Adam Ruins Everything - Football’s Brain Injury Problem is Even Worse Than You Realize

Adam hijacks a sports entertainment desk to explain why concussions are far more prevalent in football than most people realize.
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Adam Ruins Everything - Football’s Brain Injury Problem is Even Worse Than You Realize

[@brian554xx]

Can lead to lifelong memory loss, depression, aggression, dementia, anxiety, and even memory loss!

[@missovercomer2488]

lol

[@LeonardLuzon]

Sounds like PTSD to mer

[@CloseYourBrownEyes]

Don't forget memory loss?

[@randalftheblack2572]

You forgot to mention memory loss.

[@CinesterCharlie]

But how does it affect the memory?

[@Biodeamon]

Maybe it's just because my mom works in a place with brain injuries, but I thought it was common knowledge that the brain boggling around in the skull constantly is not a good thing

[@orlandomagic2343]

who would've tought?!?

[@cowstore9607]

most football fans aren't very smart

[@thelivingscribe4515]

Truer words...

[@jasonakers6538]

Such wisdom from a jelly donut. I am humbled.

[@thelivingscribe4515]

If you've studied the works of Homer, you know the truest wisdom comes from the doughnut. Our universe is most likely the shape of a doughnut, as Homer predicted.

[@michaelrogerson6939]

My high school principal's husband, Ray Easterling, killed himself because of brain damage caused by football injuries. His breaking point was when he was out running errands one day and forgot how to get home. After several hours, he realized he was lost, and had to call his wife to come pick him up. When he died, he had his body donated to further research into brain damage caused by repeated head trauma.

[@chrissmith2877]

Just like Jr Seau. RIP Say-ow!!!

[@taylorgayhart9497]

That’s devastating

[@OfficialBarstarzz]

Football is more dangerous then mma because the danger is covered up. In MMA & Boxing you know whats going on, you know what to fear. You know when to end your career

[@ghastiafy67]

Damm, a verified KZbin comment 4 years ago and no comments

[@angrychallenge]

@@ghastiafy67 those are rare

[@mahranislam3554]

@@angrychallenge I think the rarest would be on this vid kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaC8YnqCe7qpotk where this was before shyguymask was verified or had any videos, not sure about fgteev subs at the time though since it was one year after their second vid.

[@phuchoang2023]

It's not football. It's called handegg

[@RaphialLee]

Most players seem fine after retiring. Even in the 80s most are OK. My uncle is bruce clark nfl and Canadian football he's still OK. Yall basing yall numbers on a few incidents. These guys are making millions and you are taking that opportunity away from them. They made it clear they know the health risk.

[@Kevin-cm5kc]

'Turns out using your head as a battering ram is a bad idea' Americans.

[@godkongsnake4092]

ok mr Rugby

[@camerondacosta6332]

+clay “claymaker” plane what makes him British?

[@edwarddoner3266]

+Cameron Dacosta do you know any people with the last name of poague

[@camerondacosta6332]

+Edward Doner his KZbin name is Jim bob

[@NotTheWheel]

NONSENSE! You just haven't hit things with your head hard enough!... Otherwise you'd realize that! Wat a stepid dum ediot!

[@user-fy5vz4bh9d]

I've always been a little pissed off that my parents wouldn't let me play football growing up, but I can totally understand why they kept me out of it

[@dudeurcool1501]

Concussions and getting the wind knocked out of ya ain’t the best feeling

[@108everest]

Hey that's Bob Vance, Vance Refrigiration!

[@jd5726]

😂 Bob from the Office

[@gaurav.raj.mishra]

What line of work is he in?

[@KnightOfFaith]

I like how when he said linemen at 1:17 a linebacker was highlighted

[@NINJABUNNYization]

yes. because he was saying linemen. what's your point?

