What a Concussion Really Feels Like for an NFL Player
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2013
- From seeing double to feeling like you are having an out-of-body-experience, retired NFL player Thomas Jones does not mince words on what a football-related concussion really feels like.
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I watched a documentary about CTE where Troy Aikman said he didn't remember winning a Super Bowl because of a concussion in the NFC Championship game.
+scifyry Do you remember the name of the Doc?
+Dragon Luffy Aikman's doctor or mine?
scifyry You said you saw a documentary that had Troy Aikman talk about his concussions. Do you remember the name of the documentary? I want to see it.
+Dragon Luffy "League of Denial", brother.
scifyry Thanks
i hope this guy will be ok for the rest of his life
Austin Twiss anti inflammatory diet highly helps with cte and brain problems. I really believe it’s the fluid in the brain that causes cte to get so bad. When you have multiple concussions you brain swells and gets bruised and scarred and your body produces wayy more fluid in your brain which leads to pressure and strangulation of the brain
Technology advancement that creates pharma breakthroughs that could solve neurological dysfunction. Scans that can detect problems and help negate the progressive damage. The near future, 10-15years is very bright with these possibilities. www.bbc.com/news/technology-51315462 possibilities.
@@adamw1145 I'm sorry but, that molecule is about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, what does it have to do with CTE?
Black spots, stars, double vision, ears ringing, not comprehending auditory input… soooo many times I can relate.
I myself suffered a concussion in 2006 when I got hit on my motorcycle. I was wearing a helmet but my head hit so hard that it was still enough impact to give me a concussion. It was the first concussion or head trauma I had ever got. I can tell you with all truth that a concussion is pure hell. Your emotions change rapidly and the pain in your head makes the top if your head feel like it is going to explode. It lasts for 45 days. In this 45 days you can and will get periods of rage and extreme depression. A single concussion takes 45 days to fully heal. Looking back I can only imagine what these football and NFL players go through with constant concussions that don't even heal. It's gotta be hell !!!
try having one for 179 days and counting
Concussions do NOT heal. The symptoms just go away. But the brain cannot heal.
Helmets don't protect from concussions. The purpose of a helmet to prevent your skull from being cracked open or impaled. They do literally nothing to prevent brain trauma for high impacts.
Helmets don't prevent concussions because our brains are floating inside our skulls n it stretches n bangs against ur skull
Thank you for sharing this
I've had a concussion. A big one. I was unconscious for at least 20 minutes. I regained consciousness as I was being loaded into an ambulance. The EMT asked me questions. I got the first few. The one that got me was, "Who is the president of the United States?" I couldn't answer it. I remember laughing because I couldn't answer it. How could I not be able to answer such an easy question? I got 25 stitches in my forehead, and my fiancee and friends took me home. That night was horrible. My fiancee had to wake me up every hour to ask me questions, per doctor's orders. Her whispers to me felt like explosions in my head. Twenty years later, I still do not remember anything about the accident. I know what these players went through. It is scary stuff.
I'm glad you were okay man. Just wanted to say that... Thank you for telling us your experience.
Yeah dude. Blessings to you. Hope you are and continue to be in good health.
Fake comment this was copy posted from the Ray Lewis concussion video.....
Wtf if u cant remember anything from the accident how you talking about it?
another fake comment from a fucking loser
In high school I played the entire game. Every snap, offense, defense, special teams. One time on a kickoff (us kicking) I hit this guy really hard. I had to ask a teammate if we were offense or defense. He looked at me like an idiot and said we are defense. It took a few plays before I knew what I was doing. We used to call it getting your bell rung. I am 44. I forget common words when talking to people in addition to other memory issues. I avoid people because I struggle with conversation. I love football but I regret playing.
I had many what I now know to be concussions.
In grade school we would line up one on one and hit like rams. It was an honor to take that kind of a hit and get up.
hang in there buddy .. everything is gonna be ok. God is good
Ed Jones how are you doing?
J Man really he has a concussion and god the magical butt duster fairy is good he is a sadistic fuck
I played 2 years and quit. I should have stuck with soccer
Watching this when you have a concussion
be safe bruh if you still playing
Hope u r better
Same
Yep. My skull burns & hurts like hell! Blurred vision, balance issues, headaches, fatigue, sleepiness, sensitive to light, foggy thinking, memory loss - it sucks! 9/9/18 @ 10:36A.
I wanna be FIT! You doing any better bro? Mine was 9/18. Still feel like shit
Things like this is why NFL players deserve to be paid more than the average NBA player.
Lol all you can think of is how much an athlete gets paid? Go back to school bum boy.
An obvious troll that hides behind a computer with no pic of himself....LOL! Let's test your intelligence level. Why do you think I raised the point of the average income for an NFL player?
