Should athletes be allowed to play contact sports after suffering a concussion? I think that after they get a second concussion they should not be able to play because several professional football players have committed suicide. Autopsy results revealed brain damage. I also think that they should absolutely make sure that the concussion is completely gone before they return on the field. Research says that 31% of athletes with concussions are rushed back onto the field after injury. I also think that concussions are very harmful and a study has shown that football players who have suffered three or more concussions have a tripled risk of depression.
" I'm fortunate to have found out early, in 1990, just two years after I retired, that I have neurological damage. I try to manage it. I know what can trigger headaches and try to avoid it. I have short term memory problems, so I make a special effort to remember people and names. I have to work harder, but it's important."
- Hall of Fame linebacker, Harry Carson
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