Trucker Nick it’s not a made up condition if you actually took the time to review his research on it you’d realize that over time most of the men in football will have some brain tissue that’s scared and will never heal with each collision it’s like pouring cement into metal pipes and hardening over and over again until some parts of the brain begin to cease functioning properly or at all for that matter
@Angel Johnson so that's not my point I'm not denying that dummy. My point is he made it up to get what???? MONEY! I'm not denying reality you shouldn't either.
It's ironic that a black man from Nigeria found a problem with an American sport and is hoping to help protect other Americans. He's a real American hero.
Even as a guy who only played football through high school CTE is scary and I think about it regularly, there are contributing factors but my memory isn’t the same and there’s definitely less joy
Profoundly accurate comment. Thank you for sharing your story. Know you are not alone in the realm of injured brain. So many of us struggle to connect to ourselves, again. Be well and may you be blissed, Maria
I think one of the problems about American Football is the helmets, bringing the helmets and armor into the game created a style of play where the men felt like they could use their heads to tackle. If Helmets were never used then the game would have been more like rugby, where the guys try to avoid hitting with their heads.
I only played 2 years of football, suffered concussions and yet I experience short term memory loss, mood swings, random headaches and confusion. My boys will not play football.
Dr., how I thank you for your groundbreaking research! I am TBI survivor and know first hand the huge task of re-learning life itself AND trying to ignite portions of my personality. It's a process, not a place. I remind myself of this daily. God and good blessings to YOU and ALL.
And some parents force their children to play for decade or more for their enjoyment. What are the long term results? It is one thing to volunteer at 18, another to force children to play. A game where if you don't ram your head as hard as possible on kick off, you will likely lie on your butt- incentivizing your brain damage vs embarrassment. At least this generation has newer safety rules. Thanks Dr Omalu
Just as traumatic head injury chokes the brain -- choke the NFL by boycotting the entire sport until they change the rules. Rugby has done that, banning any tackle above the shoulder and banning tackles with the shoulder only. The arms must wrap around in all tackles. Any time a player suffers a blow to the head -- inevitable in a contact sport -- they are immediately taken to the locker room for a concussion check. If they fail, they are out of the match. The sport has plenty of contact and is played without pads and helmets -- but has many fewer injuries.
Major medical journals have published studies in recent years clearly showing that CTE also results in low testosterone levels and erectile dysfunction. Here is just one of those studies, published in a highly reputable journal: "Association of Concussion Symptoms With Testosterone Levels and Erectile Dysfunction in Former Professional US-Style Football Players" JAMA Neurol. 2019;76(12):1428-1438. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.2664
Thank you for changing the world with your discovery. I had multiple brain injury myself and through your discovery there are some hopes and great treatments out there. still under lots of research and I thank you for speaking up. Would have been a scary place to be at the time and you persisting to tell the truth makes a whole a better place. Once again Thank you!
oh I've wondered where he has been! Glad we are talking about this again. The PBS documentary was VERY good. Forget Concussion. If you want the REAL deal on the NFL, how they treated Dr. O and CTE watch that doc
A sport isn't worth your son's cognitive functioning, increasing his risk for Alzheimer's, Dementia, forgetfulness, etc. No amount of money is worth that.
I play rugby. I got kneed in the face last weekend. I play for the aggression. Rugby payers don’t wear the American football padding and helmets. If you do everything correct the only injuries are actual accidents. I got kneed in the face because I moved my head up to fast from the ruck. No one does a sport without knowledge of the risks.
@@lew2875 football has more concussions and injuries than rugby, but rugby has higher spinal injuries. Rugby players can have CTE, too. This isn't only a football problem. In fact, since CTE was found in a rugby player's brain, the league is making fundamental changes to the sport itself and how it's played to lessen the risk of developing CTE. That's the difference between other sports leagues & the NFL, the latter which values profits over people's quality of lives & health.
Yeah, a young 19 yr old coworker and friend was seriously considering playing pro football but he had one concussion and it scared him so he quit football entirely to avoid risking his health..then met a girl, got a decent job and seems happy.
Major medical journals have published studies in recent years clearly showing that CTE also results in low testosterone levels and erectile dysfunction. Why would any parent allow their child to play a sport in which CTE is an all too prevalent outcome?
@@mossbergshockwave9629 Oh yea players get paid as long as dont get injured permanently & stay healthy but once your married you will get hit like child support .
Corrupt NFL. I was thinking this just last week. How many of these current players are going to end up with CTE? Cheers to this courageous doctor standing up against their resistance to the truth's exposure... Hey, I'm part Nigerian. Awesome.
