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8. I've wondered if they see the same brain damage in rugby players

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 05:16 PM

Dec 2015

And if not perhaps we need to eliminate protective gear.

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The 'Concussion' Scientist Has A Radical Proposition For Football [View all] fleur-de-lisa Dec 2015 OP

Makes perfect sense, Texas would be bummed, though. randys1 Dec 2015 #1

As would college football fans everywhere KamaAina Dec 2015 #7

And don't let them get on bikes or scooters or sleds B2G Dec 2015 #2

When I was young we didn't play football TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #3

Same here. B2G Dec 2015 #5

I don't see kids playing at all TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #6

Depends where you are, I guess. Kber Dec 2015 #22

sigh randys1 Dec 2015 #9

are you really comparing choie Dec 2015 #19

Hitting a tree while sledding is an accident XemaSab Dec 2015 #28

None of those involve a regular, expected, anticipated and necessary morningfog Dec 2015 #4

Not exactly zipplewrath Dec 2015 #10

Soccer is brutal in terms of concussions. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #17

Yes, but... zipplewrath Dec 2015 #26

Definitely! Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #27

You do understand that concussion can be an unavoidible part hedgehog Dec 2015 #20

that's not the same thing rockfordfile Dec 2015 #25

I've wondered if they see the same brain damage in rugby players aikoaiko Dec 2015 #8

And soccer players. pnwmom Dec 2015 #11

I did read some articles about concussions due to heading aikoaiko Dec 2015 #14

Good. I nudged my kids toward other sports when they got old enough pnwmom Dec 2015 #16

My kid got a couple of concussions from basketball. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #18

My daughter got a concussion in music class Kber Dec 2015 #23

I get it -- my kid got some weird head blows/concussions. Arugula Latte Dec 2015 #30

One word... 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #12

And no climbing trees Android3.14 Dec 2015 #15

is smashing into the tree with your head a feature of climbing one? maxsolomon Dec 2015 #21

well crap Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2015 #24

Not sure how it works in Nigeria, but that's illegal here LittleBlue Dec 2015 #29