Posted on 12/10/2014 8:32:01 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
As the final month of the NFL’s regular season begins, the league’s response to concerns over a link between football and traumatic brain injury may finally be making a difference on the field, according to a FRONTLINE analysis of officially reported head injuries.
Through the first 13 weeks of the season, a total of 96* concussions have been disclosed on team injury reports, down from 115 at the same point last season and 128 in 2012. At the current pace, teams are on track to report at least 122 concussions, a drop of nearly 20 percent from a year ago.
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Back in my youth, the dark ages, my dad LOVED the "Wednesday Night Fight." Boxing is all but off the air now. I haven't seen it in eons.
That is NOT an invitation to ANYONE to post a link to boxing. Thank you.
I was merely making conversation.
IBTJABOOT
A drop in concussions but a rise in assaults by players of the National Felons League.
Hemorrhoids?
Using common core math like Odumbo’s manipulation of the employment numbers.
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