Why I stopped watching football
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Are you a football fan? So was I. But a few years ago, I learned some things that totally changed my mind. Football fans everywhere are prepping for the Super Bowl - the Big Game - but I’ll be sitting on the sidelines for this one and I can’t bring myself to participate in the NFL festivities, even if it can be very fun. The reason? I discovered so many awful truths about football (and contact sports in general) and their relationship with concussions, dementia, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. It was enough to turn me off of football, even as a native Wisconsinite and huge Packers fan. I hope you’ll hear me out and make up your own mind. And be warned that this episode contains some heavy stuff, including depictions of serious bodily harm and discussion of injury and death.
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Btw, I'm just auto-blocking anybody that's getting misogynistic in the comments (which have been a lot, unfortunately).
Sorry people are being so immature about it. I was wondering how does MMA compares to football for CTE.? I just assumed since the whole point was to give someone a concussion that it must be even worse. I've always said at least in football a concussion is something that unfortunately happens, in MMA it's the whole point.
the correlation being the fact that shes a woman and you people hate women lmao@@Montrovantis
@@jamesedward9306 proof you havent actually read the comment section you're just saying this shit based on literally nothing lmao
@@Montrovantiscte victim talking
Elon will make a miracle Helmutt
My dad was a boxer when he was younger. He was very good at it. He was the city champion for a time. He told me he quit because when he was training he would see a lot of the older guys (by older I mean in their 30s) seemed to be not quite "all there" or "punch drunk". He figured getting hit in the head repeatedly probably wasn't good for a person so he left the sport.
It's not worth it unless you make it big and make millions
@@erik-sr9bjcompletely agree. Especially since some older boxers might try to “train” your chin by just punching you in your face without you guarding. Like unfortunately you can’t “train” your chin and is just giving these young guys CTE’s and ruining their lives. -I still practice martial arts, mainly kicking and just using my environment to my advantage, but I’m never gonna just let someone hit me in the head. I mean the pain at the back of your head from light knocks to the chin is already a sign that you shouldn’t get hit.
Seriously, never let yourself get hit in the head, unless you can make millions off of it. Even then pro boxers hitting is way worse than amateurs who have probably 10% of the hitting power of pros.
Even then it may not be worth it if you are too mentally messed up to enjoy it.
This is just a personal story. My dad made his decision, the other guys, made theirs. Who am I to judge? I was kind of mad at my dad for not letting me play football. He wouldn't sign the waiver, even though he played in high school. I'm kinda glad he didn't now. Both my knees are still in good shape and I've only had one concussion, from a bike accident. He would sign the waiver for any other sport. He even let me take martial arts, and box out in the backyard as long as we wore motorcycle helmets. I still remember getting my "bell rung" a couple of times even while wearing the helmet but I wouldn't dare tell my dad.
Gerald McClellan fought Julian Jackson twice. He should’ve went to a doctor because he’s messed up now. Someone should’ve gone to jail for what happened to Pritchard colon
I’d stop watching too if I was a packers fan
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Inappropriate joke
@@jpowers55 annoyed packers fan
You obviously take the game of football so seriously that you need to put down a rival team. This video is about the dangers of football and not about which team YOU don't like.
@@jugglerj0e it’s a joke bro calm down
Used to play rugby as a kid and I distinctly remember being so disappointed that we weren't allowed to play the full contact version with tackling since the school banned it for safety reasons and now I am profusely thankful that the adults competent enough to not let us get brain damage.
They are introducing it for soccer now as well, after ryan mason head injury
@@andyng5321Didn't Ryan Mason give his girl a braintrauma?
@@deeznutz8320 what you mean
@@deeznutz8320You might be thinking of Mason Greenwood
Nobody gets brain damage from rugby you big baby
Helmets can only protect the outside of your head. They will never be able to make a helmet that protects the inside.
exactly... because is not the damage itself.... is the movement the head does when a impact happen.
no helmet no technology at all cant do something about the brain movement inside the head of someone. its impossible to do something about it.
well you can: dont play this stupid sports.
Never say never
I Will.
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As a former broadcaster and an all-around fan of professional voice work, I noticed the very same points. Very engaging presentation and easy to listen too. Just excellent.
This sort of thing in football is also not unprecedented. Teddy Roosevelt had to address the problem of too many people dying in the sport back in the early days of the sport. (By "address" I mean that he coerced the institutions to do something about it or else they were going to be banned if memory serves.)
that was the time when there was no hemets either.
@@tski3458 Yep
What's most disturbing is rhe number of young players and fans who don't want to hear about what's been discovered about CTE.
A former Pop Warner and High School teammate of mine died last year from complications of brain damage. I have had thousands of collisions where I've seen stars. Also I have been knocked unconscious a couple of times for a few seconds each time. One night after a game I couldn't remember where my home was. Another time I had to wear dark glasses to class because I couldn't handle the light. Each step I took felt like my head was going to explode. I have so far been able to live a normal life. My heart breaks for those who suffer....or have suffered, like my former teammate. Thank you for telling the truth on a subject that I feel is still being covered up.
Thank you for sharing your story, bro. I stoped my beloved Muay Thai because of being hit to the head. You need to do so much sparring to become good. It is not worth it. Besides some kickboxing for fitness is very good and even prepars you for a self defence situation. I practice every day but no sparring.
Thank you for making such an important video, Allie. I know it is a very, very difficult subject for many, because sports is such a positive outlet both socially, physically and mentally for so, so many of us, and we don't want to risk having it taken away from us.
I started playing football when I was 7 years old and stopped when I was 15. I stopped playing the sport when I noticed the grueling punishment I took my freshman year. I vividly remembered standing on the sidelines with anxiety, bracing for what my body will experience when it is my next turn on the field. Looking back, I had a number of concussions which may have lead to my current struggle with mental health including depression, anxiety and psychosis. As a kid I didn't even begin to question the long-term effects of playing the game. I just enjoyed the game and I wanted to play it with my friends. My little kid brain had no clue comprehending the damage I would take on the field. Looking back I somewhat wished my parents would have told me no to playing football or at least get me out of the game after a couple years.