[@moosnum2]

+HelpI'mLost linebacker != lineman

[@NINJABUNNYization]

moosnum2 whoops misread, my bad

[@liawatson5789]

Aren't they the same thing

[@lordgaben9721]

+Carbon Ghetto Queen No,lineman is probably the least braindamage prone for players,considering the concussion rates for them are lowest and you never really get tackled or knocked over

[@plpowner]

One hell of a suit Adam!

[@BlueyMcPhluey]

right? next level

[@b.tresource5611]

"I love it!"(asdf quote)

[@MoonShadowWolfe]

So ... the reality of what playing football does to the body is quickly becoming common knowledge, I hope. So at what point are people going to go into the field (pun intended) knowing full well the risks? There's a lot of dangerous jobs with known hazards and serious long-term effects on the body, but they're still available occupations because people weigh the pros and cons and go for it anyway. However, that's usually a job that's vital and needs doing despite the danger, like joining the military, fighting fires, disposing of chemical waste and such. How likely is it that people are going to keep risking brain injury for the sake of entertainment? I have some idea of how entrenched football is in American culture, but is it THAT entrenched that anyone's going to say 'So what if I die of a slow, miserable slide into dementia and depression and forgot everything? People like to watch me get hurt!"

[@Messilegend1000]

It is.. sad. Yes.

[@MrTevens]

People will play in the NFL as long as they get paid as much as they do. But for even those who are not in the NFL but are in smaller leagues they just love the game. It would take years for that to go away. Also not every player has these symptoms so some will play the odds that they will be alright. I mean boxing and MMA are still a thing and that's pretty obvious that it's not good for you. But ultimately I don't think you understand how entrenched sports are in America and king of all is football. Especially in the south and midwest. Regular season football games out draw NBA playoff games and even game 7 of the world series. Not to mention that the Super Bowl had over 100 million people watching it and game 7 of the NBA finals had about 30-40 million.

[@o_o825]

I don't have a problem with adults making their own stupid decisions, but only when those same adults encourage children and teens to play dangerous sports like American football.

[@o_o825]

Thanks for pointing out college football for the resource (and attention) hog it truly is.

[@MrTevens]

***** I wouldn't say that. Football offers a really good opportunity to learn team building skills and also a work ethic. Sure you can get this at other sports but it is something

[@MrVariant]

People will still continue to support this sport at the cost of our education and our brains

[@TheNadroj10]

It's sad isn't it, after I found all this out and I made the right decision for myself and happily quit football forever.

[@pingpingthetinychainsmoker7863]

+hyndergogen ok rip rip

[@chrism7574]

In all reality, the sport is still a major plus. A lot of players come from less than fortunate backgrounds and wouldn't have been able to afford college if it weren't for football scholarships. The ability to go to school in exchange for playing football benefits a lot of people, even if they don't go pro. It allows them to obtain a degree, which can help their future if they are smart enough when choosing their program of study. Without college football, what would they do? Many would end up getting minimum wage jobs or no job at all. So before you knock the entire sport, do some deeper thinking. Think of the entire consequences if this sport were to be stopped, rather than just the outcomes that are positive.

[@MrVariant]

Chris M That isn't necessarily true as a lot of players take bs classes to pad their GPA. However, I understand your point as Emmett Smith went back to graduate college after his career.

[@fuzzypenguino]

because they are dumb. it is a feedback loop

[@barbaro267]

On a side note, the movie Concussion is really good!! Y'all should watch it! it's pretty sad though.

[@anwbeats]

If that happens to football players wearing helmets wtf happens to rugby players wearing nothing but a mouthgaurd

[@boomer1192]

I haven't scene a lot of rugby. Do rugby players usually hit other players with their head on purpose like they do in the NFL? I know, at least in NFL, they ban helmet to helmet contact because it was causing to many injuries.

[@boomer1192]

I haven't scene a lot of rugby. Do rugby players usually hit other players with their head on purpose like they do in the NFL? I know, at least in NFL, they ban helmet to helmet contact because it was causing to many injuries.

