The Cellar - Football is a rough sport

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/07/02...ex.html?hpt=C1

I don't know, falling from a moving truck could slosh anyone's head, but a lot of these guys...this is their big hope and their best option. My brothers played football (scholastics helped them as well), the older one going on to play in college and grad-assist coaching while they payed for his Master's degree. He also played rugby, which is a far rougher sport, and his brain is just fine.

So which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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Doctors found evidence of brain damage, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, that has been observed in retired players who've had many concussions. Unlike those older players, Henry was 26 when he died.
Chris Henry's brain sample had brown discolorations, a tau protein buildup, inflammation and white matter changes.

In healthy brain tissue, virtually no protein tangles, which show up as brown spots, are visible.

CTE is also known as dementia pugilistica, because career boxers who've suffered repeated blows to the head have been known to develop the syndrome. Sudden stops and collisions can cause the brain to slosh inside the skull.

Its effects are mainly neurobehavioral. These symptoms include poor decision-making, behavioral problems, failure at personal and business relationships, use of drugs and alcohol, depression and suicide.