The House Judiciary Committee has accused the NFL of neglect in denying the link between concussions and brain injury. Retired pro football players have several times the national rate of Alzheimer’s disease and other memory afflictions than normal populations. Former players between the age of 30-40 experience memory-related diseases at a rate of 19 times of that of men who didn’t play, according to an analysis of a study by the New York Times.
Medical expert witness Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University School of Medicine showed the committee images of brains of dead football players and testified that all 11 of the former collegiate and professional football players she had examined showed “severe” signs of degradation. Before they died, many of the players had suffered from memory loss and emotional disturbances.
Excerpted from spotlight.vitals.com.