What he is saying in a very bad manner, is that not everything is about money. Peoples lives and kids and families get destroyed by related mental issues. Maybe the families would prefer to have a father and being poor than being rich and fatherless. Young men and their parents should be properly informed of the risks. Same goes with boxing and potentially other sports. Losing your brain is not the same as having a bad knee. I don't think you should put a price to that.
Chava
Why would him stating his opinion somehow point out that he is not educated enough..? You are a moron.
Jonathan DaCosta NBA teams have 15 players per team. NFL teams have way more. Less players in the NBA means more money for them.
I'm glad I found this vid Thomas. Played contact sports from 13-22 years old. My concussions usually consisted of seeing bright colors all over, highlighter green in particular. My 1st serious concussion was from a blind side, for the next few days in pads it was like being in the clouds. (it wasn't a bad feeling at the time, I felt careless.) as I got older I accumulated more concussions, the worst putting me in the hospital. I'm 28 now, i have no idea how many concussions I've had, but I'm suffering. I cannot recall names, I have to write everything down, my mental abilities seem to have halted or regressed. I don't see a bright future for myself but I hope those in their early stages of sports see this and recognize the dangers of concussions. I know there are others out there like me, your not alone. May god watch over each and everyone of you. -matt
How are you doing Matt?
man everything says is so true its hard to explain a concussion i had every single kind he mentioned...whats really crazy is when he talks about feeling like you can control yourself like a video game ive had one like that before and its almost like you already been there before and you know whats coming it kinda feels like your awareness gets boosted or something its hard to explain its a weird feeling but i just rolled with it and that was one of my best games in football also concussion are strange and there are different magnitudes to them but you do get that out of body feeling and feeling like your in a different world
I'm experiencing that now. Thing's don't almost seem real. My sleep is terrible at the moment also
@@ndleinahaystack2922 hope you're doing better. Well for me im experiencing the same somewhat out of body or idk hard to explain sensation and a headache. Yesterday i was punched really hard and it rocked me during training rn im at bed and its 4 am cant sleep because not sure if i should go to a dr or not
there's no doubt that the NFL's days are numbered as we know it.
+sharpasaneraser so are yours and mine and everyones
TheJuicebox111
yes, we're all going to die...very good, juicebox.
'as we know it', being the key phrase in my original comment. the nfl was here long before us and will be here long after us (barring another 2008). it just won't resemble what we know and love about the game.
that's just part of the game.
+sharpasaneraser no matter how many controversies the ratings keep going up and up as much as I hate to say it the NFL may never go away.
Michael Craig I love the NFL but hate that it is becoming too violent a sport because of all the "improvements" and "enhancements" over the years. There are things that can be done to lessen the impact collisions, but in the end I think it's going to become a game of touch football. Every week, it seems, the collisions and injuries become more and more noticeable. You can't fully appreciate the power, speed and force of the collisions unless you're on the sidelines and witnessing them up close.
I'm a high school football player and I can relate to exactly everything he said. How it feels like your not choosing what you do or say but your body just does it for you. I don't plan on going to play in college and after this experience my entire outlook on football has changed. Instead of seeing big hits I see brain damage and now at this point it's hard for me to look at the game the same way.
I hope you retired from playing.
Our brains aren't built to handle any impact
Very personal testimony from Mr. Jones went a long way to explaining concussion to me. Valuable Knowledge Transfer. Thanks for sharing your story.
in my concussions it wasn't as bad as he said but he's right. you're not really aware of what's going on you're just going through the motions and everything is blurry. nothing's normal but you don't realize it unless you had one vefore
0:26 i totally understand what he's saying except for the stars part, im most familar with the black spots and the hearing but listiening.
I've had a concussion so much worse than what he is describing. I was hit in the head with a steel support pole at my old job. I woke up and started trying to walk to central control. As I was walking I completely lost my sight and my hearing and started throwing up. Then I couldn't tell which way was up and I started losing feeling and control of my body so I went on to my hands and knees for a few minutes. I wanted to call for help on the radio but I couldn't make words in my head. I started crawling and made it to an opening where my boss saw me and took me to the hospital. Luckily I made a full recovery (after a few weeks). I've never experienced anything more intense in my life and probably never will until I die. And I suspect dying might feel a lot like what happened to me.
I think he might have been playing it up a bit as a figure of speech when he said stars. If he did, and I am not calling him a liar either especially due to the nature of the injury itself and its' symptoms. Forgetting things, in other words. But if he DID see stars it might be a subconscious thing because he grew up watching cartoons like the rest of us and knows that getting your shit kicked in often leads to "stars" over the characters' head. So he gets knocked into this subconscious space and then it's maybe like dreaming, but not really. Black spots seems like the more common thing, or "fuzzies" or whatever, that actually seems like what would actually happen. But I have no idea. Only way to know I guess is to get one which I don't intend to do anytime soon.