This video was eye opening on how the game of football was quite possibly the culprit for the mental illness I experience. It was totally not worth it. Looking towards the optimistic future on having kids of my own I will not let them play football AT ALL. If there is any high contact sport they choose to play it would be basketball (way more fun sport in my opinion). Yes, the game of football may be very entertaining but it truly makes a lasting impact on the players long after stepping off the field for the last time. And I am a true testament to that.
Yeah I am feeling similarly worried that my mental health issues may have stemmed from my early concussions playing football, I started and stopped around the same time as you. That being said, I don't remember getting many concussions, and the symptoms from CTE are pretty common and could be the result of many other things.
I know what you mean. I only played until I was 14, but I wonder if it has contributed to bouts of major depression and rage episodes ive experienced.
Anyway, good plan with your kids… and if they’re short (like me) they can play soccer instead 😁
Look into taking coconut oil there are studies of it healing the brain. Also look up Joe Joe Namath CTE there is a machine that can fill you up with 100% air that can heal you.
@@thndesmondsaid Look into taking coconut oil there are studies of it healing the brain. Also look up Joe Joe Namath CTE there is a machine that can fill you up with 100% air that can heal you.
@@senseofmindshow Look into taking coconut oil there are studies of it healing the brain. Also look up Joe Joe Namath CTE there is a machine that can fill you up with 100% air that can heal you.
As someone who has suffered six TBIs of varying seriousness, the first one combined with a skull fracture when I was four:
Looking at these players getting hurt made me sick to my stomach.
The sports I watch have a much lesser amount of concussions, but even they are taking it way more seriously than before.
Thank you for bringing up domestic violence victims. This part of CTE as a public health issue doesn't get mentioned enough. Another thing is that NFL players who played before the 90s or so did not make the millions that current players do, so the neurological damage could be coupled with serious problems making a living.
I'm pretty sure that's, like, the main thing everyone knows about CTE. Like, when you think of CTE, you think of the wrestler who killed his family, you think of the violence that comes from CTE folk.
@@SeanWinters Maybe people who didnt see some random Hollywood movie feel differently? I never heard that before
@@jjmarcoswhat? That happened in real life bro google is free🤦🏽♂️
@@zachlavinesintern3343 No one follows wrestling, and the only reason you know about that story is because you saw the movie. So again, for people who didnt see some random MOVIE, they might not feel the same way.
@@jjmarcos you know billions of people watch WWE not to mention the millions that watch AEW, TNA and the indies and the Chris Benoit thing was a national scandal in 2007 dude get from under that rock you’re under
The more this gets brought up the more I wonder what impact playing ice hockey had on me when I was a kid. I smacked my head so many times and had all these symptoms and ended up flunking out of high school, going on absolute rampages with my behavior, acting out, drugs, alcohol the whole nine. Everyone just attributed it to my teenage years, but I remember how angry and out of control I was and I know how insanely heavy some of those headshots were, it really makes me wonder. I love watching football but I gotta say anytime i hear those helmets clash I get this uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach knowing im watching grown men slowly kill each other
I remember watching hockey in the 1960s as a kid and they didn’t even have helmets.
Hockey flies under the radar a bit but is really almost as bad as football in terms of hits to the head. Not to mention the players self-policing aspect (fighting).
However, one major mitigating factor that makes it less dangerous than football is the ice. Falling on the ice, the impact energy is often spread out as a downed player glides on the ice. It lessens some of the impact. The boards are also designed to absorb a significant amount of energy.
@@michaelcoletta4547 I have heard the ice argument before but tbh it depends how you fall, the ice and the boards are obviously harder than turf, but sliding does help in many situations yet not all boards are the same, some older rinks it is like hitting a brick wall. There are a lot of former NHL players who have had a tragic fate due to CTE effects, but just like football, hitting and physical play is such a core part of the game that it would be really hard to make any significant changes unfortunately
@@tonym3413 I think the game has been heading in the right direction... more emphasis on speed and skill than ever. The risk of head injuries has been mitigated, but will never be eliminated completely... at least not without destroying the sport.
I'd like to think cases as bad as, say, an Eric Lindros is mostly in the past.
@@michaelcoletta4547 Lindros had a really bad habit of getting caught with his head down, you hate to see it. Greg Johnson and Derek Boogard are also notable instances that highlight concussions in hockey. At the end of the day it is a collision sport and no one is safe from it, so I agree. Football is on another level though, I wouldn't be surprised if they suffer some degree of head trauma every single game
In 10th grade I took a hit that folded me in half and bounced my head off the turf. A senior who outweighed me by about 50lbs moving at least 15mph hit me harder than I’ve ever been hit straight in my chest just under my helmet. I blacked out in the time between the ball hitting my hands and me waking up to see the sky above me. Teammates said I was out only for a second or two. I never tested for any concussion and never had significant symptoms. I was always very mentally acute in high school, did many extracurriculars, played multiple instruments, graduated at the top of the class. The older I’ve gotten, the less cognitively inclined I’ve felt. It could be attributed to other things such as leaving academics or depression. I still have many of my abilities and don’t see drastic decline but I have always felt different since the day I took that hit, and brain fog has always lingered ever since that day. The crazy thing is… that is not the first or last time in my childhood football/sports days where this mental difference was felt after a large hit. I’m roughly 8 years out from my last game. Ever since 2018 I’ve had anxiety about what 10 seasons of childhood football could mean. I’ve never been diagnosed with a concussion but have been for anxiety/depression. Sometimes I wonder how much my current mental health problems can be attributed to youth tackle football.
Hey get your neck checked like a mri and if ur neck is fucked prp shots will help
I definitely had a few concussions playing rugby. One time I was hit in the head and my vision turned really green for about 10 seconds. It was really weird.
