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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I don't think it is overblown in pro football. We are starting to see the evidence that it is pretty common and serious problem for ex-players.
It probably isn't too big of an issue for the 8-12 year olds. My concern is more about if they play now, they might play in high school too, and where does it really start to become an issue and a problem. The way you break down those stats is interesting in that it still seems a rare occurrence to even get a concussion. But, any pro team probably suffers a concussion injury once a week (pure WAG), and has to be way higher than 1 in 1000 players get concussions over an nfl career. I'd think that number would be in the neighborhood of one in 2 or 3. Or maybe there is something about the repeated less than concussive blows to the heads that contributes to the long term issues.
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This idea is what the documentary
Head Games suggests (as they refer to them as pre-concussive blows).