@@voteZDLR "seeing stars" is refering to the sparks of light you can sometimes see when stunned, seeing white sparks is very common so no he's not lying you just assume when he says seeing stars that he means litteraly cartoon stars floating around, this isn't a cartoon lol, the only way I can describe it is white sparks in your peripheral vision, aka "seeing stars"
@@daryl1754 Well I will defer to you then I guess cause I have never had a concussion
Thank you for sharing this video
instaBlaster...
Wow I admire you...at least in a way. You're a warrior and you kept playing with a concussion. I have a mild concussion, and I'm going through all types of things...and my will power is shot...at lot of things in me is shot. I need t do things, but I'm constantly feeling the same effects just like the first time this happened to me back on April 21st. I guess it shows how important it is to stay in shape, but for some people, just one TBI...even a mild one can last a long long time.
This scares me. When I played competitive contact hockey, I would get into my zone by playing physical. I had suffered a major concussion but I never thought about it like this. I never really remembered the games, and I just attributed it to "being in the zone".
Definition of Subtle oh man that can not be good.
Dayum man you just made me rethink some of the games and practices I had in football
+Definition of Subtle Hockey is much worse, since it's more force. Force = Mass x Acceleration, the faster you're moving the more force you'll exert. Good to have you back to normal.
Mannn me too
I've had 3 concussions where all 3 resulted in loss of consciousness. First one was in high-school football practice. Woke up seeing balck floating specs and I couldn't see what I was looking at... just the periphery. Trainer had me breath into a paper bag. He said I had an oxygen imbalance in the brain!! Next concussion was when I got mugged by 3 guys and after I got sucker-punched from behind and hit the ground and the last thing I saw was a boot coming at my face... the final concussion was in a car accident. In that accident I had broken my hip, arm, knee cap and fractured my skull. I remember waking up in the emergency room... the nurse was about to sit me upright so they could stitch up my scalp and I heard a male voice say "get that pan ready, he's had a concussion and will vomit" and sure enough as I came upward I hurled all over the nurse! Poor nurse... I blacked out and woke up in x-ray where they were x-raying my hip... To this day, I suffer black-outs, dizziness and severe headaches that start at the base of skull and end up in the top or front of my head and have violent mood swings. It's been tough holding onto jobs... when employers just don't know who's going to show up for work today in my body and fellow employees fearing if I'm going to explode in a fit of rage. Lost many jobs because of this. Needless to say... I forbid my son play tackle football. Not worth it.
How r you doing now
i have it too :(
I am suddenly thankful I only had lower level concussions. Couldn't imagine surviving the NFL type. Ironically, my high school backs coach played with Don Strock at VaTech. Praying for Thomas Jones🙏
damn this explains the concussion experience well... damn bruh this brought a tear to my eye cuz I've never been able to quite describe the experience...salute!
When I got a severe concussion that later lead to a brain bleed because I didn't go out I was on auto pilot and on film I could see myself lose all sense of self preservation. This was at the HS varsity level and over a year later I'm still feeling the effects and some are getting worse like the temporary confusion or severe short term memory loss at times. TBIs are no joke, don't try to be tougher than your own brain
"we are warriors and trained to keep fighting" like gladiators ... sacrifice you for the Entertainment of others etc... well as long as you are aware of the risks your taking ok.. guood luck to all you gladiators..gods speed
+Karim S. O. Akele I think you should educate yourself more on the TBI/CTE debate. Problem is players are only now becoming aware of the risks they're taking --many are still in the dark/denial. For decades the NFL published scientific literature in reputable journals stating head injuries aren't a problem; a player could get knocked out and return to a game without problem; there is no long term dangers in repeated concussions; etc. The NFL knew about the long term effects of continuous head trauma for decades and not only suppressed it, but outright lied to the players, public and medical community. 78% of pro-players have stated they don't trust their team doctors. If you think players are aware of the risk they're taking you are both greatly deceived and a major part of the problem. The NFL needs fans that not only care about the game but athletes as well --not those who enjoy players smashing their heads against each other until they go brain dead. In conclusion, I didn't mean to insult you but my hope is that you would open your eyes and become part of the solution. Football is a great sport, I would hate it to go away because all fans care about is blood.
I got a concussion from hockey. It was pretty crazy. I saw "stars" but didn't feel that bad until I tried to stand up. It was like my legs didn't work and I immediately feel down. For sure one of the more interesting feelings I have ever experienced.
I have always found that when getting up or awakening from a concussion that you feel really unsure of everything , especially trying to figure where you are at the moment .
The best description I heard was by a boxer named Billy Costello in the book "Black lights " which was what being knocked out was called .
