Concussed: The NFL vs. The Truth of Head Trauma

[@MsNooneinparticular]

Bless you, Dr. Omalu. You're the kind of person I consider to be a true hero--going against the Goliath of the NFL & even risking your life (because, let's face it, the NFL is a powerful force) to promote SCIENCE & truth. We need more science & less denial in this country.

[@DangerHEARTZ]

MsNooneinparticular I completely agree. I honestly find it so disgusting that something as “simple” as a sport has almost- if not more-the influence of a religion.

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

NFL is a fucking piece of dog shit company.

[@iceman5882]

Dr. Omalu is a real american hero

[@firlas5126]

MsNooneinparticular god bless your soul

[@MsNooneinparticular]

@@firlas5126 - Aww, back at ya. :)

[@COO415]

Dr. Omalu should be awarded Nobel prize for medicine. Period.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Yeah he discovered a new illness

[@theoneaboveall6768]

Indeed I’m surprised he didn’t I want to know what disease or medical breakthrough happened that year and to whom was it given to for Nobel prize in medicine 🧐🧐?? Because he literally save mire tgen a generation

[@reginabarron4073]

What is the Nobel prize?

[@deyluhnas]

Well he ruined my childhood

[@davidep.498]

@@deyluhnas try other sports

[@jameshowlett5106]

I remember playing Madden 2002, and even as recently as that, I remember concussions were listed as a minor injury that players could return from in maybe a quarter.

[@MrBIGBUBBZ]

I had a game pro magazine copy of that month showcasing that game for the PS2. Holy shit was it so real looking to us. The players looked real life at that time man. 😂😂😂

[@vickjones1577]

Now I am thankful when I played football i did not get much playing time.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Lol funny

[@malachibryant763]

Did you know about cte when u played

[@horror7927]

Lmao

They can't stand the truth... Especially when it comes from a native African... But Dr Omalu will prevail.

[@noremac0575]

Concussion was the scariest and most disturbing non horror movie I've ever seen

[@Brandonrouthsniece94]

Agreed, it was frightening 😔

[@scottcharney1091]

It's not just concussions. All the repeated blows in general take a toll.

[@bishopscore]

Dr Omalu is a real inspiration for all of us.

[@sandynathan]

I used to play rugby a lot as a youngster, stopped when I joined the military then picked it back up in my thirties. The headaches I used to get were horrific. So I packed it in. Concussion was a fantastic film and Dr omalu is a force for good

[@1986Unlimited]

This is an example of how difficult it is to do the right thing. How the world will oppose you if you try. It also shows what corporations do to protect their own interests given their pursuit of profit and how they will make as difficult as possible to limit change.

[@ccharlie05]

I've never had interest in the sport to play it even when people wanted me to play it during my early school days because they looked at my size and speed and automatically try to predispose me to become a football player but something inside told me if you continue to play a violent sport where you constantly colliding into another man at a high rate of speed for an extended period of time you're going to suffer some type of long-term effects internally.

[@dp233332]

yea the thing with football is no matter how big tough or elusive you are unless youre also a jedi/psychic its pretty much impossible to dodge hits and avoid or even brace yourself for collisions that you cant see coming...11opposing players to watch out for as well as accidental collisions/friendly fire from the 10teammates on the field, and youve got a helmet restricting your peripheral vision to boot. A guy in my class started at QB for our HS varsity team as a freshman and became our regular starter for the next few yrs...During our jr or sr yr for the 1st time since that had happened, about halfway thru the season the coach announced that theyd be starting a new student at QB who had just transferred/moved from a city to our small, suburban town...He took 1 snap in that game from the center before getting his leg broken, suffered a compound fracture no less...He never played football again and it ruined him as a basketball player as well.

[@dannytukes8713]

Speak softly, speak boldly, but speak even when you shake inside yourself. Speak when everything and everyone tells you not too. You speak the truth. And you have spoken the truth my brother. Thank you

[@AI-dc3zo]

"Speak softly, speak boldly, but speak...." Great comment!

