Study: There Is No Association Between Playing High School Football and Cognitive Impairment or Depression Later in Life

 

You could argue that the game of football has never been under attack more than it has in the past decade. Many also argue that the game, due to increased awareness and technological advances, has never been safer.

 

That’s why news from a recently published study from JAMA Neurology should be received as very good news. The study, which you can read in its entirety here, specifically addressed the question: Does playing high school football have a statistically and clinically significant adverse association with cognitive impairment and depression at 65 years of age?

 

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Huh huh, okay then.

I find this study, mostly suspect. I'm not a medical expert-- but this is apples to oranges in my opinion. Comparing the brains of guys who played 60 years ago in leather helmets to kids who play now in weaponized helmets is not the same.

 

I am still not saying that High School football is a concussion factory, but I'm not holding this study up to anyone as proof.