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yikes. glad your ok though
I had one in 6th Grade. I don't play rugby after school but i played at breaktimes. I was trying to tackle one due (keep in mind this dude repeated grade 6th, played rugby since grade 1, was almost peak physical health and was very, very fast) but he shouldered me and I fell. It was so hard, I saw stars , nearly lost balance, felt like i was constantly doing a back flip in a was as in my head felt like I was flipped, and just like you I saw green. Never will i ever play such a sport again.
@@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622 damn i hope you dont have brain damage
Glad you are able to live through it
The irony is that all those pads and helmets that are supposed to cushion the blows make injuries worse. Same with boxing.
When you have protection you hit harder. If there was no protection you'd be hesitant to go at somebody full speed and power lest you might hurt yourself.
that doesnt work with boxing. without gloves professional boxers could knock each other out with a single hit reliably. in this specific case, it would make it more dangerous.
@@DonQuiKong In the bare-knuckle days fighter were so worried about breaking their hands, as they did, that most of the punches were body shots.
The one doing the hitting got injured too thus was somewhat hesitant about punching opponent hard in the head
My only sports-related concussion was while playing little league baseball.
I was sent out to be the first base coach and was jogging past the on-deck batter just as he swung his weighted bat and hit me square in the forehead. (Right under the visor of the batting helmet I was wearing)
Avulsion, massive bleeding, eleven stitches and a concussion with variant pupillary reaction. And I didn't really feel any pain until the first needle of Novocain was stuck in.
@@MonkeyJedi99 Sorry to hear that. It's amazing more stuff like that doesn't happen.
@@brianwalsh1401 Until I wiped my forehead, I thought I was just sweating in the Phoenix sun.
And it was really my fault for jogging to close to the kid warming up on deck.
My coach darned near passed out though, he thought I was dying and went white(er).
seeing more attention being given to CTE in the last couple of decades, as you noted, and listening to that tragic study of the 4 teens at the end, im very grateful i never suffered a concussion or even any head hits growing up playing Aussie Rules football for a few years.
I think it's actually safer to play Aussie rules because of lack of helmets. The helmet is a weapon
@@Ultradude604 Have a 100kg guy running at 20 km/h puts a shoulder into your head with no padding, see how safe you feel
@@ryan_alexander It hurts, duh. Not my point. My point is it hurts more to use a helmet
I was a Colts fan back in the Payton Manning golden days. I remember briefly thinking that Austin Collie wasn't going to survive that hit...and that was a turning point for me. Watched football less and less after that.🙁
I think one of the reasons helmets are fundamentally unequipped to deal with concussions - is they never will restrain the momentum of the brain bumping around in the skull.
The only way I could see that happening is having intracranial seatbelts - which I'm pretty sure the risk/benefit analysis for does not even /remotely/ check out.
The only thing helmets really help with is avoiding severe maxillo-facial injuries (like the bones of the skull/face/jaw or more external soft tissues. Which can be pretty serious, don't get me wrong, but do not have the same level of bad prognosis as CTEs.)
The majority of people don't understand this.
What about if instead of a helmet that attaches to the head there was an apparatus that went around the shoulders and under the arms and then domed over the entire head of the player. Inside that dome could be lots of padding and elastic attachments around the head to blunt the transfer of energy to the head/neck from impacts to the body or to the dome. I wonder if this would be enough to prevent the CTE.
@@Prismatic_Rain does that sound like something a player could wear and still be athletic enough to entertain people on the highest level? lmao what
Right, probably wouldn’t be able to even move in something like that, I don’t know. Precautions should be taken though. I just don’t know exactly how it could be implemented practically.
I’m watching my brother slowly spiral and it’s fucking breaking my heart. I can’t even talk to him about it. He still loves the game too much. I can’t talk to my friends because they love the game too much. I can’t talk to my friends who don’t like sports because they hate the game too much. But I fucking hate football for taking my brother. I wouldn’t be surprised if he passes before he turns 40 from suicide or something else
dang, when you said "before he turns 40" makes it that much more heartbreaking.
Thank you for this video. I had "my bell rung" several times as a kid in contact sports, so this speaks to me. I wonder how this affects me now and will in the future.
As a teen I played football and boxed. I was never hurt boxing. I always thought that American football was much more dangerous. When I carried the ball, the defenders would lead with their helmets, even though they're not supposed to. Boxing I just rolled with the punches a bit, and never was hurt in terms of head injury.
you are probably going to be fine. BUT avoid any brain damage activities from now on.
and this includes: Alcohol!
dont drink alcohol... its horrible for the brain too.
I think she really stopped watching football because the Packers kept choking in the playoffs
No. Its because football is so dangerous.
Wawa
@@jugglerj0eit’s a joke. We watched the video
25:34 "This way, I don't have to feel so bad about the Packers quarterbacks always breaking my heart and turning into such problematic dudes."
As a fellow Wisconsinite and lifelong Packers fan, I felt this to my core.
I love MMA and feel guilty about it. Somehow I think that the concussions are worse for football because they are expected to get back up no matter what damage they’ve received. They don’t have someone looking out for their vulnerability to call it over. Regardless of which is worse for the brain it’s a high cost we are all taking from athletes for our entertainment.
What sport ?? 🤣🤣
ironically, combat sports can be safer in a way that football just can't. fights are occasional (as you need a lot of time to recover from professional fights), and you can also spar hard less frequently. I think that this is the reason why it feels rarer on combat sports. the only sure way to preserve your brain's health is to not get hit on the head. but you can practice combat sports with minimal damage, and just ocasionally fighting. on football, there is just no option. the game would have to be completely reestructured.
Finally, a video by someone who realizes the dangers associated with contact sports, ALL contact sports! Some say "real men play contact sports", I'd rather just be a 'normal' man and reach end-of-life with all my brain faculties intact.
When I attended a small high school in rural Oregon 30 miles SW of Portland in the early 50's, I had never actually even heard of football (my dad was a baseball fan)...I had attended a few baseball games with him and he also listened to them on the radio. (Of course we five kids had to be Zombie quiet so he could hear)
At that time, I had never actually even seen a football. I had a stocky build and was muscular for my age...the high school coach said, "Today, we're going to play football," and put me somewhere on the line. (Defence Busybody Tackler??)
