Extra: CTE Impact Once Again Weighs Heavy On The World Of Sports

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 29 September 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Earlier this week, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre made headlines with the announcement that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease—a moment that has brought renewed attention to the health concerns of former professional athletes. The former Green Bay Packer endured numerous concussions during his storied career, leading to symptoms such as memory loss and depression, both of which he has spoken about publicly. Neuroscientist and retired professional wrestler, Dr. Chris Nowinski joined FOX News host Chris Foster for an in-depth discussion. Their conversation covered the implications of Favre's diagnosis, the broader dangers associated with contact sports, and the lingering effects of head injuries on athletes long after retirement . Dr. Nowinski also commented on the recent debate over Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's career following another concussion and a new Harvard University survey indicating that one-third of retired NFL players suspect they have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). We often must cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on the FOX News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with Dr. Chris Nowinski and get more of his take the NFL’s CTE crisis and what he feels can be done to protect athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.2	I'm Chris Foster.
0:37.8	Today, Dr. Chris Noinsky.
0:39.7	We had him on to talk about football brain injuries and current events related to them.
0:43.4	Brett Far as Parkinson's diagnosis, another concussion for Dolphins quarterback to a Tungo Vyloa,
0:48.6	and a survey of retired NFL players about the degenerative brain disorder, CTE.
0:53.7	He's a doctor of neuroscience and former WWE pro wrestler who also went by Chris Harvard
0:58.6	when he played college football.
1:00.1	He retired from wrestling due to head injuries injuries which led him to study the subject,
1:04.0	start the concussion legacy foundation, and write the book Head Games, football's concussion crisis
1:09.6	in 2006. That was turned into a successful documentary.
1:13.0	Our conversation was too long to run it all on the regular weekday podcast version and
1:16.6	radio show and here's what we can let you listen to the whole thing if you want.
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1:23.0	Now Dr. Chris Noinsky on the Fox News rundown extra.
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