True. But NOBODY paid for the deaths and illnesses of thousands of players. They made a deal to invest in safety on the condition NOT to be liable to disclose for how long they had known. Corrupted doctors who allowed players to literally die haven't even been questioned once!
Yes I have CTE since 18 but I never knew it would spread to the points were drugs would be a thing or suicidal or criminal records or unknown stuff helping but I did reach for help but Never got any every symptoms were went to the hospital 9 time's asked for neurology got no where till I was forced to fell to such a disdorder that I had no insights of having
Not only the NFL. Its starts in pop warner with the kids...plus most of these high schools trainers have no clue what they are doing due to lack of training...
It's about time for these people to shed light on these traditions. Just like how Sea Shepherd proved that Japan's whaling operations isn't for the purpose of science. Just like how officers like Adrian Schoolcraft changed the perception of police. Just like Bennet Omalu and Edward Snowden.
We really need people who have been athletes at some points in their lives, while also getting an education commenting on this topic. It is very unfair to just say "stop playing this sport it is dangerous and will hurt you". A lot of people who play football, especially in the south, see it as a way out from the situation they and their families are in. It is so weird though, cause people can say how we need to end this because it is dangerous. However, they never speak of how we can change the sport to make it safer (so people can still enjoy it). Or how we need to change current systems in place that make athletes feel like this is their only path to success, and financial freedom.
I respect this man for studying the dangers, but ultimately think it is in people's interest to play if they are good enough, and should be their choice to play it safe, or go for the fame and glory. Hitting a brick wall at 30 mph is potentially fatal in many cases, so to allege that players are going through the same 50-60 times a game can not be accurate. There would be deaths every game if this was this was the case
There is helmet that indicates when a player has been impacted excessively. These devices provide information to referees to know immediately when a player has had an excessive impact. These helmets are patented and are available. The NFL could easily adopt their use to protect players.
@@evaneldrichnkuba4639 I agree. It's not the ultimate answer. At least there would be something available that would give the officials some idea that a player is injured. A triggered indicator would get someone out of the game after injury, possibly preventing worse damage. It would also provide a statistical measument to be gathered which could be analyzed later. There is no data being collected at the moment. The first step in fixing a problem is to admit there is a problem. Perhaps forcing an injury-indicating helmet is a first step.
Literally all college and NFL players know the risks of the game. They are well-paid (in case of NFL players) volunteers, much like military, who love the game more than anything else and make their careers out of it. I highly doubt these emotionally-charged documentaries will change the minds of any of the players.
The amount of money and resources that the NFL used to deny what the doctor provided was disturbing.
He made it up dummy
Trucker Nick definitely didn’t moron
Trucker Nick it’s not a made up condition if you actually took the time to review his research on it you’d realize that over time most of the men in football will have some brain tissue that’s scared and will never heal with each collision it’s like pouring cement into metal pipes and hardening over and over again until some parts of the brain begin to cease functioning properly or at all for that matter
@Angel Johnson so that's not my point I'm not denying that dummy. My point is he made it up to get what???? MONEY! I'm not denying reality you shouldn't either.
@@mossbergshockwave9629 That sounds like what a Holocaust denier, flat earther, anti vaxxers would say.
It's ironic that a black man from Nigeria found a problem with an American sport and is hoping to help protect other Americans. He's a real American hero.
Just like Adrian Schoolcraft and Edward Snowden.
They change the public perception.
That's something that flat earthers and anti vaxxers can't do.
Even as a guy who only played football through high school CTE is scary and I think about it regularly, there are contributing factors but my memory isn’t the same and there’s definitely less joy
Profoundly accurate comment. Thank you for sharing your story. Know you are not alone in the realm of injured brain. So many of us struggle to connect to ourselves, again. Be well and may you be blissed, Maria
@@SensoriaMaRia that was a beautifully put comment. yes OP, wishing you good health!
I think one of the problems about American Football is the helmets, bringing the helmets and armor into the game created a style of play where the men felt like they could use their heads to tackle. If Helmets were never used then the game would have been more like rugby, where the guys try to avoid hitting with their heads.
I only played 2 years of football, suffered concussions and yet I experience short term memory loss, mood swings, random headaches and confusion. My boys will not play football.
This man is a modern genius! I don’t care to argue.
καμιά ψυχή very very well said, I couldn’t agree more with your statement 🤝
You're absolutely right!!!
