Post by Purple People Eater on Jun 20, 2021 19:10:31 GMT -5
The last one is definitely scary, especially considering the fact that 20 years ago there was not a heightened concern about head injuries. I played FB/MLB/NT and found myself making helmet to helmet contact extremely regularly. Nearly every play. I'm not worried about long term damage like some of these NFL players, but you never know...
I played Gaurd on offense and DE in our 4-4 and Nose on 5 & 6 man fronts so I banged heads just about every play. I played football from about 1990-2002 so back then no one talked about head injuries like they do now. I honestly think I might suffer from some effects of brain damage to be honest due to wrestling/football/judo/jujutsu/MMA/kickboxing
I would hope not. That range is not too far off from my playing days, but my head injury risk was only limited to football. If we are just talking football, I don't think either of us had severe enough head contact over a long enough period of time to fear long term brain issues. That being said, you have additional history that might add to that. But if we are just talking football, neither of us were banging heads with players that weighed 240, ran a 4.4, and were strong enough to lift a house. That is where I imagine you start to really fear long term brain damage.
That said, I am just speculating. I'm no doctor. A concussion is a concussion and if you've had enough of those, regardless of how hard your head was rung, I suppose it can be concerning. Here's to hoping we're both ok in the long run lol.
I recently heard a clip of Jay Cutler on a podcast saying very calmly that he was convinced that he will end up with CTE down the road. He estimated he endured around 15 concussions in his career. I wonder if CTE is developed more so through actual concussions themselves, or just long term continuous hits to the head that might not result in a concussion but would scramble your circuits over time.