Chiefs have filed a lawsuit against the Kansas City Chiefs individually. A law that expires at the end of this year; allows only in the state of Missouri, players be able to sue the team, because of a lack of a collective bargaining agreement. If a CBA were present they wouldn't be able to sue the team individually. BigRedChiefs12 (talk) 17:50, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

I would like to propose an edit the Kansas City Chiefs Concussion Litigation section, concerning the death of Javon Belcher and the lawsuits that have been filed by his family members.

• The following is the works cited with the suggested addition to follow, <Delsohn, Steve. "OTL: Belcher's Brain Had CTE Signs." Editorial. Http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/11612386/jovan-belcher-brain-showed-signs-cte-doctor-says-report. ESPN, 30 Sept. 2014. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.>

• On December 1st, 2012, Jovan Belcher, current member of the Kansas City Chiefs, shot and killed his fiancee, Kassandra Perkins, before committing suicide in the Arrowhead practice facility parking lot. On behalf of Belcher’s and Perkin’s daughter, lawyers have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chiefs. Belcher’s mother has filed a similar suit accusing the Chiefs of ignoring Belcher’s cries for help as he complained of concussion like symptoms. The first occurrence came against Jacksonville in 2009 where Belcher was knocked unconscious and failed to receive adequate treatment. The second occurrence was against the Bengals in November 2012.The lawsuits allege, Belcher "suffered what should have been recognized as an acute concussion." However, one lawsuit continues, "despite exhibiting obvious symptoms, Decedent was never removed from play for evaluation and recovery." The lawsuits also claims Belcher exhibited signs of CTE, including changes in his mood and behavior.

• On September 30th, 2014, it was announced that the brain of former Kansas City Chiefs player, Javon Belcher, contained neurofibrillary tangles of tau protein; which is associated with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. The tangles were distributed throughout Belcher's hippocampus, an area of the brain involved with memory, learning and emotion. If the findings of CTE come to be true, Belcher’s daughter and mother are eligible for up to $4 million under the National Football League’s current Collective Bargaining Agreement. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hometown80 (talk • contribs) 02:10, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

Proposing edits to "Concussions in National Football League" section

Hello, I've been working on behalf of the National Football League Players Association to suggest improvements to several football-related Wikipedia articles. I've been asked to look at this article since it has recently undergone major edits and because the subject is still evolving. There are a number of improvements I'd like to make to this article, so rather than posting them all at once, I'm just doing a subset of them here. I'll be back in the future with a few more requests, once these have been discussed.

To start, I'd like to propose four edits to the Concussions in the National Football League section, which I will list below. Because of my financial COI, I won't make any of these edits myself. I'm hoping other editors will review these suggestions and then implement them if they seem okay.

• In the first paragraph of the section, I'd like to suggest we remove the phrase "and other organizations." There isn't a source and there is no indication of who these other organizations are. Alternatively, if any editors have information to clarify this, perhaps we can make that phrase more specific and add a citation.

• The second sentence also lacks a source and contains an incorrect year. According to this New York Times article, the NFL acknowledged CTE for the first time at the end of December, 2009, not 2013 as it currently states. I'd like to suggest we change the year in this sentence from "by 2013" to "by 2010" and use the above article for the citation. Here's the markup for the reference:

<ref name=SchwarzDec09>{{cite news |last=Schwarz |first=Alan |date=20 December 2009 |title=N.F.L. Acknowledges Long-Term Concussion Effects |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/sports/football/21concussions.html?pagewanted=all |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref>

• Previous versions of the article also contained information about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's testimony before Congress in October 2009 and subsequent policy changes. This has been removed, but I believe it is still important to include as it was the catalyst for the NFL's revised concussion policy. I've edited the paragraph as it appeared previously and included new sources. Hopefully, the revised language and citations will fix any issues editors had about the information.