[@benmeyers7335]

+Trevor Maggy rugby tackles are different and cause less truama

[@brianfletcher7449]

I think rugby is safer because the players don't wear helmets. Studies have actually shown that there are fewer brain injuries in rugby. You're not going to risk hurting yourself as badly if you don't wear protection. All a helmet does is give you a false sense of security against brain injuries.

[@boomer1192]

Ben Meyers ok thanks. I wasn't sure.

[@BKaattt]

Adam you can't ruin something that's already ruined to begin with.

[@patrickporter4440]

It's sad that this video doesn't have more views.

[@trueblueryu5713]

To be fair it's only a week old.

[@patrickporter4440]

But the fact that it's a week old pretty much means that the number of views won't ever drastically increase.

[@trueblueryu5713]

Not necessarily, I remember the Hymen clip for the season 1 sex episode was shared excessively, but not until some time after the episode already aired. Plus, the views on YT alone aren't the only views this will get.

[@patrickporter4440]

Thunder Ryu Usually the majority of views come within the first week, but there's always exceptions.

[@minigk7412]

This is just a clip of a TV show, so way more people have seen it

[@skollseye7068]

"Those tiny baby hits." Shockingly, the human body did not evolve with ramming full speed into other people in mind. Or if it did, it never expected us to live long enough for those tiny hits to matter.

[@jwakrazy3508]

Which is why most NFL players retire before 35

[@phuchoang2023]

@@jwakrazy3508 which is why they can't live above 60. Momentum is no joke

[@matthewkilpatrick7271]

youngest player to die from CTE was 17, so yeah can happen at anytime

[@alexisfiligree9116]

The problem with this video is that it doesn't go far enough. CTE is also linked to increased aggression and violence. It isn't just suicide...it's likely homicide. But no one talks about that, because that makes it a public health crisis...and possibly something worth illegalizing. It's one thing for people to know the risks to their own body and mental health, but when it can affect others, it's no longer their choice to make. It's time to have a serious conversation about the legality of contact sports and what it means to public health...not just personal health.

[@griffincontracting]

No, this is talked about. It's been speculated that OJ may have CTE. Also, the increase in aggression and violence is directly mentioned in the clip.

[@pepsi-cola2791]

Nerds

[@jwakrazy3508]

Thing is that its not, the data just doesnt match with your claim that it causes homicides, increase in aggression and violence yes but rarely any cases of it being the direct cause of a homicide

[@jwakrazy3508]

Tally McClain Also Nice lol

[@girlgarde]

When you say that CTE leads to homicide, do you mean what happened with professional wrestler Chris Benoit when he murdered his wife and kid before killing himself back in 2007?

[@Ben-rz9cf]

well if they're going to be risking their health every day they play anyway why don't we just bring back fully fledged gladiator games. against giant killer mech robots... or tigers with aka 47s welded to their back

[@inferno9714]

Keep going! These ideas are gold!

[@Ben-rz9cf]

or how about we just have them ride live tigers and see which one of them can throw a raw steak into a basketball hoop without being mauled to death

[@Ben-rz9cf]

pin the tail on the kobe bryant. only its not a tail, its a live cobra.

[@Ben-rz9cf]

or we just bury people up to their heads in sand and see how many kicks from pele it takes before they pass out

[@inferno9714]

Oh, these will do very nicely for when I become the tyrannical despot of the globe. As a payment of gratitude, you will have as much gold and booze as you want. I'll even give you a country. Would you prefer India or Australia?

[@tanziblackmer4494]

I'm glad this is actually getting out. We learned about it in our high school sports medicine class and it's taught to all football players on our team.

[@wolfhurricane897]

If you want a non football example of CTE just look at the pro wrestler Chris Benoit who due to multiple diving headbutts and chair shots to the brain had a brain described as "an 80 year old alzhiemers patient". Yes that was actual study.

