CTE and the Risks of High Contact Sports

30 Morbid Minutes

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 731 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The average lifespan of someone diagnosed with CTE is just 51 years. Promising athletic careers have been cut short, and lasting legacies have been marred by this debilitating neurodegenerative disease. We investigate the effects of CTE and repetitive head trauma, and how contact-heavy sports like football and wrestling are navigating the connection between the two. Go to http://hellofresh.com and use code 30MM65 for 65% off plus free shipping! Go to http://uncommongoods.com/30mm for 15% off your next gift. Follow us on Social: https://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/JessicaVasami Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.6	This is a roosterteeth production. After years of repeating impacts to the brain, CTE has plagued many athletes, and for some, it's unfortunately taken a dark and deadly turn.
0:44.7	Welcome to 30 Morbid Minutes.
0:46.7	Music This is the podcast where we cover topics of a morbid macab, dark, and grisly nature.
1:05.7	I'm Elise Willems.
1:06.9	And I'm Jessica Vasami.
1:08.3	First up, a bit of a content warning.
1:10.6	In this episode, we'll be dealing with heavy themes such as mental illness and suicide.
1:15.3	Aaron Hernandez was a professional football player in the NFL for the New England Patriots.
1:19.7	He formed one of the league's most dominant titan duos with teammate Rob Grancowski,
1:25.6	becoming the first pair to score at least five touchdowns each in consecutive seasons for the same team.
1:31.7	Aaron even made an appearance in the 46th Super Bowl in 2012, a pinnacle in a career of highlights before his life took a tragic downturn.
1:40.5	On June 17, 2013, a little after 3.35 a.m., Aaron Hernandez tragically shot and killed his friend
1:47.7	Odin Lloyd. Minutes later, Aaron drove home, then acted as if nothing had happened, resuming life as normal.
1:54.1	Then, nine days later, Aaron was arrested at his home for first-degree murder and sentenced to life
1:59.6	in prison without the possibility of parole.
2:02.8	Fast forward four years. On April 19, 2017, at 305 a.m., Aaron was found dead in his cell hanging
2:09.7	from his bed sheets. Aaron's motivations for murdering Odin are still not clear and relatively unknown.
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