Concussions Put College Players in Murky World
I found a very interesting article in last week’s New York Times addressing the recent rise in brain injuries in college football. Three major injuries across the country at various schools within the past month have generated national attention as to whether or not the overwhelming pressure to return to the game too quickly after suffering a brain injury can have lasting, and devastating, effects on a player’s health.
With the rate of injuries and concussions on the rise, attention has been placed upon coaches and universities to take a closer look at whether or not students are able to return to the game, and what that decision can have for their players in the long run.
Recent attention has been focused on the National Football League’s policies and procedures for allowing players to return to a game after an injury. Typically, in the NFL, once a player’s symptoms from an injury have cleared they are deemed ready to play again. Tougher standers are in the works after a rise brain injury related deaths have been linked to players returning to the game too quickly after an injury.
I truly believe more attention and stricter guidelines need to be implemented in order to protect our student athletes. You can read the full New York Times article here.