The countdown ensued and I charged.....was THEN told I had to wait until the ball was hiked, and of course, had to explain to me just WHAT that meant.
So, the ball was hiked, I charged and knocked the guy across from me on his ass. A quick conference ensued, they placed the 'Team Gorilla', drooling, right across from me....., and then, he promptly knocked me flat on MY ass.
I thought, "What kind of a stupid f**#*en kind of game is this and have had absolutely zero interest in the sport ever since, have NEVER participated in ANY sport in ANY way, watching or listening, even while in high school OR college....and that's now been 70 years ago. Because it was mandatory, even at the college I attended to play some kind sport.....I went for golf....the ONLY sport I didn't have to dress down to play.
And, as to sports....
Give me Top Fuel Drag Racing ANY day!
(Top Fuel Dragsters, Boats, or Motorcycles)
BHE
Cue the armchair tough guys who never played a single sport whining about the “pussification” of sports
NEL : National Encephalopathy League
As a major Dallas Cowboys fan, I just want to say thank you for this video, you’re awesome!
Scariest part I remember from one of my courses, you apparently don't even need actual or rather reported concussions to eventually develop chronic traumatic brain injury.
Yes there’s growing evidence that repeated subconcussive hits, anything that makes your brain bounce around in your skull may lead to CTE too. Disappointed this wasn’t even mentioned.
I have really gone down this rabbit hole about brain injury and football. I completely get why you or anyone else would want to stop watching the game. CTE is extremely serious and has damaged some of the legends to the point where they are no longer with us.
However, I and I am sure everyone is going to hate me for this. There have been rule changes. No helmet to helmet hits. The hits aren't as severe as they used to be. Watch some old videos. Also, this information is out there. If someone who has the gift to play wants to play why stop them? He might want to do it despite the risks. So, that's every member of the NFL and even college. Kids have gotten killed doing lots of games. It's awful beyond words. So what then? Put them in bubble wrap and keep them in the basement? Kids have to go through life and experience things. But young kids should only be playing flag football or touch football with no helmets. So I will continue to watch football but I don't wish this injury on even the Dallas Cowboys. Lol.
If there wasnt so much money involved in football it would be banned straight away. No parent should want their kid to play football
How about, instead of rough and tumble physical game of football, a nice mental game of chess instead?
Of all the professional games, football is the one least attractive to me and, I can honestly say, at the age of 83, have NEVER watched a single full game at ANY level....EVER!
As a high schooler who's gontten 2 concussions within 6 months, I sometimes see signs of change and gotten told in a conversation with a high school teacher with my parents present I'm no longer the same it is scary how the adults such as coaches and parents say things like oh I've had concussions this and that... like I'm not trying to live with issues nor I wanna be scared for my family if what I might become and tbh I was in a very dark place in my most recent concussion and I didn't want to be here anymore but I was able to escape but I still have voices in the back of my mind as thoughts but I canceled them out with my belief of God and talking about it with my school therapist. Let your children make their choices and don't pressure them to continue what makes them afraid thank you for reading my comment. 🙂
I have had several concussions, never suffered one in sports though. Was always freak accidents. Someone threw a pan at me while I was working at Wendy's and hit me in the head, that was my first one. There's no way to avoid concussions unfortunately
Seek help for the dark thoughts and try not to get hit in the head anymore. Don't let people bs affect your personal judgement. Do what is best for you. I've experienced multiple concussions and very much understand what you're saying. With time things should clear up for you, but don't get hit in the head anymore is my advice
#1 prioritize sleep as much as you physically can. You should make it the most important routine in your life.
#2 look into TMS therapy. Transcrannial Magnetic Stimulation. I’m not a doctor, but this therapy worked really well for me and other concussion patients as well.
& the last name Hernández definitely aren’t doing you any favors. 😂 jk dude. I’ve had concussions in violent motorcycle accidents. I’ve recovered physically, not mentally.
@@symptomofsouls cmon dude you're comparing a 1% chance to a 60% chance
Knowing that every player is sacrificing their future cognitive health for a couple hours of play every Sunday has made me not watch as well.
It's uncivilized.
I really liked that video, more than anything it showed me how views about potential dangers can change over time, be it chemicals in the lab, infectious diseases or head injuries in football. It really should raise awareness that until we have the data to show it isn't, a lot more things could be harmful in the longterm than we currently know of.
On a different note, I have always asked myself how bad psychiatric medication, specifically antipsychotics are longterm. I feel like both sides aren't neutral, those who are opposed to psychiatric medication in general don't see how they helped so many people live a normal life and prevent complications and the companies producing them are everything but interested in funding studies to specifically research how damaging they are. It is a rabbit hole, but maybe one worth going down for a future video.
There was a huge long-term study done in Denmark some years ago in the area of antipsychotics and early deaths. The numbers are heartbreaking.
But they still have a long way to go, both with more studies and what changes need to happen, and what alternatives are available.
I know that the study led to a lot more blood tests and certain other medical tests being done before and while people get those drugs here now.
I know I've had blood drawn and blood pressure taken a lot more now than I had back when I first got treatment 24 years ago.
@@Finkeldinken Interesting. thanks for the input. Always new info being made available.
It's great that the NFL cares so much about their players' health and hasn't done anything like add an extra game to the schedule for them to endanger themselves in.
Football doesn't even need tackling. Can you play football without tackling? Yes. There is no rule or requirement written in the fundamentals of football that suggest tackling NEEDS to be a part of the game. Explain how flag football exists if tackling is a REQUIREMENT to play football. You can't because everyone knows tackling itself is completely unnecessary.
The NFL is a guilty pleasure, it's like watching MMA. The NFL stopped studying CTE, that should make you understand that the results were obvious. It's just like the tobacco industry controversy.