[@tony2063]

1:12 ... yeah that’s a linebacker

[@zacd4902]

"especially to linemen" [highlights a linebacker]

[@garethbaus5471]

To be fair the names are so simmilar an idiot must have thought they should both be used in the same event.

[@zacd4902]

Gareth Baus it’s got nothing to do with the name of the player. I agree with the general message of this video, but it’s disappointing that a video with higher production value like this can’t get a simple highlight/concept correct. It hurts the credibility of the argument.

[@jwakrazy3508]

Gareth Baus I mean ive never seen a Cornerback get mixed with a Quarterback its because of how close together they are on the field rather than the name Edit: Didnt see Zac D's reply

[@knightgabrielguanzon7613]

Love the fight science animation in the end there

[@kasuntharaka11]

This is One Of my most fav program.

[@teenaquarist7158]

I love how everyone wants to ban football but leaves the UFC,WWE, and boxing alone

[@JustMe-jx1fg]

When you take up boxing and such you know the risks.I don`t think it should be banned if people get informed about the serious brain injuries the can get.

[@mobstermaru7429]

Has to do with the fact that unlike boxing, Football is every week, which is not enough time for the brain to recover from trauma, while boxing is alternated between different players that usually play again months later, giving months time for the brain to heal.

[@alexturlais8558]

because no-one plays those other sports.

[@mennieanastassiou9291]

Teenaquarist 71 wwe is fake do

[@Spike1Wesker]

mma and boxing are very straight foward with their imminent risks to the people partaking. It's no taboo and nobody is trying to hide the facts to cover their ass (unlike football). And because they regulate acknowledging the risks, usually after a fight where you took significant hits to the head, you get "suspended" for months in order to recover and heal. In football you go to practice the next day and continue getting hit and then onto another game a couple days later. And surprinsingly, MMA is the safest of them all, since the fact that fighters don't wear helmets and gloves are small works as a limiter of conscious force applied to strikes. In boxing the big gloves work the same as helmets in football. They serve the purpose of protecting the structural integrity of head and fist coliding, but in exchange they help increase (in many small ways) the total kinetic energy trasmited from one body to another (ergo more brain shacking). Small gloves do less structural protection (more cuts and superficial damage) but reduce the total energy transmited to the brain. Also, since they don't protect the hand as well, fighters are a bit more aware of the risk of injuring their hands (common) if they punch too hard, so the force is better regulated. It's like football and rugby. Rugby players have intrinsic safer tackling techniques because they have no protection to "keep them safe" and in the end this resuls in healthier players overall, but in football since everybody wears armor, you go hard almost all the time without immediate repercusions, but then the long term consecuenses start to appear.

[@supanerdreviews4056]

“Unless you can build a helmet inside your skull it’s pointless” Me wanting to play an artificer: “write that down write that down!”

[@gregdrayton6278]

What a great thing to learn right before I pad up for football practice today

[@redgren_g]

Thats noise at the start where the two helmets clash lol😂😂

[@Xeacons]

And they say video games are dangerous. Thanks again, Adam!

[@Jay-Niner]

stops rather abruptly

[@cowstore9607]

it's a teaser for the show, not a full episode

[@ROBLOXthesuperbob]

These are clips from the show, in an actual episode there would be more before and after this.

[@UNOwen-yc3es]

The solemn vow at the background there...

[@thewinner6752]

I only played a year of football in Jr high and I was forced too but it made me open up my eyes to the fact that some risks are worth taking

[@BlueyMcPhluey]

is this the new season or are these still previews???

[@jbnelson]

New season clips already aired

[@patsyl8935]

it is the second episode

[@builtbybama1993]

You pointed at a linebacker when you said “linemen”

[@pauljmoserg6759]

please keep making these no matter what

[@rosarioramirez50]

I just watched this video and i cant wait to watch this video

[@the_gp9_802]

?

[@abrvalg321]

Watching football may injure your brain.

[@iceflower7004]

perfect profile pic pairing

[@adamweishaupt3733]

Having an injured brain may lead to watching football

[@CloseYourBrownEyes]

Watching brains may injure your football.

