Well, Now: Football’s Pre-NFL Concussion Problem

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🗓️ 11 February 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Super Bowl LVIII is this Sunday, amid decades of controversy surrounding football’s impact on traumatic brain injuries. But for many athletes, these long-term effects can be felt well before making it to the pros: on high school and college teams. On Well, Now this week: Maya and Kavita talk with physical therapist and concussion specialist John Doherty about the science surrounding youth contact sports and what we know about their relationship with brain injuries down the road. Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to wellnow@slate.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Well Now,
0:06.2	You're listening to Well Now,
0:07.6	Slate's podcast on Health and Wellness.
0:10.1	I'm Maya Feller.
0:11.2	And I'm Kavita Patel. This Sunday the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs face off in the Super Bowl.
0:17.8	And while some are wondering if Taylor Swift will be supporting her partner, Travis Kelsey at the game,
0:23.9	at Well Now we're thinking about what happens to players after the game ends. For years the NFL has been
0:28.1	grappling with the consequences of repetitive concussions. They can lead to short and long-term troubles.
0:34.1	Fans are aware of some of the problems. It's not uncommon for games to stop because
0:39.5	a player needs medical attention on the field. Here are just a few of those plays from the past
0:44.4	couple of seasons.
0:47.0	First down inside the five.
0:50.2	Broncos players reacting and Wilson went down hard as a can
0:56.4	can't but checko this time he gets picked in the head no helmet comes off for the second time of this quarter.
1:03.6	Oh man.
1:04.6	And meanwhile, oh, oh, of all things.
1:08.3	Oh, boy.
1:10.6	Well, we've seen stumbling and you know what I'm talking about.
1:15.0	Hines need some help to just remain upright to a rolling left with the grain and down he goes.
1:24.0	I'm Josh Tupu.
1:27.0	And, uh-oh.
1:30.0	The last clip was a second concussion suffered by Miami Dolphins quarterback, Tua Tungovilua in 2022.
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