When it comes to the NFL, the question of player safety and adverse health effects has been circulating in the company space and various media platforms for years. There have been numerous studies that link playing American football to long-term neurological and physiological conditions.
According to one Harvard University article, the sport has been connected to things like mental illness, memory loss, Alzheimer’s, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, arthritis, heart conditions, musculoskeletal issues and, most notably, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
The topic of player safety and the general significance of their wellbeing has once again been called to attention following a medical emergency that occurred Jan.