[@luked2115]

Nice one man! XD

[@randalftheblack2572]

Injure football watching may your brain.

[@TheAyeAye1]

And that's why it's been recently shown that heading the ball regularly in soccer does the same kind damage.

[@doctorgamer1292]

Funny thing, we did a paper on this exact topic last year, covering the same topics, pretty neat

[@connerquintero]

1:10 linemen LOL 😂

[@BATCHARRO]

I'm glad we're finally finding out the health hazards of constantly running into people head on!

[@soumen_pradhan]

"Helmet inside a skull" i.e. a skull.

[@MerryMohProductions]

But what about the brain? There is nothing from within the skull to keep the brain from trauma inside.

[@CaptainDoomsday]

Ironically, it's the brain hitting the skull that causes concussions. Clearly, we need to make football players remove their skulls.

[@MerryMohProductions]

That I know... aside from the removing brains from skulls joke; evidently people are actually looking at animals like musk ox and humming birds to figure out ways for people to participate in sports like this without the risk of brain damage.

[@CaptainDoomsday]

Well, it'd be great if we could do some sci-fi genome splicing and get ultra shock-resistant skulls like woodpeckers have, but barring perhaps impossibly effective helmets, there's no realistic way to protect football players without making the sport lamer.

[@MerryMohProductions]

They said they're testing out some neck color for the muscles to withstand...

[@marylandman12]

I used to play football back at high school and was thinking about playing for my university and maybe for the NFL, but after when I found out about this and watched "Concussion", I had second thoughts.

[@saloalvStuff]

The description says to click a link to watch the full episodes for free, but when I go there and install the app it wants me to sign into some provider network and after reading online I noticed that I still need cable TV (and live in the us). Wtf

[@percyross7612]

So how do we solve it? Get rid of football? Okay.

[@thomaswright3722]

I like this solution.

[@dalmationblack]

the actual episode ended with a proposed solution

[@percyross7612]

dalmation black Oh. What was it? I legitimately want to know.

[@dalmationblack]

Percy Ross the suggestion was to use flag football/touch football, and the argument for it was how in the early 1900s they changed the rules (adding forward pass) in order to make the sport less violent. They also said that if you don't do that parents are going to start pulling their kids out of football.

[@percyross7612]

dalmation black Thanks! I also like this idea better. I myself love flag football but could never really get into American football. Had to attend every single highschool game for 4 years though because pep band lol.

[@darthsader7089]

I am GLAD I got out of football when I was younger.

[@jwakrazy3508]

Stop trying to excuse yourself for being a quitter

[@darthsader7089]

@@jwakrazy3508 🖕🖕

[@agent42q]

where's the full episode?

[@spencer6207]

Ayyy they used Toronto Argonaut footage!

[@owentonery7899]

Lineman points to a linebacker

[@vanyac6448]

So, playing flag football instead of tackle football in elementary school isn't just parents and teachers being paranoid, it's actually a good idea.

[@sorban5352]

Where can I buy the complete DVD of this show in France (VO or VF) ?

[@BeyReaper]

Well really if you can increase the impact time of a collision to the head it will help reduce the impact. Also by using different materials you can have a helmet that absorbs some of the impact.

[@JP_Crimson]

Good thing that I was never in that Sport

[@1m3agle]

"lineman" (highlights linebacker)

[@yoohimi]

I've always wanted to ask a doctor about this. Thanks Adam!

[@kashiichan]

Was there more to this segment? It seemed to end much more abruptly than others I've seen.

[@geofftsjy]

Why is this s national discussion? Playing football is dangerous and increases chances of injury. Its common sense. This is why they have you wear helmets. And yes, wearing a helmet doesn't make you free from risks. Scientists are starting to understand this better, yes. We know more specifically what the actual risks are, yes. But playing football is a choice. The NFL doesn't force people to play and fans don't want the sport to go away. As long as there are players willing to get paid for these risks or even the chance to get paid, it will happen by the players' own choice.

