Concussions are one of the biggest recurring health issues in the NFL and the most talked about because of how detrimental the injury can be to a football player’s mental wellness in the long run.
With new information available about the conditions stemming from concussions, such as CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy), this question often comes up for a player: when does the risk of playing the game I love start to outweigh the passion I have for football?
Many players have answered that question by retiring from the game early leaving millions of dollars and promising careers on the table.