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In October 2009, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL Concussion Committee were called before Congress to defend their policies against allegations of neglect. Goodell provided testimony, but was unable to answer many questions, as none of the primary authors of the league’s research, Dr. Ira Casso, David Viano, or Dr. Elliot Pellman were present. As a result of this incident and pressure from the NFL Players Association, The NFL released a comprehensive overhaul of the league concussion policy in November and December of 2009. The policy expanded the list of symptoms that would prevent a player from returning to a game or practice on the same day their injury occurred.

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In October 2009, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL Concussion Committee were called before Congress to defend their policies against allegations of neglect.<ref name=ESPN09>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Conyers wants review of all data |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4601966 |newspaper=[[ESPN]] |date=28 October 2009 |accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=Schwarz09>{{cite news |last=Schwarz |first=Alan |date=28 October 2009 |title=N.F.L. Scolded Over Injuries to Its Players |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/sports/football/29hearing.html?_r=1& |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref> Goodell provided testimony, but was unable to answer many questions, as none of the primary authors of the league’s research, Dr. Ira Casso, David Viano, or Dr. Elliot Pellman were present.<ref name=ESPN09/><ref name=Schwarz09/> As a result of this incident and pressure from the NFL Players Association, The NFL released a comprehensive overhaul of the league concussion policy in November and December of 2009.<ref name=Neale09>{{cite news |last=Neale |first=Todd |date=5 December 2009 |title=NFL Institutes New Concussion Policy |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Health/MindMoodNews/nfl-institutes-concussion-policy/story?id=9251126 |newspaper=[[ABC News]] |accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref> The policy expanded the list of symptoms that would prevent a player from returning to a game or practice on the same day their injury occurred.<ref name=Neale09/><ref name=Storrs09>{{cite news |last=Storrs |first=Carina |date=27 November 2009 |title=NFL gains yards in its treatment of players’ head injuries|url=http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2009/11/27/nfl-gains-yards-in-its-treatment-of-players-head-injuries/ |newspaper=[[Scientific American]] |accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=Farmer>{{cite news |last=Farmer |first=Sam |date=11 September 2010 |title=NFL is taking the long-term impact of concussions seriously|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/11/sports/la-sp-nfl-concussions-20100912 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref>

If editors are okay with adding this paragraph back into the article, my suggestion would be to insert it prior to the paragraph that begins, "With continued pressure to protect players..."

• Finally, I'd like to propose one additional rewrite and new source further down in the section. I think the discussion of the HITS system should include description of what the technology is and clarify that it is not currently being used. If editors agree, I'd like to suggest adding in an additional sentence and source. The entire section about HITS would then read:

Suggested HITS language

According to an Outside the Lines report, the head impact telemetry system (HITS) was in question by the League, although Dr. University, a professor at the University of North Carolina, said the system is functional. The technology could detect and measure the impact of blows to the head in real time during a game, but no such measurement exists in the league at this time. Former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and current NBC Sports analyst Hines Ward stated the use of the system would be "opening a Pandora's Box," and that the data recorded by the system could be used by team owners to give players lower salaries.

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:According to an Outside the Lines report, the head impact telemetry system (HITS) was in question by the League, although Dr. University, a professor at the University of North Carolina, said the system is functional.<ref name=HITS /> The technology could detect and measure the impact of blows to the head in real time during a game, but no such measurement exists in the league at this time<ref name=ESPN12>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=OTL: Football At A Crossroads: The Hit System |url=http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8085758 |newspaper=[[ESPN]] |date=22 June 2012 |accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref>. Former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and current NBC Sports analyst Hines Ward stated the use of the system would be "opening a Pandora's Box," and that the data recorded by the system could be used by team owners to give players lower salaries.<ref name=HITS />

Let me know if there are any questions or comments about these requested changes. As I noted above, I'll have some more notes in the future, but I'd rather get through these first. Thanks! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 18:20, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

 Done ZappaOMati 01:08, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Hey Zappa, thanks so much for taking a look at this, and making those changes! I'm wondering what you think about the other two suggestions (which I've copied below)—any thoughts about them?