@@abeltesfaye_ 🤜🤛
Dr., how I thank you for your groundbreaking research! I am TBI survivor and know first hand the huge task of re-learning life itself AND trying to ignite portions of my personality. It's a process, not a place. I remind myself of this daily. God and good blessings to YOU and ALL.
And some parents force their children to play for decade or more for their enjoyment. What are the long term results? It is one thing to volunteer at 18, another to force children to play. A game where if you don't ram your head as hard as possible on kick off, you will likely lie on your butt- incentivizing your brain damage vs embarrassment. At least this generation has newer safety rules.
Thanks Dr Omalu
Yes I learned about this guy a in a medical ethics course. Hate that it isn’t talked about enough
It’s surprising this has about 11K views, it’s sad that not enough know about his work
Just as traumatic head injury chokes the brain -- choke the NFL by boycotting the entire sport until they change the rules. Rugby has done that, banning any tackle above the shoulder and banning tackles with the shoulder only. The arms must wrap around in all tackles. Any time a player suffers a blow to the head -- inevitable in a contact sport -- they are immediately taken to the locker room for a concussion check. If they fail, they are out of the match. The sport has plenty of contact and is played without pads and helmets -- but has many fewer injuries.
@@cherrynado He said if the rules were different like rugby CTE would be less common.
Major medical journals have published studies in recent years clearly showing that CTE also results in low testosterone levels and erectile dysfunction. Here is just one of those studies, published in a highly reputable journal:
"Association of Concussion Symptoms With Testosterone Levels and
Erectile Dysfunction in Former Professional US-Style Football Players"
JAMA Neurol. 2019;76(12):1428-1438. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.2664
The amount of respect and the level at which this doctor looks up to America, and knowing where America is currently at right now........
Exactly
Thank you for changing the world with your discovery. I had multiple brain injury myself and through your discovery there are some hopes and great treatments out there. still under lots of research and I thank you for speaking up. Would have been a scary place to be at the time and you persisting to tell the truth makes a whole a better place. Once again Thank you!
Today I saw your movie "concussion" was fantastic..and love it.. thank you for your vision.. you saved players ❤❤
Your a hero omalu I wish you did this work before my time with football.
oh I've wondered where he has been! Glad we are talking about this again. The PBS documentary was VERY good. Forget Concussion. If you want the REAL deal on the NFL, how they treated Dr. O and CTE watch that doc
Brilliant man, thank you Dr. For your amazing work and honesty 🙏🏿💯
This immigrant is what makes America great.
What a remarkable and insightful comment! I thank you for sharing positivity. Be well, Maria
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A sport isn't worth your son's cognitive functioning, increasing his risk for Alzheimer's, Dementia, forgetfulness, etc. No amount of money is worth that.
They are grown men and know the dangers.
I play rugby. I got kneed in the face last weekend. I play for the aggression. Rugby payers don’t wear the American football padding and helmets. If you do everything correct the only injuries are actual accidents. I got kneed in the face because I moved my head up to fast from the ruck. No one does a sport without knowledge of the risks.
@@lew2875 football has more concussions and injuries than rugby, but rugby has higher spinal injuries. Rugby players can have CTE, too. This isn't only a football problem. In fact, since CTE was found in a rugby player's brain, the league is making fundamental changes to the sport itself and how it's played to lessen the risk of developing CTE. That's the difference between other sports leagues & the NFL, the latter which values profits over people's quality of lives & health.
Yeah, a young 19 yr old coworker and friend was seriously considering playing pro football but he had one concussion and it scared him so he quit football entirely to avoid risking his health..then met a girl, got a decent job and seems happy.
Major medical journals have published studies in recent years clearly showing that CTE also results in low testosterone levels and erectile dysfunction. Why would any parent allow their child to play a sport in which CTE is an all too prevalent outcome?
"As we evolve we give up the less intelligent ways of our past". A concept that seems to elude many Americans.
The only ones that benefiting this is football owners & football wives .
Players play for free huh?
@@mossbergshockwave9629 Oh yea players get paid as long as dont get injured permanently & stay healthy but once your married you will get hit like child support .
@@letaureau3622 you mean divorced?
Taurean Ain’t had a lot of luck with the ladies huh?
Love that guy 👍
Corrupt NFL. I was thinking this just last week. How many of these current players are going to end up with CTE? Cheers to this courageous doctor standing up against their resistance to the truth's exposure... Hey, I'm part Nigerian. Awesome.
