For those who are familiar with the world of baseball, it is common knowledge that a pitcher should have a protective L-screen in front of them in order to prevent possible injury. The case of Shawn Bukowski vs. Clarkson University et al. showcases a situation where a pitcher was struck in the face by a line drive during a practice session; this can be attributed to the absence of an L-screen. Shawn Bukowski sued his university and head coach James Kane for damages related to his injury; the results of this case and the reasoning for it is quite interesting. I will discuss the key information regarding this case, the different factors that relate to the outcome, and how the case could have played out differently if the NCAA had better rules…
In the article “The NFL Concussion Crisis & The Doctor-Patient Relationship” by Andrew M. Blecher readers are informed of the challenges doctors face when trying to properly educated a person who gets a concussion. Blecher supports his claim by giving details on how they deal with patients that get a concussion, especially football players in the NFL. The author’s purpose of this story is to show how a doctor or physician can take all the proper steps to inform someone of the cautions needed, but unless the patient takes the doctor serious nothing will improve. The author’s tone is informative while educating readers the importance of following all proper protocol after a person gets diagnosed with a concussion.…
Many questions are still unanswered, and there is plenty of research to be done. There have been more and more injuries every football season and a lack of results from the proposed solutions. As of now, the priority is to find the main cause of these lasting brain conditions and find a plausible way to stop them. The impact of these continual hits can be seen in cases such as Owen Thomas.…
Imagine getting knocked out, and losing consciousness. Minutes later you get back up and are told to get right back on the field to play again. The National Football league has been plagued for years by concussion controversy. In the NFL (National Football League) there are way too many concussions.…
How Bad Are Football Related Concussions? Do you keep yourself up to date with the news, ESPN, or the National Football League? If so, then you have probably heard of the many problems of the long-term effects of football-related concussions. Even athletes in high school who have suffered multiple concussions are put at risk of death dealing from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.…
Concussion vs. Football Football is a sport unlike any other; it takes a special breed of humans to play this game at a high level. Unfortunately, at this high level and even in lower levels concussions are a major issue. Lindsey Neumann wrote about concussions in her article “Raising awareness of the severity of concussions.”…
I write this letter to day to call for a greater awareness for the concussion crisis taking place in the National Football League. Football is the most watched sport in the United States and arguably one of the most dangerous. Thankfully, football has been put in the spotlight in recent years for the concussion crisis that is taken place but there is still not enough being done. Concussions acquired in football are drastically altering athlete’s lives once they leave the game, particularly NFL players.…
Is the NFL doing enough to address head injuries for their sport? The debate over head injuries in the National Football League has perplexing views coming from the audience, players, and medical doctors in the United States. This has become a major issue in the last ten years because of recent studies linking chronic brain diseases with retired players. Many lawsuits filed against the NFL happened after this became public knowledge. More rules and regulations must go into action immediately to protect the players health.…
I. Introduction a. Attention Getter- At some time or another we have all played a sport of some kind, and we’ve all probably been injured while playing this sport or seen someone get hurt while playing. A wide range of injuries from cuts and scrapes to Kevin Ware tragedies, one injury in particular is becoming a little more prevalent. Concussions. b.…
Jonathan Sohmer Mr. Bates Period 1 English 12 7 January 2016 Senior Research Paper Concussions in Football Bang! Lights out. The most painful ringing is that of a concussion. A concussion is a very serious injury that results from harsh impact to the brain. Concussions can lead to serious long-term issues, as well as death and severe brain damage.…
D.J. Fluker, offensive lineman, of the San Diego Chargers, experienced a concussion on November 22 during their game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Fluker will count this down as his fourth known concussion of his career. He had symptoms following their game that included a headache (Gehlken, 2015). All of this was after he experienced a concussion four days before during a practice. There is no set concussion protocol with the NFL rules on how many days a player must be nonactive.…
All sports come with some bruises from time to time. However, in the case of football, these bruises are too severe to simply ignore. The lack of rules is one of the many reasons these bruises occur. Football players can still provide great entertainment for watchers while avoiding head on collisions and kickoffs in the game (Banks 606). Just having these risky methods of winning a game puts all players at high risks of getting injuries.…
Every Sunday, millions of people around the US sit down with their friends and family and watch their modern day gladiator fight known as football. For years people have enjoyed the carnage that the NFL has to offer. Viewers watch as two teams go at it on the field, and every now and then a player is carted off because of an injury. No one seems to take into consideration the seriousness of these injuries. Some of these injuries could take them out a week, a month, or even a year.…
The NFL states that they provide benefits: in joint replacement, long-term care insurance, life insurance programs, prescriptions benefits, neurological evaluations and spine treatment programs, assisted living partnerships, and a Medicare program. The NFL claims that their partnership they have with the NFLPA has spent over a billion dollars on all of these benefits. The NFL is looking into whether previous injuries and lifestyle of the litigants have anything to do with the injuries. If the NFL had lost that case it could have end up paying over $500,000 for each individual player, which could end up in over $10 billion total. Because the NFL brings in an average of 9 billion dollars a year this would have be crippling to the league’s profit (Feeley).…
Leah Williams English 131 ZX 08 December 2017 Dr. Clarissa West-White Argumentative Essay Untimely In recent years it has come to the attention of many that Americas most beloved sport, football, is actually very dangerous. It is widely known that you can sprain your ankle, break a bone or even get a concussion, all in the name of the sport; however, many are unaware of or overlook that fact that something such as a concussion or repeated hits to the head can lead up to a deadly disease known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).…