[@muddi900]

Because Football has entwined into American culture like nothing else. I would say more people 'celebrate' Super Bowl than Christmas in America. Not only that, a lot of tax money is spent on it. There's going to be $70 million stadium in Texas for High-School games, and that range is not uncommon in the state.

[@geofftsjy]

muddi900 exactly. Point is that it should not be. It's celebrated so much that it can fund itself and doesn't need tax subsidies. I watched the full episode and it makes more sense: they're advocating not having kids tackle their brains out as a personal choice parents should make.

[@vocodabaddest]

does this explain why most athletes are usually bad at academic things? 💀

[@bcjammer]

My parents literally forbade me from playing football due to my dads experiences playing. Not that I really wanted to do two a days or get hit all day....but glad I didn't push the issue.

[@aceofpentacles2k]

Need to send this to my brother

[@Zactastical]

Anyone who watching the film Concussion was not educated by this video XD

[@karsten69]

come on Adam, ruin religion for us.

[@nazberg445]

how?

[@karsten69]

you don't know just how fake religion is?

[@Manganization]

you're asking for the apocalypse, lol.

[@karsten69]

hey, getting rid of religion will be the best thing to happen to the human race.

[@nazberg445]

karsten69 how fake is it then?

[@ashleynetchey-floyd83]

Officially in love with Adam.

[@audreyii6750]

Watch "Concussion" starring Will Smith, guys; the entire film is based on the guy that discovered CTE & fought to have the NFL acknowledge it. The ending makes my blood run cold every time

[@HigimuraStudios]

Do one on bicycle helmets, please. As a cyclist I wear a helmet, but have heard from fellow cyclists that helmets make it worse or the 'it saves lives' that I'm unsure which side is correct. Hope you can make one on this subject :)

[@vastalapasta9739]

I'm still playing football

[@garrettrodden4532]

Nicholas Vasta same

[@kylerehl7354]

Lol when he said "especially lineman" and the screen highlighted not a lineman at all

[@stephenking5852]

This just made me look down more on football 🏈

[@declanegan6664]

"Especially to linemen" *points at linebacker* Boi u ain't know nothing bout football boi

[@hyperion1028]

I thought its football...then I hear the words N. F .L ...This is hand egg.. *grabs popcorn..

[@savic101]

Different regions call different words different things. British is different from American English.

[@umidontno040394]

@Fat Panda. true but, you have to admit their (by "their" I mean almost everyone else, not just the british) use of the word "football" is much more fitting.

[@MikkoHaavisto1]

Hey I thought the exact same thing! I thought this was football when I clicked the link and wondered: How come football players get brain injuries? Then I realized it was handegg!

[@lorenzocelli300]

Other sport as boxe (indeed it was known as dementia pugilistica) but also football (soccer) can cause CTE (also driving). Everytime your body and your head change from moving to suddenly stopping a damage can be generated. Just imagine a very high pie with numerous layers in a car. When the car stop the higher layers move faster than the lower layer. In our brains is the same: Our cortex has layers, interconnected by axons (roads of the nervous system). When a layer moves and the ones under it don't, or move slower, these axons are stretched and broken (also determinating small emohrragiae which are used to diagnosed the CTE during the authopsy - no other way to diagnose the pathology are known). No matter if you have or have not an helmet, the pie inside will ever move. To end, yes, some studies show that also playing soccer you can develop CTE.

[@MikkoHaavisto1]

Check the original post's name, I don't think it sounds European.

[@alishagriffin1111]

So are there more episodes coming soon cuz I need more ruining in my life 🙄🤔

[@yourfbiagent7997]

For the first time, I’m with Adam

[@HellsFury-fu3qk]

reminds me of Chris benoit

[@gunjeetsingh90]

yep .. me too

[@shelbytownsend3056]

Shhh, you're not supposed to remember him!

