Plan B Forum

On December 1, 2012, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend and drove to Arrowhead Stadium and killed himself in front of then GM Scott Pioli and then head coach Romeo Crennel. A year later, a family lawyer filed a wrongful death lawsuit, on behalf of Belcher's minor daughter, against the Chiefs alleging the team deliberately ignored warning signs of CTE, possibly leading to his suicide. The lawyer also hired a medical examiner to examine Belcher's brain for signs of CTE. On September 29, 2014, it was confirmed that he suffered from CTE.[29]

As of September 2015, 87 of 91 former National Football League (NFL) players were diagnosed post-mortem with CTE by Dr. McKee.[30] Former Detroit Lions lineman and eight-time Pro Bowler Lou Creekmur,[31] former Houston Oilers and Miami Dolphins linebacker John Grimsley,[32] former Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Tom McHale,[33] former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry,[34] and former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson,[35] have all been diagnosed post-mortem with CTE. Other football players diagnosed with CTE include former Buffalo Bills star running back Cookie Gilchrist[36] and Wally Hilgenberg.,[37] among others.

An autopsy conducted by Dr. McKee in 2010 on the brain of Owen Thomas, a 21-year-old junior lineman at the University of Pennsylvania who committed suicide, showed early stages of CTE, making him the second youngest person to be diagnosed with the condition. Thomas was the second amateur football player diagnosed with CTE, after Mike Borich, who died at 42, was also diagnosed by Dr. McKee.[38] The doctors who performed the autopsy indicated that they found no causal connection between the nascent CTE and Thomas's suicide. There were no records of Thomas missing any playing time due to concussion, but as a player who played hard and "loved to hit people", Thomas may have played through concussions and received thousands of subconcussive impacts on the brain.[39]

In October 2010, 17-year-old Nathan Stiles died hours after his high school homecoming football game, where he took a hit that would be the final straw in a series of subconcussive and concussive blows to the head for the highschooler. The CSTE diagnosed him with CTE, making him the youngest reported CTE case to date.[40]

In July, 2011, Colt tight end John Mackey died after several years of deepening symptoms of frontotemporal dementia. BUSM was reported to be planning to examine his brain for signs of CTE.[41] The CSTE found CTE in his brain post-mortem.[42]

In 2012, retired NFL player Junior Seau committed suicide with a gunshot wound to the chest.[43] There was speculation that he suffered brain damage due to CTE.[25][44][45][46][47] Seau's family donated his brain tissue to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.[48] On January 10, 2013, the brain pathology report was revealed and Seau did have evidence of CTE.[49]

On July 27, 2012, an autopsy report concluded that the former Atlanta Falcons safety Ray Easterling, who committed suicide in April 2012, had CTE.[50][51]

The NFL has taken measures to help prevent CTE. As of July 2011, the NFL has changed its return-to-play rules.[citation needed] The number of contact practices has been reduced, based on the recent collective bargaining agreement.[clarification needed][52] ... "

...A year later, a family lawyer filed a wrongful death lawsuit, on behalf of Belcher's minor daughter, against the Chiefs alleging the team deliberately ignored warning signs of CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a progressive degenerative disease found in people who have had a severe blow or repeated blows to the head), possibly leading to his suicide.  The lawyer also hired a medical examiner to examine Belcher's brain for signs of CTE.  On September 29, 2014, it was confirmed that he suffered from CTE.[29]

Hey, you know what's fun? Take a screenshot of the teams lined up for the snap and then mark the ones which will have major brain damage — CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (a progressive degenerative disease found in people who have had a severe blow or repeated blows to the head) — in 20 years.  Or if you're into saving time, mark the ones that won't.

Bicycle Bill wrote:Rube, can I make a suggestion? (and the rest of you can pay attention too)
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-"BB"-

It is a scum activity and you deserve to be told that every time you do it.

rubato wrote:You murdered Junior Seau.

Every time you watch NFL football you deserve to be reminded of that fact.

Howard Cosell gave up something he loved, boxing, because he saw the truth. You need to grow up and do the same.

yrs,
rubato

Lord Jim wrote:Well, one game does not a season make...

The New England Patriots entered Week 3 beset by injuries. The team was on its third-string quarterback. Its star tight end had yet to take the field. Head coach Bill Belichick had only four days to get a rookie quarterback ready to face an undefeated opponent and the league's best defensive player.

Yawn.

The Patriots didn't just beat the Houston Texans on Thursday night to move to 3-0 on the season. They throttled them 27-0. And in doing so, the Pats sent a message to the rest of the AFC.

That message? "We're the best team in the league—and we'll beat you senseless with one hand tied behind our backs."