In the article "Brain damage from football concussions varies by position and career duration" talks about what positions have the biggest effect on players. Also how certain positions are more dangerous than others, and that people think the opposite about what position in football are the most dangerous.
Players that have shorter careers play offensive of line and defense of line. These types of positions are called “Non-speed players with a history of recurrent concussions had more damage to white matter and less brain activity during memory exercises, the study found.” This shows that constant slamming to the head is more deadly to a person than a single huge hit to the head. Overall Linemen on both side of the ball have a higher chance of brain damage in the future.
With this linemen in college and the NFL have more frequent concussions, than speed players. Because not only are they getting their heads smashed together, but they are smashing face to face with each other. That causes more damage to the brain. Also “Constant banging of heads in the non-speed positions might be just as dangerous as a few higher-speed type collisions that occur at the speed positions,” This explains why linemen on both sides of the ball have a shorter football career, and have future problems.
With this people don't know that a linemen is the most dangerous position to play. NFL players don't realize how their lives will be later on in life because their life is great. They don't realize all the problems they will have because they are living the dream, making millions, being on national TV every week. Football players in the NFL will regret their past once they realize what they have done to them-self and the problems they will have to live with in life.
How is a NFL players life after they retire from football?
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