I played football for seven years, so when I started hearing this CTE talk around '09/'10 I covered my ears. I didn't want to hear any brain injury talk about the game I loved. I knew of concussions, but that was just a part of the game. A concussion was a badge of honor. If you hadn't had at least one concussion in your playing career then you weren't playing hard enough. Ronnie Lott used to knock himself silly laying the wood to opponents.
Was it that I valued the game of football more than the players? Looking back at my previous attitude, I'd say yes I did. It's taken me ten years to finally unplug my ears and listen to the facts about football and brain injuries. "Head Games" is a real eye opener to the role sports play in life altering brain injuries and the development of CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). Until watching this documentary I didn't even know what CTE stood for nor what it was.
I think "Head Games" is very important viewing for any parent who has children interested in contact sports. Don't be like me, don't bury your head in the sand.
Was it that I valued the game of football more than the players? Looking back at my previous attitude, I'd say yes I did. It's taken me ten years to finally unplug my ears and listen to the facts about football and brain injuries. "Head Games" is a real eye opener to the role sports play in life altering brain injuries and the development of CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy). Until watching this documentary I didn't even know what CTE stood for nor what it was.
I think "Head Games" is very important viewing for any parent who has children interested in contact sports. Don't be like me, don't bury your head in the sand.