Vincent Jackson!

WCoastSaintsFan said
https://www.news-medical.net/news/2...-CTE-in-625-of-athletes-and-non-athletes.aspx
This article talks about a blind study done on both athletes of various sports and non athletes in the general population. They determined that 6% had CTE compared to the more than 80% in pro football players.

I’m no scientist, but that seems pretty damning for football.

Sort of but I wouldn't say it's conclusive. First...there was a study conducted on military personnel and it found that the significant majority of the military has concussions...and very few of them are involved in the line of duty. Why? There is a theory that those in the military are personality types that would get concussions even if they weren't in the military. I say that with nothing but respect for those in the military...I was a military guy...I love military folks. But I think that there is some truth to that. I do think that the personality type of an NFL athlete is different than non-athletes and people who play other sports. That's point #1.

Point #2. And I think that this is very relevant to parents. The most respected Pediatric Sports Medicine physician that I know lets his children play football. Why? There have been some studies that have shown that those that play non-collegiate/professional football have a lower rate of all cause mortality than non-footballers. Why? Football players are at lower risk for depression/suicide than the general population in high school. Also, football is pretty much the only sport one can play for certain individuals. If you are 6' 300 lbs...it may be your only real option for competitive athletics, and exercise is GOOD. The risk of concussion is very likely significantly outweighed by the risk of mental illness and long-term cardiovascular effects in that group of individuals. Lastly, there was a study conducted by Mayo Clinic that looked at the relationship between high school football and neurological disease. They found that there was either no difference or REDUCED risk of neurological disease at long-term follow-up. It was a huge study, and a well conducted study. https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(12)00264-9/fulltext.