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Helmet Ratings
For Virginia Tech’s STAR rating system for helmets, visit their site Click Here
Background
Even after I left network news, I remained interested in telling stories. And I kept coming back around to one story in particular– football concussions. I’d had a couple myself (see my concussions) and had talked about that with some former pro players who were about my age. I was doing ok but they told me about health problems they had that they believed stemmed from all the hard hits to the head they’d taken during their playing days. […]
My Experience with Concussions
I started playing organized football at age twelve and continued through high school and college. I love the game. But lately, I am also concerned about the safety of those who play it. In ten seasons, I suffered two concussions, one during my senior year of high school and one during the final game of my college career– the last time I put on a helmet. In neither case was I knocked out. Most players with concussions aren’t. After the […]