Discussion Of Whether Concussions Are Ruining The Nfl
Depending on the severity of the injury, symptoms can sometimes occur immediately after the accident, in other cases with a time delay of up to 24 hours. Especially in children, symptoms often appear later. In part, the accident is followed directly by a brief unconsciousness or loss of memory of what happened around and after the accident. These symptoms must be taken seriously because they can also be a manifestation of a more serious brain injury. Other typical symptoms include moderate to severe headache, nausea, and dizziness. Frequently, sufferers also report hypersensitivity to light and noise.
The head injuries should not be underestimated. 32 percent of these bruised, 16 percent was a brain injury. “From publicly available weekly injury reports provided by each team in the NFL, we calculated the number of players who were seriously injured enough to miss at least one game of the season, and the severity of the injuries sustained, as evaluated by the number of games of the season the injured player had to sit out”. The referees in the NFL have no easy job. Is her performance good, that hardly finds mention? If they make mistakes, they are the scapegoat of fans and the media. The referees are evenly distributed all over the field to have a maximum vision of the game. Each referee has a definite role even if some overlap strongly (notably the Field Judge and the Side Judge). Referees are equipped with the famous black and white striped uniform hence their nickname zebras. Among the equipment of referees, note the importance of the whistle, the cap and the yellow handkerchief penalty. When a referee sees a foul, he throws this yellow handkerchief about the place of the fault. If he sees a second fault, he throws his cap. The NFL has fired only two referees in the past decade. Otherwise, the league simply let the contracts with their referees expire, if their performance did not meet the requirements. For example,” It is the first time the NFL has fired an official in-season during the Super Bowl era because of performance.
Cruz, who last worked in Week 6 and is no longer an NFL employee, joined the NFL in 2015. He was responsible for one high-profile mistake this season when he missed an obvious false start by Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Russell Okung on a scoring play in Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns. He did not work in Week 7”. They want to challenge the dismissal with an official complaint. In the pre-season matches, the weak referee performances were not yet so important, but on September 5, the new season has begun. With the replacement referees. They will remain in action until at least matchday five, with 17 games in regular NFL playing time before the playoffs begin. What looks like an involuntarily grotesque show so far could have even more serious effects on the favorite sport of the Americans.
The NFL has been able to bypass questions and concerns about concussions since the 1990s, and it has hurt the organization's image in recent years. A research study by the University of Michigan shows significant improvement from the NFL by implementing more concussion prevention protocols. Their new stance on concussions has taken criticism off of the backs of the NFL organization and has allowed for researchers and fans to applaud their attempt in protecting the athletes (Bailey1). As less attention is paid to injuries, more fouls happen, the game becomes more brutal and uncontrolled. DeMaurice Smith, NFLPA executive director was fed up and it was said, “Smith began by threatening to file a grievance if the NFL refuses to institute a system to verify the credentials of all medical personnel on the 32 teams.” “He mentioned three amendments the NFLPA wants to make to the new CBA, including the appointment of a neutral chief safety officer who can hear appeals about acceptable levels of medical care.” It is not the first time that NFL referees have been excluded from the game. Eleven years ago, the league was in a similar situation, but back then the replacement men came from semiprofessional college sports. However, these more experienced referees did not want to backstab the NFL directors this time, weakening their bargaining ground. Already on matchday, the Super Bowl winners New York Giants opened against the Dallas Cowboys, the amateur referees made game-changing mistakes: rule-compliant plays were whistled, players were penalized for actions they had not taken, rules were wrong, often designed too soft. The players know how to take advantage of this which causes the biggest problem.
To protect the players and themselves, the National Football League (NFL) changed the rules. Attacks with the helmet against the opponent's helmet were banned.” Head injuries in the NFL are not new, but with more spotlight on their long-term effects to player health, the league has instituted protocol to address the diagnosis and management of concussions”. As early as 2009, the so-called Concussion Protocol was introduced and has since been adapted steadily. Triggers were increasing complaints of current and former players because of head problems in the largest football league in the world. Especially the case of Aaron Hernandez caused a stir. The former tight-end of the New England Patriots hanged himself in his prison cell in September 2017. His wife blamed the football and sued the NFL. At autopsy, Hernandez diagnosed the degenerative disease CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy). Not an isolated case, scientists at Boston University and the Boston Healthcare System CTE were able to prove that 110 out of 111 brains from dead football professionals were examined. The disease is considered to be the result of repeated beating of the head and can lead to memory loss, depression and dementia. On December 12th the Supreme Court, “rejected challenges to the estimated $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players, clearing the way for payouts to begin to those who have been diagnosed with brain injuries linked to repeated concussions. The settlement covers more than 20,000 retired NFL players for the next 65 years. The league estimates that 6,000 former players, or nearly three in 10, could develop Alzheimer's disease or moderate dementia”.
Concludingly, the reason for the decreasing popularity of the NFL is due to concussions or in other words, it is ruining the NFL players. Former players have already received the American Football Main Series, NFL, for compensation in a contract that was drafted just before the federal law was issued for a mass appeal. NHL and former players are currently on their legal war on the subject. Players claim that the NHL was aware of the problems caused by concussions but did not take them into account and did not tell them about them.” Last year, the N.H.L. settled a case with hundreds of retired players who had sued the league for hiding the dangers of head hits. The $19 million deal was far from the $1 billion settlement the N.F.L. made with former players five years previous”. The football team can no longer rely on lack of information. The Internet is full of information. It is just a matter of recklessness and gambling by players. Every blow to the head is dangerous. It's about the human brain and the rest of life. As brutal as this sounds, man can live without a limb and internal organs can be changed, but the brain is and remains. There's one man in them. Damaged cannot be replaced.
