The Importance Of Concussions In The NFL

It is not hard to guess what the most watched event is on TV. Just in case you didn’t know it’s football and that is why overcoming the concussion crisis in the NFL is near impossible. How would you feel if someone snatched away your favorite TV show and told you they’re canceling it because it was too dangerous to film? You probably wouldn’t be too happy as the viewer or as the owner of the show. The safety and value of an athlete’s life is being put in jeopardy because of viewers wants and owners wants. Another major problem is people just don’t really understand the repercussions of getting a concussion. Sure, people here it all the time that it’s not good to get a concussion. However, they do not understand the long term implications and life altering effects it can really have on one’s life. These are some of the many points John Affleck points out in his article: “If football is deadly, why do we still watch?”.
To know whether or not John Affleck is making valid points it’s important to know the history and background of how the concussion crisis in the NFL came about. Concussions have …show more content…
Concussion was a movie released last year that stars Will Smith and is about the concussion crisis in the NFL. Will Smith is portraying Dr. Bennet Omalu in the movie. Omalu is the doctor responsible for finding CTE in multiple deceased football players brains and bringing it to the NFL’s attention. Affleck points out that despite the movie being great many more people turned out to watch the football game than the movie. This is an example of America’s attitude towards the subject. People are willing to put it on the back burner for their love of watching the game. As Affleck said it is going to be very hard to persuade people about the dangers of the game. People are not taking the concussion crisis as serious as the negative effects of smoking and drinking. People are looking at it in a different