I played football in school. Took a real vicious hit to the head once. Had to stay down for a second and just gather myself, I was seeing stars. Worry of a concussion kept me out the rest of the game. I didn’t play football again after that year. It’s a brutal game, brutal practices, brutal everything. I loved being on the field but the potentially life threatening injuries and the occasional sadness I had while playing ultimately made me quit. I played well but I think I realized that it just wasn’t for me in the long run. It got me in much better shape but it was exhausting. I decided that the physical and mental toll just wasn’t worth it. And that was in school. Professionally, I don’t know how they do it. Sometimes I watch these players playing and regret my decision. I doubt I could make it to the NFL but there’s always that hope. Even still that’s not what my dream is. Football was never my main goal. Then I see guys being carted off the field, guys dying from concussions and I remember that I made the right decision to quit.
I remember last year, during the Damar Hamlin incident one of the analyst guys said something along the lines of “This is a violent game we play.” And I agree. It is violent, it is brutal, and it is gritty. The danger is immense. People knock at Tom Brady for retiring then unretiring over and over but I know what it feels like to struggle with letting go of playing football. People get mad at Andrew Luck but I know what it’s like to have concussions. It’s a violent game. Never again will I participate in it, but I can’t help but watch it.
Helmets don't matter at all. Our brains are free-floating in our skulls. You can wrap a truck in 10 yards of foam. Sit with your back on the tailgate, then drive the truck at 20 MPH into a brick wall. You're body will go forward and hit the back of the cab.
"I'm giving a warning because the next part is heavy with death and suicide"
I mean, I thought thats what the video was already about. Not that serious
"In kids"
Ah
That explains the “Jocks” behaviors in American 🇺🇸 movies.
Thank you Dr. Omalu for your contributions and being brave enough to not be bullied by the Organizations.
About 30 years ago, I read the Chicago Tribune and found out that they feature an injury report every Wednesday during football season. I was not a big football fan, but it totally turned me off to the sport.
Another Wisconsin girl here. Even though I haven't lived in Wisconsin for many years, I'm still an ardent Packer Backer. For years, I've been buying NFL Sunday Ticket so I can watch the games. Your video has given me something to consider before buying for the next season.
I look at it this way, these guys playing in college and the nfl, know the risk, and if they make it big, and become a great player they will make more money then me you and our parents combined over a lifetime, it sucks how bad the injuries can be but it happens, and football will never go away for the sheer amount of money it churns out
Would you play despite all the risk if injuries if you knew you were going to the league?
Bruh she can still keep on crying all day but i ain't gonna stop watching football or any sports because she told me so 🤣
She never said you should.
I'm having such a hard time now... I study neuroscience, but I honestly didn't know how bad the situation was.
It's weird that as a neuroscientist (and football fan) the seriousness of the situation didn't set in for u until 2018. I remember learning about the horrors of CTE in football in 2012, and I felt like that was showing up late to the party, and I'm not a neuroscientist
She literally gave you the timeline, beginning with the first publication in 2005.
@@andrewthetruth i edited my comment for clarity
@@andrewthetruthYeah, but that still makes 2018 as a confusing point in time to do it lol
@@ryanshinermusicshe literally says in the video that she was essentially justifying that maybe it is okay because the players can make the cost benefit analysis on their own and decide if they want to risk CTE. It was when she read the paper in 2018 about the four kids that she finally stopped watching: 22:08
@@ryanshinermusic yeah that's all I was trying to point out lol. Ppl gotta chill! I definitely dont think any children should risk playing tackle football, as i did in middle school, and still worry about. I've followed the research since 2011ish, and if anything, by 2017 studies had been trending in a much LESS dire direction, suggesting that the majority of damage done to the brain happens in childhood, while NFL players who don't start playing football until college or later in highschool tend to be at much lower risk of CTE, and especially at developing severe cases of CTE. The video was good tho. And I liked it! 2018 is a super odd choice tho. There were some far more horrific studies before then if u just look at the numbers instead of focusing on individual stories. In the end tho, this issue is only going to get worse, and i think it will be the end of tackle football
As someone who has had two TBI's in an ATV accident, I also don't watch football
I played varsity high school football and I’m just realizing now how much brain damage I have. And I stopped then, I can’t imagine what professionals and college athletes. I hope there’s a solution that people can agree on.
Relegate contact sports, especially football, soccer & rugby back to the Neandertal Era in which they should be permanantly assigned. BHE
Crazy how this entire conversation somehow evades mentioning the demographics of the league
Are you gonna stop driving cars because of all the fatalities? Stop eating food because people choke? This is such a dumb reason to abandon something you enjoy
I appreciate attention to detail of having your runtime of the video being 28 to 3😎
I really slowed down on watching the NFL when I realized just how commercial the whole enterprise is - one hour of game amidst 2 1/2 hours of truck and beer commercials. Then CTE news started coming out and I haven't really returned to football since.
Good for you lol. After watching hundreds of hours of Dodge Ram pickups and Coors light beer and Lizzo shake her ass. You finally realized how “commercial”. I think you mean Satanic.
I got tired of the constant pandering while they screw everybody out of money, the not being honest. Having all the flag waving BS while they charge the military for the time, gaslighting the players about CTE.
@@NYG5 i worked in advertising and once you realize that literally all entertainment exists to sell you things, you'll become a library member instead.
Excellent presentation. I came to the same conclusion in 2019 and stopped being a fan. I had read about CTE for years, but having two students who were still experiencing symptoms from multiple concussions over a year after they last played made it too real for me. They were college-aged men with their lives ahead of them, and what’s scary is that I had no idea how much of that damage is permanent. When I tell people my reasons for no longer supporting this sport, I’ll get arguments about the science being “murky” and that correlation doesn’t equal causation. First, there seems to be a lot of correlation. Second, how much evidence do I need to conclude that taking thousands of hits to the head probably isn’t a good idea? I gave away my NFL shirts, hats, and so forth, and became an ex-fan. I don’t make a big deal of my decision or act like I’m now on a higher plane than football fans, because I’m not. I understand that players today make the decision fully aware of the risks, unlike most ex-players, and watching this exciting sport doesn’t make anyone insensitive or unethical. I just chose to no longer support the violence and its consequences. It’s a decision I don’t regret making.
