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<blockquote data-quote="Matt Giroux" data-source="post: 3682652" data-attributes="member: 45570"><p>The issue isn't with diagnosed concussions, and that is where the protocols have saved a lot of people. I witnessed a good friend of mind have a very bad incident with Secondary Impact Syndrome. Which is when you get someone that took a bad hit goes unnoticed and then shortly thereafter they take a second bad hit and it causes the brain to rapidly swell. If treated properly and quickly it can turn out alright, if not it has proven to be fatal. In my career I had 4 diagnosed and two undiagnosed concussions (defined by what they now define as a concussion). All of the CTE talk was just becoming a really big (national news) thing when I was an upperclassmen in high school and we saw the new implementations throughout my college career. The "science" behind it has been there since the late 90s but it wasn't until the events with some NFL players, like Aaron Hernandez, that the correlations were made between CTE in career football players and the actions committed by them (violent outbursts, confusion, dementia like symptoms). They knew about the dangers of continued head trauma with boxers, I mean Muhammed Ali was all but a vegetable later in life and look at Mike Tyson now. The difference is football as a whole has done A LOT to help prevent and also properly treat concussions making the recovery and long lasting effects much better. </p><p></p><p>The Cigarette comment is absurd and I won't be addressing it, as that is an asinine example. </p><p></p><p>I've had two major surgeries, and one spinal injury, along with multiple broken bones caused by the game. Does that mean that if my son wants to play I'm going to forbid it? Absolutely not, will I ensure he knows the risks associated with it? of course. </p><p></p><p>Your dislike of the game stems from a lack of understanding it, and a lack of understanding why those of us who played seriously did so. I wasn't an idiot and neither were my parents. It was my choice to play, and while I knew the risks I still played because I loved the game. However, I will be damned to let you sit here and give lectures about a game and players you don't understand and tell people that playing said game makes you retarded. Cause myself and thousands of others are living proof that you sir are incorrect.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matt Giroux, post: 3682652, member: 45570"] The issue isn't with diagnosed concussions, and that is where the protocols have saved a lot of people. I witnessed a good friend of mind have a very bad incident with Secondary Impact Syndrome. Which is when you get someone that took a bad hit goes unnoticed and then shortly thereafter they take a second bad hit and it causes the brain to rapidly swell. If treated properly and quickly it can turn out alright, if not it has proven to be fatal. In my career I had 4 diagnosed and two undiagnosed concussions (defined by what they now define as a concussion). All of the CTE talk was just becoming a really big (national news) thing when I was an upperclassmen in high school and we saw the new implementations throughout my college career. The "science" behind it has been there since the late 90s but it wasn't until the events with some NFL players, like Aaron Hernandez, that the correlations were made between CTE in career football players and the actions committed by them (violent outbursts, confusion, dementia like symptoms). They knew about the dangers of continued head trauma with boxers, I mean Muhammed Ali was all but a vegetable later in life and look at Mike Tyson now. The difference is football as a whole has done A LOT to help prevent and also properly treat concussions making the recovery and long lasting effects much better. The Cigarette comment is absurd and I won't be addressing it, as that is an asinine example. I've had two major surgeries, and one spinal injury, along with multiple broken bones caused by the game. Does that mean that if my son wants to play I'm going to forbid it? Absolutely not, will I ensure he knows the risks associated with it? of course. Your dislike of the game stems from a lack of understanding it, and a lack of understanding why those of us who played seriously did so. I wasn't an idiot and neither were my parents. It was my choice to play, and while I knew the risks I still played because I loved the game. However, I will be damned to let you sit here and give lectures about a game and players you don't understand and tell people that playing said game makes you retarded. Cause myself and thousands of others are living proof that you sir are incorrect. [/QUOTE]
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