The NFL spent years trying to deny and cover up any link that emerged connecting head injuries sustained while playing football with long-term brain disorders. The NFL Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) Committee, first formed in 1994, reported in December 1999 that the number of head injuries had remained "remarkably the same over the course of four years." The committee went a step further in 2004 when it suggested in an article published in Neurosurgery that "NFL players have evolved to a state where their brains are less susceptible to injury."

The NFL has known this shit for close to 30 years now.

[–] SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Kids are also susceptible:

3.2% of youth players (ages 9–14) concussed each season and higher risk in tackle-heavy roles like offensive linemen

https://worldmetrics.org/football-concussion-statistics/

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Remove helmets and this problem goes away

[–] username123@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

I think the average lemmygoer doesn’t understand this “paradox”. Similar to how removing gloves tends to make combat sports safer.