• The second sentence in this section also lacks a source and contains an incorrect year. According to this New York Times article, the NFL acknowledged CTE for the first time at the end of December, 2009, not 2013 as it currently states. I'd like to suggest we change the year in this sentence from "by 2013" to "by 2010" and use the above article for the citation. Here's the markup for the reference:

<ref name=SchwarzDec09>{{cite news |last=Schwarz |first=Alan |date=20 December 2009 |title=N.F.L. Acknowledges Long-Term Concussion Effects |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/sports/football/21concussions.html?pagewanted=all |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref>

• I'd like to propose one additional rewrite and new source further down in the section. I think the discussion of the HITS system should include description of what the technology is and clarify that it is not currently being used. If editors agree, I'd like to suggest adding in an additional sentence and source. The entire section about HITS would then read:

Suggested HITS language

According to an Outside the Lines report, the head impact telemetry system (HITS) was in question by the League, although Dr. University, a professor at the University of North Carolina, said the system is functional. The technology could detect and measure the impact of blows to the head in real time during a game, but no such measurement exists in the league at this time. Former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and current NBC Sports analyst Hines Ward stated the use of the system would be "opening a Pandora's Box," and that the data recorded by the system could be used by team owners to give players lower salaries.

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:According to an Outside the Lines report, the head impact telemetry system (HITS) was in question by the League, although Dr. University, a professor at the University of North Carolina, said the system is functional.<ref name=HITS /> The technology could detect and measure the impact of blows to the head in real time during a game, but no such measurement exists in the league at this time<ref name=ESPN12>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=OTL: Football At A Crossroads: The Hit System |url=http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8085758 |newspaper=[[ESPN]] |date=22 June 2012 |accessdate=6 January 2014}}</ref>. Former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver and current NBC Sports analyst Hines Ward stated the use of the system would be "opening a Pandora's Box," and that the data recorded by the system could be used by team owners to give players lower salaries.<ref name=HITS />

Curious on your thoughts about here, and thanks again for your help! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 14:50, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

Looks good to me... I've gone ahead and added it. Toa Nidhiki05 02:14, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

This is  Done! Thank you! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 21:10, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

One very important aspect of this section is the organization of the paragraphs. I feel that HITS section should be elaborated on before giving further information. As well as some of the statistics and years of examples being incorrect. I feel that if these aspects of the article were changed it would be a more compelling argument.

Proposing edits to Prevention Efforts section

Hi again. As noted above, I've been working on improving this article on behalf of the National Football League Players Association. I have some notes on the Prevention Efforts section that I'd like to present for discussion. I've reworked the section, incorporating my suggestions, but here's a breakdown of what I've changed:

• First, I'd like to propose deleting the following sentences from the section:

"While companies related to sports have taken action in combating concussions, the rest of the country has tried to do their part as well. The country has gotten Congress to make sure that there are public-service announcements on head injuries and their detrimental effects. Also, the NFL is now meeting with the brain injuries committee to improve the situation."

These statements do not refer to any specific events or provide any new facts. They are also unsourced (there is one reference, but it links to a library login page). If any editors would like to leave the information intact, perhaps the wording and citations can be updated.

• Second, I'm requesting the phrase "but the NFL Players Association ultimately blocked its use" be removed from the sentence about the planned use of HITS in 2010. Based on the citation, the information that would support this statement was provided third-hand by an unnamed source. Since there is no verification of the NFLPA blocking the HITS system beyond rumor, I would like to suggest instead stating: "but it was ultimately not used."

• Finally, I made a few minor copy edits for clarity. The entire section with all mentioned updates appears below.

Suggested language for Prevention Efforts

Prevention efforts

Numerous efforts have been attempted to prevent concussions, such as a device created by Schutt Sports during the Arena Football League's 2008 season known as the "Shockometer"—a triangle-shaped object with adhesive on its side that sticks to players' helmets. When a player gets hit by a g-force which exceeds 98, a capsule with a green light in it will change to a red light. Doctors have determined that a g-force of approximately 100 will increase the risk of a concussion, even though a quarterback that gets sacked would normally register a g-force of 150 g. A possible flaw to the Shockometer is that fan activity could accidentally trigger the device. Riddell created the Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS) and Sideline Response System (SRS) to help record the frequency and severity of player impacts during practices and games. Every HITS helmet features MX Encoders, which would automatically record every hit. Eight NFL teams had planned to use the system in the 2010 season, but it was ultimately not used. In 2013, Reebok developed the Head Impact Indicator, which is a quarter-sized device placed on a player's skull, which activates a red/yellow light if the player is hit too hard. Similarly to Reebok's Impact Indicator, Battle Sport Science has released the Impact Indicator 2.0. The Impact Indicator 2.0 looks to increase long-term brain safety for all those who play football.