As he said in the book you never see the one that knocks you out .lol
Damm son. How many have you had??
I'm from Australia where we have Aussie Rules Football. I've interviewed concussed players who have asked the nearest player which end they were kicking to, followed opposition teams into THEIR change rooms, , kicked the ball straight to an opponent, etc.
I remember back in in about 2004 we had to take a baseline concussion test before we were allowed to practice. Not a single kid was sent to take that test to verify his concussion status. All we heard was “you’ll be alright, you just got your bell rung”.
Hell, we would all purposely take the baseline test slow so that we could keep playing cus we didn’t know nearly as much about concussions back then… either way, I don’t think I ever saw one of those testing machines get used on a sideline either
So true I’ve been lit up in the gym sparring and had pockets of time I didn’t remember but was training the whole time like I was there crazy
This guy is one hundred percent right, I had 3 in two months and one so bad I have to go to the hospital and I don't remember what happened to this day and one I got hit in the first and next thing I know the game was over and I played the whole time. Concussions are bad business
U and ur family in my prayers b bless
I remember my concussion. I caught a shovel pass, look forward and I take a helmet to helmet hit. All I remember, is feeling like I was floating, and I wasn't existence. Like I was just there. This switch in my brain just took off my helmet, and just sat me down on the sideline. I felt like I had no control, and I just felt very groggy.
This is serious stuff, and as a Bears' fan, I remember watching him play. He was one of the toughest on offense.
Yeah he helped us reached the Super Bowl. He was a damn good running back
my 1st concussion before high school football was interesting. People used to talk to me … I would understand but when i walk away I would constantly wonder if they said that or it was a blank memory. 2nd was my sophomore year… I was a safety at the backer position for scout team, I came down and thought the play was over because the running back was on the other side of the field… 1 seconds later I get my bell rung fullback impact hit by the varsity guard “BOOM!” I didn’t fall… half my chin strap screws came loose, my face mask was bent, I lost my hearing temporarily, my vision was dimmed and I was dizzy
The last time I was hit. It felt and sounded like glass breaking inside my head. Sometimes I feel like I'm with it. Other days I can't remember one second to another. My pain tolerance is so high it worries me. Other times I have high levels of panic to the point where my heart races out of control and I can't stop it. I get lost driving, I get paranoid, it's almost like being bipolar but your not.
I've had a terrible concussion when I was about 13.
I was playing Junior Varsity Soccer and I remember my team's goalkeeper punted the ball up high into our opponent's half. As the ball was dropping, I jumped attempting to get a touch on the ball with my head and I did. I didn't know what was behind me when I jumped, but all I tried doing was to header the ball further up field. I remember getting a slight touch on the ball at the peak of my jump, but as soon as the ball scraped the top of my head, 2 defenders out of the blue came from behind me also challenging for the ball. They instantaneously bumped into me mid air making me lose total control of my balance and coordination and I ended up tipping over with my head falling backwards and slamming the turf. The play went on with nobody even noticing. As soon as I opened my eyes while I was laid out, I saw fucking stars everywhere like cartoons like that football player was talking about. My ears were ringing so fucking hard like the highest pitch noise ever and the sky was literally rotating around my head. It was really like I was taken out of my body. I tried yelling but all what came out was a soft "aaaa". The agony lasted for about 45 seconds and then started getting better but I had to tell my coach to sub me out since no one even saw what happened to me. I never even knew it was a concussion until I was about 18 and got into boxing lol. I probably won't get into combat just cuz that fucking shit was the scariest feeling ever. It scares more than it hurts and it makes me shiver even thinking about it.
Damn bro
Not Only for an NFL player but for any one who has one. I had one and I'm not going to lie to you... the pain is real the worst pain in my life and as the day past the pain increases. On top of all the trauma you go though, such as lost or appetite, taste, pain, anxiety, extremely forgetful, and a lost of more... I dont understand why he put it out there like it's nothing. The struggle that been though... I don't wish it on no one.
It’s a brutal game. The combination of speed and power - the force. The consistent car accident-like impact over and over again.
Played football all the way until high school I lost interest, hardest hit I ever received was in rec. League in a scrimmage against my own teammate at maybe 12. I literally had to slap the side of my helmet to correct my vision. My eyes were crossed.
That's horrific
When I was in year 5 I was playing soccer at school and I got a concussion I had double vision and I played on but scored 6 goals and after that I had to go to the hospital it is amazing how it works
Mark Cuban called it. Love him or hate him. He said the NFL was going to die in the next 20 years.
***** all that football watching has turned you into a violent man.
***** you're right. Good point man.
You're stupid if you think the NFL is every going to die. You'll die before it does.
Coffee you have a hard time with inevitabilities don't you?
No. If you think America's most popular sport is going to die out in 20 years (without even 100 years of existence) then you are an idiot.