[@mulungijonathan5501]

Dr Omalu stood for the truth and this teaches us as the young generation that the truth will always prevail

[@dannytukes8713]

Speak softly, speak boldly, but speak even when you shake inside yourself. Speak when everything and everyone tells you not too. You speak the truth. And you have the truth my brother. Thank you My Brother.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I'll be 69 in 3 months. I've never had a concussion or any type of brain injury. Over the past couple of years I've had problems with short term memory loss. Words, names, things that I've know for decades escape me. I started our car for some reason. The police came to the house because someone saw the lights on for a few hours and thought something was wrong. When I came to the door the police asked me about the car running. I had no idea; I thought someone had tried to steal it. I assume it's just old age, but it's scary as hell. I can't imagine what it'd be like to be 45-50 and going through this.

[@LuckyLucky-xp2sz]

Its sad isn't it. So sad.

[@JacobJavor]

I hear you. I hope you’re doing ok @indy_go_blue60

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@JacobJavor Hi this came up on my comments. I'm no worse. Funny thing is I'm rereading LotR for maybe the 5th or 6th time and have no problem remembering differences between PJ's movies and the book. It's mostly names; nothing like the above has happened again, thank God.

[@JacobJavor]

@@indy_go_blue6048 Awesome. That's great to hear. Stay well indy

[@brianwalsh1401]

For some it's starting a lot earlier than that. Especially the pro footballers but also hockey, fake wrestling and of course boxing. Many others.

[@joshuabatts7812]

Ratings are going down drastically and I’m glad bc the league deserves what they are getting. Players and fans should realize how damaging the long term effects are

[@breannedixon9712]

Joshua Batts I wish to go there was awareness about this. I don’t like fat acceptance or whatever, but it’s crazy that everyone on those videos bitches about obesity, but you don’t see that at all on football videos. No one cares, or knows, and they do all they can to cover it up

[@JeepisJunk]

I have had hundreds of concussions. My coaches made me wear a beanie under my helmet. I have all symtons at 58

[@Skybolter]

All thanks to Dr. Bennet Omalu.

[@sidneyhansen2090]

I love you Dr. Omalu you are an angel

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

aaron hernandez was found to have advance cte. thats crazy. all of them will get it

[@TheBacknblack92]

He had the worst case of CTE ever seen for someone his age. His whole story is very sad

[@Robbiedehora]

It was not responsible for him ,hanging around with gang members and murdering 3 people. Murder is premeditated and takes planning and malice of forethought.

[@kazzityangel]

@@Robbiedehora His murders weren't premeditated though. That's the point! The two murders happened after an argument. If you read about the findings from the neuroscientists who examined his brain then you would understand the the part of the brain that was severely damaged is the same part that helps us control impulse, aggression, decision making. Patients who have brain damage in this area have been shown to be aggressive , violent, and prone to emotional volatility. Aaron Hernandez had severe mental disabilities that led to him not being able to control his impulse or emotions. Sources have alleged that one of the murders happened after a drink was spilled on him at a bar. Does that seem logical to you? No, of course not! Dude was only 27 years and look at how bad his brain looked...That is not normal for someone his age! In fact, it's actually terrifying!

[@trienasee2136]

Dr. Omalu...Thank You so much! Cam, AB, Eli, just to name a few...CTE candidates for sure!!!

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

This is why Andrew Luck retired. Not necessarily due to CTE scare, but living with life long pain.

[@boblarry649]

That man's a hero and took a lot of hell to help and save many lives in the future every contact sport player owes him a great deed

[@TakeshixStudios]

When I think about it, football is a sport of athletic and collosal sized men who crash into each other WEEKLY. They're taking head trauma for months and years! I took damage in a street fight and just now recovering from that. The brain is elastic and can repair it's self from damage... I have friends who couldn't talk after car accidents but they're fine now through proper recovery. Taking constant trauma though... ouch...

[@jsboening]

I’m amazed football is still played at the high school level. We are so worried about our children being hurt from school violence yet football goes unchecked.

[@0311tard]

dog person don’t hate from outside because you can’t get in fuck tard

[@buckeyewill2166]

Jeff X .....American Football is a Religion

[@xiv1496]

@@0311tard he’s not even haring though?

[@MJ-gj6mj]

Yes high school but also the privately run tackle leagues for kids in elementary school even. They need to just do away with tackle atleast until the child grows to be legal adult age and can make that choice for themselves. Too many money hungry parents pushing their kids into tackle. That's all the kids know and they don't get a choice.

[@Slam_24]

Our Australian football league needs to be looked at as well. We don’t even have helmets!

