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Se 02 Ep.02 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)


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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

 

     A growing concern among many American parents is whether or not to allow their children to play football due to Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

(CTE).CTE is the brain disorder found in those that play high impact sports such as football. In this episode Josh and Jon look at the statistics behind CTE,

what is the NFL doing about it, and what former players are saying about their views on the sport today.  They also dig into what trends their are in America

around those playing football, and more importantly, those who are not. Lastly, Josh and Jon look at injuries in other sports and compare them to football

to see if it's only football that is the problem.

 

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq9ytX0G5BM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osS3vITs0DM

https://www.npr.org/2014/02/02/270406651/theres-more-to-life-than-sports-lineman-on-leaving-nfl

https://youtu.be/R4NbU_HaB3Y

https://apnews.com/dca05dd0915f43dcb8ef40f24fd99e7e?utm_medium=AP_Sports&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter

https://completeconcussions.com/2018/12/05/concussion-rates-what-sport-most-concussions/

https://www.thesportster.com/football/top-12-nfl-players-who-wouldnt-let-their-kids-play-football/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQRH_dEBCfI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn7J-Ubh1jw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHgdyE1b8So

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b8_nUkvv94

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14677428/dr-bennet-omalu-bet-my-medical-license-oj-simpson-cte

https://youtu.be/_b8_nUkvv94?t=270

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