For those of the San Diego Chargers fans that missed it‚ Chargers lineman Kris Dielman suffered a harrowing concussion after colliding with Jets linebacker Calvin Pace in the fourth quarter of SD’s October 23 loss to the Jets. Moments after‚ he was seen struggling to return back to the huddle but still decided to stay […]
Learn More About NFL Still Not Taking Concussions SeriouslyStuntman Scott McLean‚ the stunt double for Ed Helms in The Hangover 2, is suing Warner Bros for an undisclosed amount for injuries he sustained during a high-speed stunt-gone-wrong during the filming last year in Bangkok‚ Thailand. McLean filed a lawsuit in California federal court on Tuesday‚ August 30th. The stuntman claimed he was hurt […]
Learn More About The Hangover 2 Stunt Double Claims Accident Caused Brain InjuriesResearchers at the University of California at San Diego recently received a $100,000 grant from NFL Charities to study traumatic brain injury (TBI) in military personnel and will ultimately expand the study to include high school and college athletes. The grant represents part of a total grant package to 16 different research institutions across the […]
Learn More About UC San Diego Receives Brain Injury Grant from NFLA recent self reporting study demonstrates that former NFL players aged 50 and over suffer from dementia related diagnosis at a rate five times the national average. The study is so important that the NFL is now undertaking its’ own study of the long term affect of concussions and brain injuries on its’ players.
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