[@CptnBillHarris]

Who's Crispin Wah?

[@rishabdarbari9340]

he did have it.... suicide and double homicide is not a risk I'm willing to take....

[@girlgarde]

Too bad, I don't care about Vince McMahon's edict that Benoit was evil from the start. The truth is, he and other wrestling promoters pushed Benoit too hard and drove him to do murder/suicide on his family and himself.

[@MrStrawberryfields4]

They didn't really answer the question of "how" it happens they just repeated that it does. Then they talked about the brain dancing around and how helmets don't really work, but I'm not sure if that's a seperate issue?

[@makenzymatthews9893]

They'll probably go into it more when they air this episode on tv

[@SkeetSeinfeld]

They go into more detail in the actual episodes, these are just excerpts from the TV show.

[@MrMighty147]

What do you mean with "how"? This is literally what he was talking about in the video. He explained it pretty fine with the brain "dancing around" like you put it. Let me repeat it for you: When the skull is moving fast and get's stopped abruptly the brain is moving around quickly and get's streched and squeezed. This is damaging the brain cells because they get ripped appart. And this abrupt stopping happens with every normal tackle. And helmets dont work because it doesn't prevent the movement of the brain. See? He explained "how" it happens.

[@mapcandyland3402]

Doh't mind Johnn he's an idiot

[@ariannasilva4462]

Your head hits the ground or against the helmet with such great force your head hits against your skull.

[@MassLax]

The highlighted player was a linebacker when he said Cte happens mostly to lineman

[@ricebunnymoon4624]

does the samde apply for fast bumps on the road?

[@geograymon55]

Now I like Esports even more.

[@divex07]

anyone here after watching JK episode with Erik Griffin?

[@kevinfang203]

His shirt says the Pasadena Blueskins lol

[@bkr1895]

Still gonna watch it......

[@pandahat7333]

Sports you just be outlawed altogether that's all anything that has potential risk in fact we should all stick ourselves in the safety bubbles and live in there

[@girlgarde]

That's certainly what it feels like Adam is saying to me, that we should all live in safety bubbles and never come out lest something should hurt or kill us......

[@NaijaCINE]

So you hit your head repeatedly and not expected to come away with head/brain injuries? How Sway?

[@yashpandya5145]

This got in my reccmended on the super bowl

[@LoserZalbo]

Does this apply (and to the same amount) for rugby or afl?

[@jonathanwrona3946]

As a football player I know about the risk and know it's part of the sport I love to play

[@kigegold5023]

as long as the risks are known and "understood" (its important its understood) then people have the right to choose.

[@Soopersil3ntassasin]

Yeah? its fun as hell.

[@aaronrafferty9362]

Its not a risk, its a definate.

[@brandonzimmerman8622]

Aaron Rafferty no it’s not

[@stealthbeastgaming]

I really prefer Adam Ruins Everything when they also offer a solution or alternative. TSA doing nothing? Sack em and focus on air marshals and plane's structural security. Charity canned food drives are nearly worthless? Donate money directly instead, they can multiply by buying in bulk from their connections with local businesses. People payed unfairly or even with prejudice in the workplace? Share and compare your salary with others. Concussions are an obvious side effect from professional football. I mean... okay... yeah... that's true... buuuut carpal tunnel is an obvious side effect from professional secretarial work. Everyone knows about it, yet everyone also knows that neither occupation is going anywhere. So what's your point?

[@Sassafras-]

truu college football is my favorite time of year I dont want it to go away

[@therealbahamut]

We don't always have solutions for everything. Sometimes, just bringing it to the public's attention is the best we can do in the hope of inspiring more research and innovation.

[@ManiacX1999]

How bout wait until the full episode comes out then you'll get your answer.

[@stealthbeastgaming]

therealbahamut In general yeah, but Gs are Gs. We're not gonna innovate a helmet for that. And bringing to the public attention? That sports have a high propensity for brain injury?

