How Concussion Legislation is Failing Young Athletes

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For many Americans, the reality of the danger caused by concussions in football began with the PBS Frontline documentary "League of Denial," or the book by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru that inspired it. Perhaps it was the movie "Concussion" starring Will Smith, or the death of former NFL star Junior Seau.

Paul Anderson is a professor and director of the Sports Law Program and National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School.Paul Anderson is a professor and director of the Sports Law Program and National Sports Law Institute at Marquette University Law School.

There is evidence that Seau, who died by suicide, and other professional football players who took their own lives or otherwise died prematurely exhibited signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), allegedly caused by the effects of multiple concussions or even repeated sub-concussive blows to the head. Though Seau's fate is horrible, the danger of head injuries suffered by youth and high school football players is far more pronounced.

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