I had a childhood concussion from a bicycle accident. The out of body experience described was true in my case. I was riding through a dirt lot, I hit a ditch and experienced the out-of-body sensation of flying through the air. The next conscious memory I had was walking my bike home, I don’t know how much time later. My two brothers were with me. My face was heavily scraped up. As far as I know, I recovered fully. But it’s also impossible to say if the incident has affected me permanently into adulthood in any way. I do have depression and mental health issues. Who knows.
you guys are sooo brave for what you do. I can't imagine the crazy dynamo going in your head when you know its destroying you but you just keep on fighting through it.
it should be known that the sport is this dangerous and these guys should get the fucking respect they deserve.... if they wont change the sport at least let them get the respect they deserve. And WRs and Runners/QBs need to be protected by rules that prohibit vicious and aggressive type play (see: Ray Lewis)
I have watched the movie called concussion by will smith and this video was very helpful for my project I am glad you showed this video
Holy fuck I’ve had many concussions before.
Man this guy described what I’ve felt and haven’t found the words to describe.
I was concussed once. I was playing rugby. I was tackled by 2 people and they had their arms wrapped around me. One of them decided to take their fustration out and kneed me in the back of my head twice. I remember hearing music, and i remember seeing black dots zoom across the sky. I woke up in the hospital not being to speak or move my fingers. It took my a year to learn how speak and write again, and its just because that guy was angry...
i had a concussion because of car accident but nothing that bad. i was just very lost and could not remember things or where did i leave something from 2s ago for few days and had headaches but nothing dramatic like this guy. hope he will be fine
I had a mild one when i was around 9. It was a pretty bizarre experience. I remember the final moments before headbutting with my classmate accidentaly, then i felt like i flew like 3 meters in the air landing on my back, hearing others talk with a bit of echo, feeling nauseous and feeling this out of body thing. I didnt black out but i dont remember how i got to the bathroom, the only thing i remember after that was me standing in front of the mirror seeing my nose and my mouth bleed. Shit it was scary.
I've had someone's whole body weight fall on top of my head and I just fell backwards and I couldn't even open my eyes. It was all black.
I had a concussion before when I fell and hit the back of my head. I had to go to the hospital because my head was literally spinning to the point where I couldn't walk on my own and I threw up repeatedly with a headache that hurt to the core. I don't know about out of body experience but I guess there's different levels of concussions. I wish that experience on no one. If those players felt what I felt, I know they wouldn't continue to play football.
Back of the head is always the worst place to get hitn
@@dwasd6951 Nah i think it’s the sides than back
I am in my late 50s and played football in the 70s when never said anyone had a concussion, we called it getting your bell rung. No one ever came out of a game or did not play because of getting their bell rung. I am happy to see things change. Knowing what I know today I would have never played. I have had issues with headaches most of my adult life, I had my bell rung many times.
LoL. I can identify with that I've had two concussions. One was from Athletics and basketball falling on the court the other one was from my dad driving crazy while us kids were in the back - for some reason he had a complete stop-. I flipped backwards and the tailgate ends up hitting the back of my head. So 50 something here myself realizing that I comprehend and see things a lot different than most people. Not that it's good or bad just saying anyway take care blessings stay safe.
best comments about concussion I've ever heard
Had one back in 2011 when someone kicked a ball to the side of my head. Didnt have memory of the next 2-3 hours. Still cant recall what happened till this day in those 2-3 hrs but after the 2-3 hours, it was like i woke up and was questioning where i was and how i got here. Apparently during the 2-3 hours i kept asking people i dont know where i am, what am i doing etc. had a friend who sustained a similar injury back in 2021 and he kept asking me similar questions. Thats when i knew. Difference is, he went to the doctor who told him he suffered a concussion whereas i didnt, which was stupid of me.
Wow... I know how you feel... Clearly I've never been in an NFL Game but, I've had so many I'm just great full to be alive!
Katie Jo
Coweta, Ok
This is starting to take effect on me. I played center linebacker and deep snap and did kick offs for 8 years. I went out many times. Now I can’t remember if I took my medicine or not.
May i ask how old are you?
Out of body experience. I say this to my doc or that I feel I'm in another atmosphere compared to everyone else. The pressure in my head separates us. I'm feeling way diff cuz the ICP is alot more than the barometric pressure that everyone else is experiencing. You add tinnitus and a lighthead aspect to this and woah, really out there.
When I got brained my skull was frx and I kept working the adrenaline had me feeling like the terminator. No thought was in my head to go to hospital just keep licking* blood off of my face.
