Approximately 1 in 10 people who play a contact sport will sustain a concussion yearly. At least 25% of those concussion sufferers fail to get assessed by medical personnel. Do you think NFL athletes should be monitored more closely for concussions and injuries? I personally believe NFL players should be monitored more closely to help reduce the amount and risk of concussions and injuries.
First, those who believe that players need to be monitored more closely for injury say critics maintain that the NFL should rethink its use of team doctors to gauge player health. Many detractors point out that such doctors have a greater allegiance to the coach and the franchise than to the individual player, skewing their diagnostic objectivity.Team doctors …show more content…
According to a 2007 Congressional Research Service report on NFL benefits for former players, "[I]t has been argued that the way compensation is structured within the NFL might induce an individual to play while injured instead of seeking medical treatment."A player who is essential to the team may decide to play through injury because he would receive compensation from the franchise for playing.
Thirdly, Critics emphasize the debilitating effect a disorder such as CTE or Alzheimer's has on a retired player's life. Such conditions can lead to depression, drug abuse and addiction, and chronic rage, some scientists contend.Critics such as Culverhouse describe former players who endlessly suffer from headaches, cannot remember where they are going, or are addicted to pain medicine because of head injuries sustained while playing football. The NFL needs to monitor players more closely for injury because if they are not detected they can lead to health problems later on in life.
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The NFL needs to improve on how team doctors are evaluating players after injury along with stopping the bribing of players with money. The NFL should also continue its research on concussions and brain/head complications later in life to see how much they are connected. I believe the NFL needs to take charge and implement new policies that can help prevent concussions and gruesome injuries to players. In the future the NFL could make practices safer by eliminating contact drills.They could also reevaluate techniques of tackling and blocking, and rules governing the game. Most importantly the NFL should provide players with better information about concussions. Journalist Jonathan Starkey writes in the Washington Post. "Players should not put such trust in their helmets that they use their heads as battering rams, for example. And if they feel abnormal after a big hit, they should resist the urge to shake it off and keep
First, those who believe that players need to be monitored more closely for injury say critics maintain that the NFL should rethink its use of team doctors to gauge player health. Many detractors point out that such doctors have a greater allegiance to the coach and the franchise than to the individual player, skewing their diagnostic objectivity.Team doctors …show more content…
According to a 2007 Congressional Research Service report on NFL benefits for former players, "[I]t has been argued that the way compensation is structured within the NFL might induce an individual to play while injured instead of seeking medical treatment."A player who is essential to the team may decide to play through injury because he would receive compensation from the franchise for playing.
Thirdly, Critics emphasize the debilitating effect a disorder such as CTE or Alzheimer's has on a retired player's life. Such conditions can lead to depression, drug abuse and addiction, and chronic rage, some scientists contend.Critics such as Culverhouse describe former players who endlessly suffer from headaches, cannot remember where they are going, or are addicted to pain medicine because of head injuries sustained while playing football. The NFL needs to monitor players more closely for injury because if they are not detected they can lead to health problems later on in life.
Firstly,those who believe the NFL is monitoring concussions and injuries closely …show more content…
The NFL needs to improve on how team doctors are evaluating players after injury along with stopping the bribing of players with money. The NFL should also continue its research on concussions and brain/head complications later in life to see how much they are connected. I believe the NFL needs to take charge and implement new policies that can help prevent concussions and gruesome injuries to players. In the future the NFL could make practices safer by eliminating contact drills.They could also reevaluate techniques of tackling and blocking, and rules governing the game. Most importantly the NFL should provide players with better information about concussions. Journalist Jonathan Starkey writes in the Washington Post. "Players should not put such trust in their helmets that they use their heads as battering rams, for example. And if they feel abnormal after a big hit, they should resist the urge to shake it off and keep