The plight of former NFL players
NFL players, as some extremely visible exemplars of masculine strength, could play a decisive role to play in shifting culture.
By Ian Marcus CorbinUpdated February 16, 2021, 3:00 a.m.
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Julius Thomas (80) of the Denver Broncos gets tackled by Jahleel Addae (37) of the San Diego Chargers during the AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium, in Denver, Jan. 12, 2014.Ezra Shaw
When our lab set out to measure and map the personal networks of former NFL players as part of the Football Players Health Study at Harvard University, we expected bad news. NFL players famously bear high rates of brain disease, probably as a result of repeated concussions; a six-year study found that there are 0.41 concussions per NFL game. People who suffer from brain illnesses like Alzheimerâs, stroke, and traumatic brain injury (which can result from repeated concussions) tend to become socially isolated. We were, howe
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