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==Prevention efforts== Numerous efforts have been attempted to prevent concussions, such as a device created by [[Schutt Sports]] during the [[Arena Football League]]'s 2008 season known as the "Shockometer"—a triangle-shaped object with adhesive on its side that sticks to players' helmets. When a player gets hit by a [[g-force]] which exceeds 98, a capsule with a green light in it will change to a red light. Doctors have determined that a g-force of approximately 100 will increase the risk of a concussion, even though a quarterback that gets sacked would normally register a g-force of 150 g. A possible flaw to the Shockometer is that fan activity could accidentally trigger the device.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-03-06/sports/arena06_1_schutt-rossi-players|title=AFL to test device designed to warn of possible concussions|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=2008-03-06|accessdate=2012-06-27}}</ref> [[Riddell]] created the Head Impact Telemetry System (HITS) and Sideline Response System (SRS) to help record the frequency and severity of player impacts during practices and games. Every HITS helmet features MX Encoders, which would automatically record every hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riddell.com/innovation/hits-technology/|title=HITS™ Technology|publisher=Riddell|accessdate=2012-06-26}}</ref> Eight NFL teams had planned to use the system in the {{NFL Year|2010}} season, but it was ultimately not used.<ref name=HITS>{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/24/failure-to-use-hit-system-exposes-league-to-future-concussion-liability/|title=Failure to use HIT system exposes league to future concussion liability|publisher=Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com|date=June 24, 2012|accessdate=2012-06-26}}</ref> In 2013, [[Reebok]] developed the Head Impact Indicator, which is a [[quarter (United States coin)|quarter]]-sized device placed on a player's skull, which activates a red/yellow light if the player is hit too hard.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bradley|first=Bill|url=http://www.nflevolution.com/article/Titans-QB-Hasselbeck-helps-Reebok-promote-Impact-Indicator?ref=3862|title=Titans QB Hasselbeck helps Reebok promote Impact Indicator|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=2013-01-10|accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> Similarly to Reebok's Impact Indicator, Battle Sport Science has released the Impact Indicator 2.0. The Impact Indicator 2.0 looks to increase long-term brain safety for all those who play football.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldman|first=Tom|title=Can That Mouth Guard Really Prevent a Concussion?|url=http://m.npr.org/story/141074175|accessdate=2013-11-14}}</ref>

I'm currently looking into other sections and will be back with more notes soon. In the meantime, I hope editors here can look through these requests and move the updated language to the article. Let me know if there are any questions or comments. Cheers! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 18:16, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

I agree, the sections you want to delete need to go. I don't think they are written very neutrally or in an encyclopedic manner, so I've removed them. I've also added the other ones, they seem fine to me. Toa Nidhiki05 19:21, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

A few more suggestions

Hi, I'm back with another round of edits for this article. This time, I've focused on the Federal NFL Concussion Litigation section. There is also one minor suggestion for the article's introduction.

• For the article's introduction, what are other editors' thoughts about transposing part of the second sentence so that CTE falls under possible effects? It would then read: "Concussions and other types of play-related traumatic brain injuries had been proposed as a major cause of player suicides and other symptoms after retirement including memory loss, depression and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)."

• In the Litigation section, I've worked on improving the 6th and 7th paragraphs, which follow information about player suicides. My proposed new version is below.