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GRANDIOSO DOCTOR BENNET OMALU ! DIOS CREO A LAS RAZAS IGUALES!! DIOS NO TIENE COLOR!
This man actually saved the NFL...from itself
One true honest doctor Omalu against billion-dollars source NFL corporation; such a shame NFL denied CTE for many years but finally get caught.
True. But NOBODY paid for the deaths and illnesses of thousands of players. They made a deal to invest in safety on the condition NOT to be liable to disclose for how long they had known. Corrupted doctors who allowed players to literally die haven't even been questioned once!
LOVE that movie. A must see!!!
We should definitely work more on teaching shoulder smashes than headbutting!!!!
Dr.omalu is GOD sent! God gave him a job and he's doing it.
CTE is a real issue in American football.
My future education is pathologists, I didn't know he was a pathologist, I thought he was a doctor.
Yes I have CTE since 18 but I never knew it would spread to the points were drugs would be a thing or suicidal or criminal records or unknown stuff helping but I did reach for help but Never got any every symptoms were went to the hospital 9 time's asked for neurology got no where till I was forced to fell to such a disdorder that I had no insights of having
Please can any one help to get any page or number of dr. Omalu i need help please
Not only the NFL. Its starts in pop warner with the kids...plus most of these high schools trainers have no clue what they are doing due to lack of training...
The risks of the game are well known, actually, even before these emotionally-charged documentaries.
Wow 😳
Right
IN traffic accidents investigators understand a 2nd traffic happens inside the head after point of impact.
It's about time for these people to shed light on these traditions.
Just like how Sea Shepherd proved that Japan's whaling operations isn't for the purpose of science.
Just like how officers like Adrian Schoolcraft changed the perception of police.
Just like Bennet Omalu and Edward Snowden.
We really need people who have been athletes at some points in their lives, while also getting an education commenting on this topic. It is very unfair to just say "stop playing this sport it is dangerous and will hurt you". A lot of people who play football, especially in the south, see it as a way out from the situation they and their families are in.
It is so weird though, cause people can say how we need to end this because it is dangerous. However, they never speak of how we can change the sport to make it safer (so people can still enjoy it). Or how we need to change current systems in place that make athletes feel like this is their only path to success, and financial freedom.
So this is how Trump got elected. Repetitive head trauma.
I respect this man for studying the dangers, but ultimately think it is in people's interest to play if they are good enough, and should be their choice to play it safe, or go for the fame and glory. Hitting a brick wall at 30 mph is potentially fatal in many cases, so to allege that players are going through the same 50-60 times a game can not be accurate. There would be deaths every game if this was this was the case
OJ Just died please do an autopsy on his brain.
Lets go chiefs!!!!!!
@Davvy Jannes basically judge ALL future chiefs teams and fans , based off a few fans a long time ago ?
@Davvy Jannes thank you sir. You just renewed my faith in humanity
Repetitive head trauma is....BAD FOR YOUR BRAIN!? Whaaaaaaat!?!?!? Next hes going to tell us that fire is bad for our skin.
You are right.... Fire is bad for our skin....
Makes me sorry to watch football. I am stopping
0:38. Doesn't matter. There is a new crop of players to replace the old ones who can make the NFL billions.
They just have headaches. D.J.Trump.
Unlimited Capitalism, is why organizations like the NFL exist; where making money is paramount to anything else. No matter what the human cost is.
This is not the fault of capitalism, this is the fault of the bad characterism of the nfl
I’m glad I never played football.
NFL cancelled him.
Would not be surprised if A.B. has CTE...really 👀 lol
Twanging go crazy
There is helmet that indicates when a player has been impacted excessively. These devices provide information to referees to know immediately when a player has had an excessive impact. These helmets are patented and are available. The NFL could easily adopt their use to protect players.
*You can't protect someone AFTER they suffer SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE my guy.*
@@evaneldrichnkuba4639 I agree. It's not the ultimate answer. At least there would be something available that would give the officials some idea that a player is injured. A triggered indicator would get someone out of the game after injury, possibly preventing worse damage. It would also provide a statistical measument to be gathered which could be analyzed later. There is no data being collected at the moment. The first step in fixing a problem is to admit there is a problem. Perhaps forcing an injury-indicating helmet is a first step.
Very brutal and extremely ugly game.
*And there is one careless and clueless knuckle head who disliked this video^.*
Literally all college and NFL players know the risks of the game. They are well-paid (in case of NFL players) volunteers, much like military, who love the game more than anything else and make their careers out of it. I highly doubt these emotionally-charged documentaries will change the minds of any of the players.