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Sunday, January 21, 2018

How long?

The LA Times ran a story yesterday indicating that brain damage from football is not just the result of concussions, but seems built into the structure of the sport, at least as played at the college level - including at UCLA - and professionally. Of course, the "business model" that keeps college football going depends in the long run on resolving this issue. It's not clear it can be resolved. So it's not clear how long the current business model can last, given the legal liability as such studies continued to be aired.

The article is at:
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-cte-head-hits-20180118-story.html

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