Chris Henry had possible football related brain trauma before death.

Did he really have brain trauma, or was he just an alien?

 

I think it's plausible, and may explain his battles off the field, but I'd like to know what he was like before football to gain some perspective. There's no doubt that brain diseases can explain behavior that seems abnormal, or crazy to the rest of us, and that the individual is less to "blame", and probably could have been helped. That's life for a lot of people, including those that suffer from depression, migraines, or addiction, or whatever else. You just think with all this money that pro athletes could afford more thorough medical reviews. Then again, they are just people like us too. And most of us have no clue what is wrong until it is often too late. I see it as plausible, and that maybe Henry was a good person who just suffered from head trauma his entire life. I feel better thinking about it this way than the crazy view I had of him on the back of truck attacking his girlfriend. Does it impact the majority of NFL players, history would seem to indicate that most NFL players lead a productive normal life, so it may only be a limited problem that may eventually one day have a cure.

 

I don't think the issue is if his chronic injury was an excuse or cause of his bad behavior.

The issue is that a 27 year old man who only played NFL football for 5 years already had evidence of chronic injury to the brain. Did he even have a significant history of concussions?

The nature of the game is to be involved in a lot of collisions that involve the head and neck area and i'm sure the players union will make a great issue of this.

NFL players don't do well after their careers are over. According to this article 78% are basically back to square one in 2 years after playing. Broke and looking to rebuild their lives. I wonder how many also have this problem.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/super/2006-01-28-retirement-perils_x.htm

 

This guy just was never meant to succeed.

 

Don't tell worthlessburger about this. I'm sure he can pay a doctor enough to say he has this...

 

He had a brain? That's the real news.

 

Sounds like my experience with 5-hour energy.

 

From the article:

But it doesn't take a collision with another player for brain trauma to occur.

"The brain floats freely in your skull," said Bennet Omalu, a neuropathologist who is co-director of BIRI. "If you're moving very quickly and suddenly stop, the brain bounces."


I can't wait for the new "No Running" rule. Totally pumped for walking-pace touch football. Unnecessary roughness if you tickle an opponent is going to be a game changer.