I played pee-wee football from 3rd grade-7th grade (ages 11 to 14). From what I remember I have suffered at least 7 concussions plus 1 from a bicycle accident and 1 from a baseball injury. The worst one that I remember was from football. I don't remember getting hit. But when my coaches came out to get me, I tried to tell them something but nothing was coming out of my mouth. It was like for about 1-2 minutes I couldn't form any words. I kinda knew what I wanted to say, but I couldn't talk.
I too have had around 7 concussions. Did you lose consciousness with any of the concussions?
I played safety in high school (2000-2004) and I've had a few concussions (possibly more). Sometimes I'd get hurt worse than the guy I was hitting. It's crazy how, back then, they'd tell you to sit out a few possessions and go back in if you felt like you could (and I did more often than not). I wish we had concussion protocols like they have now at all levels of the game.
+scifyry Damn, good thing you're safe now. Any type of head injury shouldn't be taken lightly, the brain is what keeps you alive. And I know what you mean when you say you'd get hurt more. Same here I used to play rec football, tackle and even tho I never had a concussion or a head hit, tackling a guy by grabbing and throwing hurts you more than him, idk how and why but it does.
+Ryder Washington Head injuries are more lethal but other injuries can cripple/disable you early in life. I read an ESPN article about a LB for the Bucaneers who played during the 90's. Don't recall his name, but if he didn't lay in one specific position, he would be in constant pain. Money is a huge motivator but quality of life must be taken into consideration, especially if a player has kids.
Depends on which Ryan (my first name) you ask. If you'd asked me that my senior year of high school or while I played a few years of minor league football...definitely worth it. Most things accomplished in life do not come without sacrifice. Movie stars sacrifice privacy, athletes their health, pilots time with family, etc. Boils down to how much you want it and whether or not you can handle or accept the risk/sacrifice.
I've had concussions in football back in HS, never in lacrosse though fortunately. One time was running the ball up the middle all the back in modified football, was hit helmet to helmet so hard, knocked back three feet and couldn't see anything for a few seconds, everything was white, then black n color spots till it came back and I was clear. Many headaches after practices but that's only because I lead with my head way too much 😁
i know that feeling when he talks about hearing the QB talking but not listening and then running the plays like on auto pilot...and not remembering much of the game - let's hope he does not have CTE - I only played in high school...he has been playing much longer and the hits are much more traumatic.
While I've never had any of my concussions diagnosed, I know I've had at least 2. I have Cerebral Palsy, so my balance sucks, and I fell a lot as a kid. I've fallen down stairs multiple times, fallen on my head, and got hit on the head with a golf club once. I just remember seeing colours and feeling like I was hungover afterward. It's not a fun experience and I genuinely don't know many concussions I've had or how it has affected me. I won't go into detail but always remember to get checked after head injuries. I'm just surprised none of the adults in my life were more insistent on these things getting checked out. It actually got to the point where it happened so often that my mum would just laugh it off. I know it was probably to make me feel better but it was really stupid on her part. I genuinely didn't know that concussions were dangerous until I got into MMA (as a fan) and found out about CTE.
I had one In highschool. I remember hearing a super sonic sound. Didn't hurt at all until I got home.
1:12 fax I played my best hs football game off a concussion plus I played RB as well and scored a 60 yard running TD. The next day I felt terrible though
Seeing double, forgetting things you've done minutes before, inability to control body temperature, instant puking, and loss of consciousness are all sure signs of a concussion
Signs of brain damage too
Same with me
I believe it .almost like when your watching boxing and a fighter gets rocked or knocked down and all of a sudden the fighter starts coming back like it woke him up
2:02 I know the feeling, I would watch film and did not remember making certain plays, it's kinda scary. Just blacking out, just balling off muscle memory, I remember cracking the fullback
And getting a headache right after the hit, the headache lasted for two weeks
Just got concussed today and i was awake whilst happening and i open my eyes fully and everything was pure yellow and blurry and my ears where fully death and my arm was dead and was really dizzy, thought i was dead tbh
the fact that he doesnt remember so many plays the next day blows me away.
I played hs and college ball.. When i played rb in hs, an early hit would sort of take me somewhere else. I would kinda forget everything but know whats coming next, deja vu type, such a weird feeling if you ever experienced it. Definitely had a mild concussions. Also the reason i stopped playing rb and stuck with db in college.
I slipped on wet grass in gym once and the air left me and I saw speckles and heard ringing also felt tingly. Couldn't imagine one brought on by people.
in march 2023, i got hit by a water polo ball as a goalie almost directly on my temple when i didn’t see the ball. as the day went on, i lost all my energy and was slumped over the desk. since i thought i would heal regardless, i took a day of rest and went back on about my life. after 2 weeks, i realized it wouldn’t be so easy. after a month, i thought i was just a special case. after 2 months, i knew something was wrong, but school needed to be completed for graduation and concussion knowledge/accommodations are very limited still, so i pushed through. after 2-3 months of physical therapy, i feel better, but still have complications doing mental tasks to this day. my vision is showing no signs of recovery, i had to be put on anxiety meds, and working out is not always possible anymore. the world needs to touch up on tbi knowledge
Absolutely frightening
I hope Thomas Jones will be ok. He was a damn good running back for The Bears. Now he has an acting career. He appeared on Straight Outta Compton as the guy who confronted Jerry Heller in front of his home.