[@therealbahamut]

--that those brain injuries are easier to sustain than is commonly believed-- is the point here.

[@Dub_Content]

Is that Bob Vance from Bob Vance refrigeration?

[@MidnightGA]

I wonder if there is a way to make the helmet designed where the head can slow down a bit before stopping so suddenly. Not like padding but maybe like bungie cords or something

[@HERKFOOT21]

If this is the case then it's 10x as worse for Rugby players because they don't even wear helmets and are always claiming that their hits are harder. Plus they're always claiming that football is over after a few secs and get a 30 sec break whereas rugby players keep going, so their hits are much more often. This is why i don't understand when rugby players are always bragging how not wearing a helmet makes their sport better and are considered "real men" for not wearing a helmet. That's not something to brag about!

[@NickR..]

Saying that it "causes suicide" really isn't accurate.

[@eriklakeland3857]

There is a link between CTE and suicide. Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien, Wade Belak, and Steve Montador (all former NHL enforcers) all committed suicide.

[@thatguyoverthere94]

Librarians also commit suicide.

[@aleksandrpetrin1799]

anyone can commit suicide, thanks for your comment.

[@micknat7665]

+thatguyoverthere94 yeah and they probably had a different cause behind why they did it. Just because they're saying "this thing can cause suicide" doesn't mean they're saying "this is the only thing that can cause suicide".

[@thuggs8431]

Watch the movie Concussion

[@Smith559]

That's sad and frightening

[@KrimsonKloud]

0:01 All Goldeneye hit sfx in one.

[@SkiDooRydr]

Thats okay, no one forces them to play. They choose to play on their own.

[@ShredPenguins]

But children are often forced by their parents to play and no one ever informs them of the risks.

[@alexturlais8558]

yes, because little 5 and 6 year olds can fully understand the idea of memory loss, informed consent, long term brain damage and memory loss.

[@JoseRamirez-yh2ll]

Adam !!!!!!! 😡😠 don't make football any worse than it is! your going make it change to flag football. You always ruin everything! 😂

[@casuallectures2655]

Rugby already exists and it existed first it's fine

[@owenmurphy9296]

Rugby has similar problems with concussions which are starting to come to light, there just hasn't been the same public outcry to make the game safer.

[@jaysun4069]

Soccer also has very high concussion rates. Neck strength has been shown to be a huge factor in the rate and severity of concussions as well

[@davidpurves2099]

Where do I get that jacket?

[@LizLuvsCupcakes]

And that is why my son/daughter will NEVER play football.

[@thewitheringproduction1761]

what about soccer *cough* actually football *cough*

[@vianjelos]

the withering production soccer is a valid nickname for association football..which is what the games actually called if you want to me accurate.

[@kevinbacon5492]

Elizabeth Lingurar Cause you’re a overprotective parent who can’t let their kids live?

[@amirtaj4323]

How about boxing or weight lifting or MMA or jiu jitsu.

[@gamesman0118]

Wait till all the Football nuts hear about this. The comment section will be trashed.

[@gamesman0118]

***** Not the fans most of them never played.

[@coyotegreen2772]

They are too busy worrying about who they should pick for third WR in this year's fantasy draft. lol

[@Schmeethe88]

What's the big deal? They get paid millions and in return, suffer some memory loss/ mood changes. It's not like the audience is getting brain damage from each hit. You could be a coal miner inhaling dust and getting respiratory problems and not make nearly as much money.

[@gamesman0118]

First not all football players are paid millions. Second the fans will do what the NFL did. Deny deny deny.

[@TheNorthie]

+Schmeethe88 that's not the problem. If an adult wants to do it fine let them. But allowing kids and teens to play football while their brains are still developing that's a problem.

[@conorhughes9980]

how do I watch this in Ireland?

[@olstar18]

I wonder if those rising numbers might be because of a greater emphasis on how serious concussions are leading to what would have been considered minor hits in the past being taken more seriously now.