I've struggled with this exact topic when I was going through neuroscience coursework. I'm a Packer fan too with season tickets in the family. The way I get through it is that I willfully ignore CTE like I ignore the grotesque amount of money that's involved in the NFL as a product.
It's unfortunate and I hate it, but football is fun enough as a sport for me to watch that it can distract me from, y'know, life.
I appreciate that honesty. I went through a similar stage, too. I think there is no singular "right" answer to this and I'm glad that this perspective at least opens the conversation about the serious neurological implications of the game. Anyway, even though I don't watch anymore, I'm still jealous of your season tickets. What did your parents have to do, sacrifice their first-born? Lol
@@neurotransmissions Thankfully, no. I'm the first born.... I think, haha. Tickets have been in the family since Lambeau opened. I'm next in line to take them over.
I appreciate the presentation and approach that you take on the subject of CTE in football. My biggest issue is children playing as well. I'm not sure the best way to fix that. The obvious solution is an age requirement for tackle football. There are obstacles that make it difficult though. To me, any limit below 18 seems arbitrary given that you're more likely to get seriously injured when you're going faster, like in that 14-18 age range in high school. At that age you are at an important stage of brain development, but even at 18, your brain isn't fully developed. In a perfect world the most popular sport wouldn't be the most violent and so damn fun.
My Mom had the sense to not allow me to play. I certainly wanted to, but my Mom saw the injuries my Dad endured playing college football. He suffered numerous concussions, but they were never addressed. You just kept playing (if you could).
This is dumb… might as well say why you stopped driving a car if you want to be consistent with head trauma and serious bodily harm
Life is a risk, but you can’t stop living it.
Nice video. I’ve played tackle football from 5th grade to 12th grade and definitely suffered at least 5 concussions. It’s encouraging to hear however that most of that damage wasn’t permanent 😅 I’m otherwise a good outcome I think. Makes you think though, how would I have turned out without it all?
I don't think you can have a complete discussion about whether football is moral or acceptable without looking at the upward class mobility it provides, which is a main driver for participants from poorer families. Sometimes the alternative is a violent or crime filled childhood.
I am not saying it is a great sport for providing this, but for many families it feels like the only way out of a bad situation.
Obviously it would be better if we could all get together and focus our social efforts on improving education across the board, providing better healthcare for all, improving infrastructure for poorer neighborhoods, etc. but because it seems regardless of how we vote, nothing is really happening, I cant get behind canceling one of the only avenues for poor kids and their families have to escape poverty.
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In another topic, i have read some research about putting padding on the outside of helmets being more effective than any of the current helmets. One of the main reasons for this is it makes the helmet feel less like a weapon to the wearer making them less likely to then lead with it. Thoughts on this?
If you can't respect and honor those who die for our sick entertainment then how can you call yourself a GOOD Christian American??
Nobody cares wont miss ya. Nerds
I'm a football (⚽) fan myself, and I always get scared when I see players jumping for headers.
I play football too and ever since I learned about CTE, I have never went for a header ever again
CTE issues, the owners not given a crap about anything that doesn’t impact making more money at the expense of the players, sports gambling, Harrison Butker, the ignorant, phony Hunt Family, & the Travis Kelce - Taylor Swift BS is why I’ve officially abandoned football for good👍 I don’t care how good the Chiefs are or if I’m from KC, I’m out. Baseball is by far my favorite sport & a greater sport that epitomizes integrity, accountability (Trevor Bauer & Jose Canseco), giving back to the fans & communities, honoring the past & always doing what’s in the best interest of the players, game & fans!
As a former Wisconsinite, and football player (6th grade through sophomore college), I really appreciate you spreading the word on CTE.
As a player, (in addition to a handful of joint injuries), I experienced multiple concussion induced migraines and had my "bell rung" dozens of times.
To this day, thirty years later, I experience many of the symptoms of CTE.
I now live in Texas with my wife and 10y.o. son, who will likely be bigger than I. We are, all-too-often, asked if he is, or will be, a football player. We very emphatically tell them no, and why.
Kids can learn a lot from paticipating in team sports. I enjoyed the sports I played. The camaraderie, dedication, social & leadership skills learned through sports have greatly influenced my life.
Those same skills and character development can be experienced in non/low contact sports.
Good luck to you and for steering your son in the healthy direction and away from football. I use to regret not playing football growing up but now i'm grateful I didn't.
Good of you, no children should play this game, they can't consent to such high risk of brain injury. There are so many other things they can do.
If they went back to soft helmets players would stop leading with the head and use proper form
@@user-rk8sz6yi8u I don’t think that’s necessary true. You could get a pretty good protection from foam padding wrapped in leather or hard rubber. I’m just saying, make the helmet less of a weapon and force the guys to wrap up and drive instead of trying to make an impact with a hard plastic helmet. The plastic helmet seems like it’s the most dangerous piece of equipment on the field in terms of impacts.
@@user-rk8sz6yi8uYeah, but the most-comparable sport is rugby and the issue is basically nonexistent in that sport
I have been watching it again this year. We have pretty comprehensive coverage in the U.K. now. But yeah I wince when there are big hits, or really any hits because even the less obvious ones are bad. It’s very clear that the game needs huge changes to make it justifiable to continue in future.
Don’t give them credit for that. they are as bad as the tobacco companies. Intentionally doing their own research and finding out the true facts of things but burying that evidence until it finally comes to light by someone else and then ruthlessly denying it and attacking and threatening anyone who tries to claim it as fact. until theyre finally forced by various factors or social pressures or profits to change tactics
Are such regulations for sports at the Jr. High and high school level really enforced? Some people hate regulations, hate being told what to do, and hate even seeming "not tough". I can imagine so many people like that are the ones more into contact sports. How many kids are being destroyed for the sake of seeming tough or for their parents wanting their kids to seem tough?
With the current health crisis of the last 2-3 years, the numbers of these people seem way too high. The number people willing to die or become seriously disabled to look tough or to "rebel" against regulation or just guidelines is more than I thought before 2020.
And in many other ways these same folks are full authoritarian fascists.