Suggested language

The autopsy results following these players' suicides heightened existing concerns regarding the connection between player deaths and concussions. Neurosurgeon Julian Bailes has identified CTE in the autopsies of players Mike Webster, Terry Long, Justin Strzelczyk, Andre Waters, and Chris Henry. One of the difficult issues facing doctors is attempting to identify mental health effects from concussions during the lives of former players rather than after their deaths.

In April 2012, a group of former Dallas Cowboys—including Pro Football Hall of Fame players Randy White, Bob Lilly, and Rayfield Wright (among other retired players from around the league)—filed a lawsuit against the NFL, again accusing it of ignoring a link between concussions and brain injury.

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The autopsy results following these players' suicides heightened existing concerns regarding the connection between player deaths and concussions. Neurosurgeon Julian Bailes has identified CTE in the autopsies of players [[Mike Webster]], [[Terry Long (American football)|Terry Long]], [[Justin Strzelczyk]], [[Andre Waters]], and [[Chris Henry (wide receiver)|Chris Henry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/05/neurosurgeon-junior-seaus-death-fuels-concussion-concerns/1#.T7RHJ1LjwnI|work=USA Today|title=Neurosurgeon: Junior Seau's death fuels concussion concerns|date=2012-05-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Habib|first=Hal|url=http://www.canada.com/sports/football/nfl/Seau+death+heightens+concerns+over+concussions/6584370/story.html|title=Seau's death heightens concerns over concussions|publisher=Canada.com|date=2012-05-08|accessdate=2012-06-27}}</ref> One of the difficult issues facing doctors is attempting to identify mental health effects from concussions during the lives of former players rather than after their deaths.<ref name=ESPNMay12>{{cite news |title=Junior Seau dies at 43 |author= |url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7882750/junior-seau-former-san-diego-charger-found-dead- |work=[[ESPN]] |date=May 2, 2012 |accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref> In April 2012, a group of former [[Dallas Cowboys]]—including [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] players [[Randy White (American football)|Randy White]], [[Bob Lilly]], and [[Rayfield Wright]] (among other retired players from around the league)—filed a lawsuit against the NFL, again accusing it of ignoring a link between concussions and brain injury.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/7851511/dallas-cowboy-greats-file-concussion-suit-nfl Ex-Cowboys sue over concussions], ESPN, Associated Press, April 24, 2012.</ref>

• I'd also like to suggest expanding the 9th paragraph of the section to include further information about new concussions protocol put into place during the 2013-14 season. A draft with this inclusion is below.

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After quarterbacks Jay Cutler, Michael Vick and Alex Smith sustained concussions in Week 10 of the 2012 season, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) reiterated their plans to have independent neurologists on the sidelines at every game. The 2013-14 NFL season involved an independent neurological consultant per team on the sideline of every game. Concussion guidelines released by the NFL in 2013, mandated a four-stage protocol for concussions, including examinations, treatment and monitoring prior to a return to play. In March 2013, the League proposed a rule to reduce concussions by making it illegal for a ball carrier or tackler to "initiate forcible contact by delivering a blow with the top crown of his helmet against an opponent when both players are clearly outside of the tackle box." However, the proposal was met with criticism from players like running backs Matt Forte, Emmitt Smith and Marshall Faulk.

