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Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich
I thought this thread was going to be about new helmet designs that will help prevent concussions.
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There's nothing that can stop the brain moving around in the skull when the head takes a blow, and that's what causes concussions.
The NFL is trying to do something about it by instituting penalties for helmet to helmet hits on QBs and defenseless receivers, but running backs lower their heads naturally when they see an oncoming defender and those defenders must lower their heads in response.
Brain damage is part of the game at the pro level. It always has been since the invention of plastic helmets. We're just starting to realize the full extent of it.
The NHL has the same problem. NASCAR seems to as well. Actually, FIFA does, too, albeit to a lesser extent.