He's also the owner of the production company Independently Major Entertainment Films (IME Films)
Been there. I played college ball but the worst concussion I had was my last game of my senior year of hs. Second play of the game, took a hit on the top of the head. I don't really remember much of the game. Ran for 125 yards on 15 carries. One of the better games of my season and I don't remember any of it.
If these guys knew what brain injury does to a person, they'd decline their NFL contracts and work a normal job.
nah
@@darthhorizon1735 money is worthless to the brain injured, the world doesnt exist
@@ekim051084 nfl has gotten safer thanks to pussies like you so all of this is fake news now you can't have helmet to helmet contact so I don't know what you're on about stop being a sensitive cuckold
I love my country. I am a Corn bred fed red blooded born and bred American. I think it's high time the NFL take a big giant bite if CTE. and start paying out for it. America let us defend and protect our football players. The guys taking the beatings for our entertainment.
People will stop playing due to the amount of life threatening brain injuries after careers
It can't be stopped. Getting hit directly in the head is NOT the only thing that can cause a concussion. And these guys get multiple concussions, it's the nature of the game. That's what leads to CTE. Anything that causes the brain to hit the inside of the skull will bruise it.
Big Oof wow ur brainwashed and just crazy.
Big Oof trust me dude if you were going through what i’m going through now you would say it’s not worth it. I played for 10 years and I feel it’s effecting me big in the worst way. I don’t even remember the person I used to be..
Sounds corny
Football players would call me a p*ssy but I'm so glad I played soccer. Worst injury i had, and I played till div 1 was a broken collarbone and separated shoulder which happened in high school. I still deal with it now, randomly slides out of place n sht so I can only imagine what football players go through. I almost had no serious injuries and I never had surgery.. At the same time for 500k / month I'll do pretty much anything...
this is exactually what is was like with one nasty concussion I had 2013. ty for being very honest.
+Windy Nys I still have some type of memory problems. but so happy two years later most of confusion has left.
Concussions are more than nasty. I've had my share of head bumps. But if you ever decide to intentionally put your brain through a career like this, always think of the fact how great of a gift your senses and perceptions of the world are and how each of these tons-of-force-in-a-matter-of-milliseconds hits has a potential to diminish them and thus, while you work on toughing it out for the sake of your coach or your team or whoever, technically robs you out of your own self...
I’ve been ko’d twice playing rugby, been stung seeing stars playing rugby league. From expert I can say I’d rather go out cold than being hit and on the brink of unconscious, it feels like your brain is trying to squeeze itself out of your ears and eyes. The first time I was knocked out I was 14, it took me 15 years to remember showing up to the game! I woke up as I was being put into an ambulance! Apparently I had a seizure, my teammates said I was talking after the seizure but I can’t remember any of that. When I came too I felt ok though, just confused.
How about 'missing time'? In college I went through an entire practice and didn't remember leaving the locker room, or how I got to the practice field. I barely remember the 4 years I spent playing college ball. I believe I was concussed repeatedly in high school and college. Back in the 70s little was known about concussions. I'm 68 and even though I suspect I may have CTE, I have not experienced any of the classic symptoms. I have left instructions to have my brain sent to Boston U when I pass to be checked.
I'm a Bills fan and I knew he was going to bring that game up. Fml.
lol this is funny
On 8/30/18, I was walking my dog & slammed my head into a tree (walked under it & didn’t see a low lying branch). It was pure hell & an extremely slow recovery. I no longer suffer from the HORRENDOUS skull pain (occipital neuralgia); my balance, speech, memory & vision eventually returned but it was a VERY scary time.It took me over a year to see improvement, but I made it...only to suffer another one 14 months later (slammed my head into car trunk). Second concussion wasn’t as bad as the first one, but it was still hell to endure skull pain, balance, vision, speech & memory issues again. Hoping to never get another one again & praying all who are suffering from one, a successful recovery. 8/30/20 @ 6:34P.
When i had my concussion ,all i remember is i kept saying what are we talking about again,and everyone kinda ignoring me smh ....
It’s definitely like your spirit gets knocked out of your body
I probably have CTE. I feel small pain jolts in my brain. They hurt feels like an ant bite. I also loose track of what I'm talking about. I must have got it during rivalry games where I use my head the most.
Jesse F2TE how about now? You good?