If you have kids I suggest reading The Concussion Crisis: Anatomy of a Silent Epidemic. I think it's well written and for me it was emotionally evocative. I have likely CTE. One is supposed to say possible but mine is probable. In addition to all of the sports, I've had a history of major head trauma, skull fracture a couple of subdural hematomas and more than a handful of concussions where I lost consciousness. Now it's a lot easier for me to get knocked out. The condition isn't definitively diagnosed until postmortem so that's why you have to say possible. So I guess after I'm dead I can always say, see I told you.
I also got very emotional during these section about the boxers because while the major head injury head traumas that I experienced probably did more damage it's hard to quantify each one. I just deal with the after math and needless to say despite testing with the neuropsychologist, they had to conceal that so that I wouldn't get disability because they needed to silence me about corruption but that's another story.
I find it I finally disturbing how the media is willing to turn a blind eye if the right people are paying them. Catch and kill.
The video doesn't make me want to stop watching football, but it makes me think about how little we know about these injuries that have happened in the past, how many former players have lingering effects from this and how on a smaller scale with kids playing football that more isn't being done when injuries like this happen.
The movie Concussion told me a lot about this and Dr. Bennett Omalu's work on the subject. The severity of the injury (or sometimes injuries) along with the nature of the injury itself can lead to other issues down the line. There are even former players who have signs related to plausible CTE as well.
And in terms of not following football anymore as a result of these realizations, that's something one has to respect regardless of whether we agree with the decision or not.
CTE is about more than concussions! The major problem is the Acceleration/Deceleration associated with the violent shaking with can happen many times a game. Watch people getting tackled and their head may be shaken several times during a single violent tackle. The head can be shaken at contact and then again when the person is falling and when their hits the ground. These micro-injuries can tear the white matter tracts deep in the brain (DAI = Diffuse Axonal Injury); which can be invisible to CT and MRI Scans. The CTE results in severe mental/emotional problems and significant behavioral problems. Helmets cannot stop CTE which is permanent, irreversible brain injury. The man who first described CTE feels that we should STOP PLAYING FOOTBALL ASAP TO PREVENT MORE OF THESE INCURABLE PROBLEMS. Heck, there is even a former NFL player says that there is little scientific evidence backing up the diagnose of CTE and football as being responsible for all of this horror. He is totally wrong and is only contributing to the denial associated with the trauma associated with football. American TackleFootball should end ASAP! Let’s discover some other way to have fun; where our brains can stay healthy. I was a neurosurgeon for 25 years and still think: STOP PLAYING TACKLE FOOTBALL!
Not just former players, some of the greatest players and some of the greatest Packers.
I am Packer fan too and hearing Favre say that about football was shocking.
Bruh It’s official
I’m done watching this fake scripted BS myself. The last couple games I’ve sat and analyzed each play from beginning to end and I’m thoroughly convinced this shi is rigged staged or whatever you wanna call it.
Not every play is rigged but 75-80% are. These guys are well paid actors. They follow the script and wait on their checks. I ain’t mad or hatin at all.
But I wouldn’t bet one penny nor would I pay to watch this BS.
Hope you guys understand that you’ve been bamboozled!
Thank God we don't watch that sport over here in Sweden.
I know Swedish people who play American football 😂 as if watching a sport would be so terrible. "Thank god" sorry you guys play hockey too just stop with the false superiority
@@seanglennon4012and mma, boxing, and other combat sports. That dude is a moron
Maybe you should worry more about grenade attacks. Grooming gangs. Acid attacks. Sweden has been invaded. You actually have no go zones in your country. Pathetic excuse for men in Sweden. Just rolling over. How many rapes this year. Second most unsafe country in all of Europe. But thank God you don't watch football
Thank you for posting this video! I made the difficult decision last year to stop watching football for the exact reasons that you outlined after being an avid 49ers fan for years. I think anyone who considers themselves to be a fan of the game needs to be fully aware of the long-term harm that football has on its participants.
All that knowledge and you still have things like Power Slap🙄 Also NFL, UFC and combat sports in general are probably more popular then ever.
Here I am a lifelong Steeler fan but will probably never watch another game of football after this video. This was important to share and I'm glad you did it.
Did you watch Frontline: " League of Denial "? Mike Websters story is pretty sad but obviously not the only one. I don't watch football anymore.
Who cares it’s football. Everything can’t be safety bs.
Get rid of football and all of those millionaire players will be reduced to $20 labor jobs dying of cancer by 45 years old. Give me CTE all day if it means I can have fun playing a game while making millions
You’re not going to watch a sport bc people willingly play a sport for lots of money and they might have serious physical consequences? Seems odd.
@@MrGoodeats that is exactly right. I care about them as people and it is not enjoyable for me to watch them seriously hurt themselves.
I feel you…but Im ADDICTED …it’s like brutal improvisational ballet or some sort of violent 3d chess. It’s a catharsis for the raw savage instinct inherent in man and a spiritual bonding adhesive that enables men of all stations and generations to forge relationships that can ultimately develop into something far more significant than the ephemeral nature of nearly all sports…save the Olympics and the sense of pride it can come to engender in the participating countries as well as the aspiring…but she’s right…logically speaking…if men were instinctively given to harken to the clamoring voice of logic the stone age may well have been perpetual and define the human condition currently…all that said…
E-A-G-L-E-S!!!!
Great presentation. Presenter appears very respectful and educated. She is not reading from cue cards and presents in an organic manner. I, too, have stopped watching the sport, for this and other reasons. Thank you for creating this educational video, and for speaking so clearly and in layman terms.
When I was a freshman I was the quarterback for a private school in California. We had a terrible offensive line and I was destroyed almost every game. We were playing Orange Lutheran and I was high lowed by two players while I was rolling out of the pocket. The entire right side of my body went numb. Scared me pretty good. Fortunately I don’t think I had more then two concussions in my career but looking back on it there might have been more.
As a Jets fan, I learned the importance of a strong o line after seeing Sam Darnold getting beat up and saying “I see ghosts” on national TV….