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After quarterbacks [[Jay Cutler (American football)|Jay Cutler]], [[Michael Vick]] and [[Alex Smith]] sustained concussions in Week 10 of the 2012 season, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) reiterated their plans to have independent neurologists on the sidelines at every game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Breer|first=Albert|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000095951/article/nflpa-plans-to-reiterate-desire-to-have-neurologists-at-games|title=NFLPA plans to reiterate desire to have neurologists at games|work=[[National Football League]]|date=2012-11-16|accessdate=2012-11-16}}</ref> The 2013-14 NFL season involved an independent neurological consultant per team on the sideline of every game.<ref name=Bradley13>{{cite news |title=Independent concussion specialists ready to work NFL sidelines |author=Bill Bradley |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000237739/article/independent-concussion-specialists-ready-to-work-nfl-sidelines |work=[[NFL.com]] |date=September 3, 2013 |accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref> Concussion guidelines released by the NFL in 2013, mandated a four-stage protocol for concussions, including examinations, treatment and monitoring prior to a return to play.<ref name=BradleyOct13>{{cite news |title=NFL's 2013 protocol for players with concussions |author=Bill Bradley |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000253716/article/nfls-2013-protocol-for-players-with-concussions |work=[[NFL.com]] |date=October 1, 2013 |accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Weinfuss13>{{cite news |title=What exactly is the concussion protocol? |author=Josh Weinfuss |url=http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/108223/what-exactly-is-the-concussion-protocol |work=[[ESPN]] |date=December 20, 2013 |accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name=NFLEvolution14>{{cite web |url=http://www.nflevolution.com/article/head,-neck-and-spine-committee-provides-protocol?ref=0ap2000000254030 |title=Head, Neck and Spine Committee provides protocol |author= |date=January 6, 2014 |work=[[NFLEvolution.com]] |accessdate=February 28, 2014}}</ref> In March 2013, the League proposed a rule to reduce concussions by making it illegal for a ball carrier or tackler to "initiate forcible contact by delivering a blow with the top crown of his helmet against an opponent when both players are clearly outside of the tackle box." However, the proposal was met with criticism from players like running backs [[Matt Forte]], [[Emmitt Smith]] and [[Marshall Faulk]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Matt-Forte-calls-proposed-new-rule-absurd/c120925a-70ee-44b5-8adb-e974e44af1b1|title=Matt Forte calls proposed new rule absurd|publisher=[[Chicago Bears]]|date=2013-03-18|accessdate=2013-03-18}}</ref>

• I'd like to note that missing from the new paragraph above is the sentence about GE and the NFL's partnership on concussion-prevention technology. I would like to suggest this information be moved down to the Prevention efforts section. I've pulled the sentence out with its markup below.

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On February 3, 2013, the NFL and [[General Electric]] partnered on a five-year, $50 million project to develop technology to predict brain injuries, show injury severity and the rate of recovery, and to create more protective material.<ref>{{cite web|last=Copeland|first=Kareem|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000134554/article/report-nfl-partners-with-ge-for-concussion-research|title=Report: NFL partners with GE for concussion research|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=2013-02-03|accessdate=2013-02-03}}</ref>

Please let me know if there are any comments or questions about these requests. If the changes seem ok, I'd appreciate if another editor could move them to the article. Cheers! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 15:29, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

I've checked over all of these changes and they look good! They have been added to the main page (with a very minor copyedit). Toa Nidhiki05 13:12, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Hey Toa—thanks for this! Everything looks good, except it looks like we now have a duplicate sentence in the introduction, where I was hoping my suggestion would replace one that's already there. Do you think you could delete the old version of the sentence? Thanks again! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 13:20, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Toa! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 17:44, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

National Football League concussion committee

Could interested editors take a look at the newly-created article National Football League concussion committee? It seems like it would replicate some of the stuff done here, if expanded.__ E L A Q U E A T E 01:28, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Screening procedures

This section has problems with it's implementation, it may be overly long or unnecessarily detailed concerning recent technology and any proven efficacy, and it reads rather unencyclopedic, mawkish or even smacks of promotion or advertisement. I am unsure whether to go with {{DUBIOUS}} or {{NPOV}}. Not to mention the FDA smack-down and their backdown on materials through their website.

The section needs a rewrite from third-party sources to it's not so promotional in nature and presentation. --Ronz (talk) 16:37, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

I expect there is a more relevant Wikipedia article for this content, and instead this article should just summarize. --Ronz (talk) 16:49, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

Proposing to Add New Information on Settlement and Concussion Protocols

I think maybe adding a few paragraphs at the end of the section to update what has been going on with this settlement recently. For example, July 2014, a federal judge upped the settlement amount to $1 billion, and now there is a discussion of blocking the settlement and continuing to increase it. Also, I think adding the new concussion protocols that the NFL has released would make this Wikipedia stronger. Emiluna16 (talk) 00:09, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