I was never diagnosed with a concussion in high school .. played varsity all 4 years but I never once came out of game cause of a concussion . But I did have several plays throughout my high school years where after getting hit I would get up and see stars or I would be seeing double vision and I’d have to try to try focusing hard to stArt seeing right . Does that mean I was concussed? I do remember everything though it’s not like I had to watch film to know how I played
I had a concussion once and I can only describe it as when you get hit with a flash bang or stun grenade in call of duty LOL, bright flash of white/gray light with a strong ringing sound.
I got mine in full contact practice as a WR in high school. Ran a slant over the middle and got my shit rocked by a 6’2 Samoan MLB. Blacked out for 10-15 seconds and quit football after. Still love the game but I didn’t have the frame for it.
Hopefully the acting career takes off! I love seeing him on screen
I remember not being able to speak right after a concussion. it was more that I couldn't think quickly so I couldn't articulate things well. It wasn't a diagnosed concussion but I'm almost certain I had one
I was playing o-line, our QB threw a INT, was running down the field to tackle the player, a db tried to block me, (I was 6-1, 270 at the time) I lowered my shoulder to run him over, as I made contact I was blindside blocked by a defensive lineman who had caught up, my head was hit from both sides by 2 different helmets. Next thing I knew I was face down on the turf after whistle had blown, tried to get up and fell back over. Could barely walk, couldn't see, felt like I was walking in thick mud. Had a severe concussion, out 3 weeks, my reaction time went from .3 seconds to almost .9 seconds.
I had one today I was playing football and went up for the ball n I landed wrong and hit the side of my head I was knocked out for 15 minutes I coundnt remember what happened
Muscle memory seems to work after a concussion.. so people think you are functioning ok-ish but driving, vision, sound barriers, thinking, listening, emotional, digestion and so much more is messed for months or years. To all my fellow suffers you are not well and it is up to you to share your story so they can’t say “your fine”
You see the light
what a nice sport!!!!
Can I call this a mind block? When my mom kicked my ear side of head, I had a concussion for literally few seconds, my head pained a lot. It was crazy but it vanished immediately.
I get cluster headaches from wrestaling my freshmen year in 2009. Remember getting taking down. Head hits off the matt. Getting up. Like i was underwater for a long time and everything was all foggy and wavy. Remember the ref asking do I need time. Now I still get head pains. Makes you want to end it.
i got a hemerage because at my school we have a padded room but the door was open and he double legged me and slammed me on my back and my head on the steel door frame during wrestling a while back
My brother be strong for the Lord is on your side....don't know you but I will be praying for you.
ohhh my goddd same thing happend to me during my wrestling years and I literally was knocked OUTT during the match
Damn. We're in the same boat :/
carl mosely Had this issue to. It gets better with time, but you just need to stay strong.
About 5 yrs back got a concussion from getting knocked out by our one horse. I don't remember getting up and walking to the house which was 300 ft away but I did. I was trying to remember something and I knew something was wrong but could not figure it out. My head hurts so bad.How these players get concussions more than one time and go on I don't know.
I have childhood CTE from abuse and football both. As a security guard I was attacked by 5 guys. They were not able to take me out, I might have killed a couple of them because two abulances left very slow that night. Three or four went away from the scene on stretchers. I do not know how I did it. It was out of body, my brain/body was fighting without me in control. This terrifies me. What am I? I have never had a friend. Law school was overwhelmingly difficult. My parents suggested I go there to be humiliated and I was.
Same here, I know how it feels like to have a concussion,
Here's my story: At about the age of seven, I was going to a birthday party in a hotel. So, I was playing with the other kids at the pool inside the hotel. I was running around then suddenly, I slipped and hit my head really hard. EVERYTHING went all blury, I was just laying on the floor, sittin tgere and no one ever bothered to help me. Ever since that happend, I began to have slurred speech, poor balance, and I vecame very forgetful. 4 years later, this didn't happen too long ago, I went back to the sane hotel from before, I accidentally dropped something. I ran too fast and hit another concussion. I was really light headed and dizzy. Everything was going dark. After I kept saying "What just happened?" And "I don't remember" my whole family just didn't beileve me. Then afterwards I passed out. I don't exactly remember what happend after that .
Nowdays, I'm a very forgetful, weird and clumsy girl. I never told ANYONE about this but it's finally out. I still have my concussion. Anyway, thanks for reading this.
You really should get your brain scanned.
I'm so sorry that happened to you. I wish you the best of health
Stop making shit up.
My worst concussion was from a light hit from my blindside that knock me out b4. Hit the ground.. Probably the best way to describe the feeling would b like television 📺 static firing through ur body I woke up and remember a neurologist rubbing a piece of tissue across my arm and it felt like a knife 🔪 splitting it open... Scary stuff