I’m glad you got through that ordeal in one piece
You cant watch football cuz people get hurt? Is this a joke? The entire point of the sport is combat.. People get hurt in contact sport.. its normal.. its the whole reason men play. Its a thrill and they love the mutual combat. Everyone knows the risks involved. Dear Lord this is so pathetic.
Football players are putting themselves at incredible risk every time they go out on the field. Like you, I grew up in a city where watching the NFL was pretty much compulsory. I'll ne honest: I won't stop watching it because I am truly an addict but I do realize how terrifying this is. My son had a concussion at age nine while he was at summer camp. I still don't know what really happened but when I got there to pick him up he was stumbling, crying and he couldn't remember who I was. It was the most horrifying moment of my life. He ended up being just fine (I think?). He has been prone to occasional migraines since then. One was so severe that he lost feeling in one of his arms because it turned out that he was simultaneously hyperventilating. I would never in a million years let him play football despite how much he loves the game. I wish there was a way to prevent CTE. We have so much technology at our disposal that you would think it'd be possible. Is it an impossibility or is the NFL simply isn't trying hard enough?
That's why they get paid millions of dollars a year to play the game. Almost everything in life has risk attached to it. A Formula 1 driver was asked about that, and he said everything has risk and doing nothing would be boring. He also said what defines dangerous? you can slip in the shower and break your neck.
@@bvb09cards26 That is fair. They make the choice to play the game. Not to mention the fact that 75% of the NFL players are black or people of color and we unfortunately live in a country where opportunities for minorities to make a lot of money are few and far between. It's no wonder that parents encourage their children to participate in football and other sports. Despite this, there's always room for improvement and NFL can and should do better in developing safety technology,. All of the playing fields should be grass and everything humanly possible should be done to improve safety for the players (Because lord knows they have enough money to do more and to do better). That being said, the risk of being significantly injured in a Formula 1 race is pretty much the same as or less than a daily commute for the average citizen. The adrenaline is high but the risk for actual injury is nothing compared to playing in the NFL. But as you said, players make a choice and at least they are now aware of the very real dangers that accompany playing NFL football,. The concussion protocol has improved tremendously and most of the players are being paid accordingly. I still appreciate content such as this though because it serves to push the NFL to continue to implement safety measures and it provides parents with much needed information about just how dangerous this and other contact sports are.
I stopped watching over a decade ago. Nearly every game it would seem there is some injury. Everyone gets quiet and pretends to care for 3 minutes. Cut to commercial break, get the next guy back in and repeat. It's gross
I love football too. But my little nephew wants to play full contact and I don’t like it. They start in the 4th grade where I live. Just doesn’t seem right.
Its interesting you stopped watching football because of CTE. I stopped watching because the fans go way too far with things. They get carried away with their team & it gets too dramatic for me. No Thanks
Wow. Thank you for putting together all the many reports I've seen of this over the years. I've never been a huge football fan but now I don't know if I want to be. It seems so easy to say others are risking this for themselves but the fact that it influences kids who don't know better challenges the notion that it's ok. It begs the question of whether there is a sum positive to football when all these negative effects cannot be measured. Again thank you! Others have said it but wow you are a very compelling storyteller keep it up
Yeah.. and when the Packers make it back to the playoffs you’ll all be back.. c'mon
Played football for 9 years from grade school through highshool, started all 9 years without ever experiencing a concussion. I got one of two concussions I've had in a 4wheeler accident at 17. Haven't been the same since. I was sharp as a razor, smartass kid who always had something to say. Since that injury, I stumble over words, struggle to spit out sentences. Feel like I have a persistent fog in my head, coupled with frequent head aches. There is a depression and temper aspect to it aswell. I lose my shit entirely to easy, put myself through unnecessary bouts with depression. I have frequent Biden moments where I completely drop my train of thought half way through a sentence and have to ask what we were talking about. Head injuries are no joke. Its been 12 years and I feel I've never been, nor will I ever be the same. I miss my mind.
McConnell moments 🐢
Stop watching football. Stop watching boxing, stop the header in soccer, stop throwing a ball, catching a ball, crash a car or bike. Blah blah blah.
I loved playing football and I too, used to love watching football…but watching these hits and guys get hurt just grosses me out. I can relate to injuries I see some guys get; in high school football I suffered concussions and a sprained MCL…some of my friends got broken bones and of course plenty of concussions, as well.
Back then, a concussion was ‘just’ getting your “bell rung”.
You had me until your stupid jab at ARod... "problematic" LOL 😂
I stopped watching all professional sports back in the 1990's. I think it was because I preferred reading, and then there was the rise of video games.
Once I got away from watching, I started to realize how BORING it was to hang around people who talked about sports.
I did watch the game that was responsible for the "Lyle Alzado rule" - That was... interesting.
I played some sports, never football for which I'm truly grateful and I use to watch some sports but I always thought people calling sports radio to talk about it was strange but sometimes I would engage in sports conversations but that was a while ago since I don't watch hardly any sports now.
I was talking to a guy one time who had gone on a school trip with another coworker who had brought their daughter with them. He said they talked about clothing and jewelry the whole time and said can you think of anything more stupid to talk abut the whole time? I said yeah, sports. He kind of gave me a look but then kind of nodded like yeah I see your point.
How can football player or boxer actually complain about injury when it literally comes with the trrritory? It’s like a soldier going to war and complaining hen the enemy shoots at them ( which happens all the time)
This was really interesting, thank you. I'm from the UK and don't even watch football! However I developed a real interest / fascination with the sport since watching all of the Last Chance U series' on Netflix.
This video has had 3 commercials for the NFL so far.... Thanks RUclips
Stopped watching when Johnny Unitas went to San Diego. The game is a bore to me... same with pro basketball.
This is worse than what the roman gladiators had to suffer who rarely got injured. Only captured enemies were gloriously slaughtered.
I am not going to be watching nfl or any other sports games ever again because of tom brady retirement today
Those impacts are so brutal
Football is a stupid game to play i now know. And I spent most of my life playing and addicted to it. Dumb,dumb,dumb.