from Buffalo Sports Daily
With Trent Edwards back at the helm, there will undoubtedly be concerns about his recent concussion and whether or not it will affect his play. Playing quarterback in the NFL is not a job for the fainthearted and there are a lot of fans that have opined he has not been the same since he was injured against Arizona last year and sat out for a few weeks. Many types of football injuries can end a player’s career, but a head injury can end a player’s quality of life long after their football career is over.
I was one of the fortunate players that never got “knocked out”, but I did get my bell rung on numerous occasions. My wife swears I have short term memory loss. Anyway…..what was I talking about? Oh yeah, head injuries are a lot harder to properly diagnose and treat than other types of football injuries.
Brain injuries in football have come under scrutiny in recent years, and several studies have found high rates of cognitive decline among NFL retirees. Nonetheless, the league and its committee on concussions have consistently denied the existence of credible evidence supporting any link.
The NFL Players Association, during Gene Upshaw’s tenure, did nothing to address the problem. In a 2007 interview Gene said “I think we’re just a reflection of society. I don’t want to take that next leap to say, you know, football caused dementia. I just don’t believe that.” READ MORE