New Editor to this page

Hello. I am an English student who will be editing sections of this article as part of a semester long project. Some sections I will be working on will be the Youth football, concussions in high school and Prevention efforts to name a few. If you have any ideas, feedback or recommendation, please contact me through Wikipedia. I am excited to contribute to this page and look forward to hearing feedback.Cal37 (talk) 01:23, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

New section on rule enforcement and results needed

Hi everyone, I am a student that is new to Wikipedia and am learning how to edit and critique Wikipedia articles as well as engage in discussions. After reading this article I notice that there is a small section under the Prevention heading that talks about the concussion frequency rates over the past couple of seasons. I think this article would benefit from a full section of how the rule changes and prevention efforts have helped to decrease the amount of concussions in football or of it was just a temporary fix. Also, I feel that this section should include a critique of how well the NFL has been enforcing these rule changes. --Sharkattack12 (talk) 19:52, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Expanded history of the study of concussions

As a reader, the original version suggested that the study of concussions started in 2014. In truth, the study of concussions in American football has been going on since the early 1900s. Cal37 (talk) 02:18, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Added a statistic for youth

Clarity on the frequency of concussions that required an ER visit on a yearly bases. Cal37 (talk) 02:23, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Addition of sub category under Preventative Efforts

Added a section for Youth Football to discuss what is being done to prevent concussions specifically in youth football.Cal37 (talk) 02:22, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Info for new sub category in Prevention

Expanded on the new sub category regarding new act was introduced into the U.S Senate.Cal37 (talk) 20:17, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

Evaluation

This information is not outdated. Nothing seems to be missing from the article either. 3/27/2017 Brie rogers159 (talk) 12:42, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

New Wikipedian

Hello there, I am new to Wikipedia and am planning on making future edits to this specific page and wanted to introduce myself in case anyone wants to give me advice or feedback. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gylgtuuyto (talk • contribs) 01:01, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Changing rules and tackling tecniques

   Now that CTE and head injuries have become known to the public, the game itself needs to make changes. It all starts with youth football coaches. In the past, kids were taught to lead with their helmet when attempting to make a tackle. Now many youth and High school programs have been implementing the "hawk and roll tackle" which completely removes all head on collisions. Also, referees have become much more strict when players lead with their helmet. In the past couple years players have constantly been kicked out of games for this. These are things that should be added to the article to bring up solutions for how this concussion problem could be solved.

Hello everyone!

I'm joining this article to hopefully learn new information, and provide new insight to concussions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wally8740 (talk • contribs) 01:07, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Greetings fellow Wikipedians

 Hi, I am happy to be joining this community in updating and contributing to this article. I Look forward to bringing positive information and resources to the community.  Popcorn24 (talk) 01:08, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Post concussive symptoms (PCS)

PCS is a area of recovery that is often not discussed. New evidence suggest that new recovery protocols have been recommended and designed to more adequately and efficiently recover from concussions. I believe this information can be useful in new protocols for athletes recovering from concussion, and may lessen the reoccurrence of repeated concussions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wally8740 (talk • contribs) 01:03, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

Physical Therapist can help with recoveries from concussions.

Hi, I'm going to be editing on the recovery efforts on how physicsl therapist can help with the recovery process after a concussion. Please feel free to reply with any feedback. Popcorn24 (talk) 01:17, 17 October 2018 (UTC)

Heads up: Concussion in Youth Sports

The Center of Disease Control and Preventions developed heads up concussion in youth sports. It is information for youth coaches, parents and players to learn more about preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion.Popcorn24 (talk) 21:43, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

Florida test high school kids knowledge on concussions

I am going to be making an edit under concussions in high school football. There was a wriitten questionnaire done in north central florida about high school kids knowledge on concussions.Popcorn24 (talk) 20:04, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

Youth football and head injuries

I am going to be making edits under youth football about kids playing before the age of 12 and after. Also under research about head injuries. Popcorn24 (talk) 23:07, 4 December 2018 (UTC)

Times article

Since the link to the MSN article in ref. 12 is now dead, the original article (in the Times) is here. I've reached my limit for free articles, so can someone else please update the ref? Esszet (talk) 15:18, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

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