[@Zantsui]

But because of this we dont dive in head first, and do out best to protect the head. Not ideal and definitely not good enough but i believe better

[@danielburdisso1483]

The issue is that the NFL will eventually have to fundamentally change the game of football bc less and less players are playing the game due to increasing information of the disease

[@Houligans]

0:56 is 24/7!

[@unitedauzzie3207]

I watched the movie conccusion with will Smith. And how NFL tried to shut this guy up.

[@deyluhnas]

Like they should

[@k47wen09]

No joke at 7:30 that's my dad Brian holloway. In the back left on the blue 76 Jersey. My friend just texted me this and it's the truth and nothing more. I hope this video helps share the worry about NFL damaged players and the truth behind it

[@josephthistle7026]

This awesome dr is a hero

[@JeepisJunk]

Dr. Omalu is an awesome man

[@momichaux5054]

--BULL IN THE RING..... who here that played pee wee football all the way up to high school has gone thru this explosive football practice drill?????? We did BULL IN THE RING every day at practice since I was a kid, this was a super violent drill that had many of us seeing stars and some times getting knocked out

[@thiagomoura4520]

I watched last saturday the movie "Concussion" with Will Smith and Dr. Omalu is a great human being, worried with the players and show to NFL the risks who give the audience for TV and he defend the good for players and aren't machines, are human, I saw Mike Webster and your head are very protruding, I am brazilian and like football (NFL) and the competition, the soccer is high level competition and players are fated to injury on leg, head, and others body parts. Congratulations Dr. Omalu you are not only a doctor, that of death, passes for people to live.

[@reginabarron4073]

Dr. Bennet, is a good man! God, bless him & his family!

[@reginabarron4073]

This, is a very, interesting video! Thank's for sharing this with me.

[@JacobJavor]

Glad you got something out of it :)

[@dunedain3892]

Good for you Dr. Omalu. I just commented on a video by Dr. Robert Stern, thought I'd share it here: ~~~ I am now 57 years old. Head injuries started around 7 years old (three concussions before 10, two of them unconscious). Then it was motocross, football, accidents - one of which was a fractured skull. CTE-like symptoms started to appear in my late 20's. Then the slow and steady decline. I have tried all the recommended remedies, and with much gusto and commitment. CAT scans, MRI’s, treatment plans. I have also tried so many non-conventional approaches. Without cynicism I can say conventional remedies are laughable…some caused more harm. It seems Robert Stern and for the most part the medical community mean well, but I feel compelled to say - this video (and so many others) are doing more of a disservice to those suffering from this little understood ailment. Your approach is superficial, barely one dimensional. This reminds me of my decades of struggle, watching my life and relationships fall away from me due to lack of understanding. Those that took the conventional approach in their half hearted efforts to help - diet, exercise, effort, positive thinking, etc. - all on the surface meaning well, but not really studying me and my issues, not listening...we just quickly sailed away from each other. You are pitting all those harmful concepts against those who are truly suffering, establishing further division. As a professional you have an obligation to see this side, look deeply, and do more. My heart breaks for all the others who are isolated, alienated and misunderstood. I am convinced there is an ever increasing number of people who feel like me. For this reason I feel a need to give this more exposure. I commend you for doing more than nothing, gotta start somewhere. Now I challenge you to take a closer look, this is a different animal. I have done work with water - I can "vitalize", or measurably increase the voltage of water. Plants fed this water show on average twice the biomass and nutrient density compared with control plants (and 2x the voltage). I suspect cannabis, in particular CBD, in conjunction with higher voltage water, will reduce inflammation and drive out tau protein and its nasty after effects. Any fatal / incurable disease is only labeled that until a cure is found.

[@brianwalsh1401]

I wish you the best of luck.

[@McDago100]

How anyone could think that continuous trauma to the head, could not lead to brain damage is beyond me.

[@coloretin]

What music is the song from minute 6:14 to 6:48 please? Thank u

[@jeffreylorenger6746]

Tony Dorset in my opinion was the most explosive best breakaway back of all time.

[@MedranoHijo]

It was Barry.

[@buckeyewill2166]

Too much money in Football. People see $$$$$$$$$$. more than stars after a clean hit.

[@demontemissouria7275]

I have 3 concussions and its my senior year in highschool , should I be worried about that ?

[@Yflit0]

play baseball no lie it aint worth it

[@wjroberts913]

Greatest and saddest example of a man being marginalized and dismissed because of his skin color and accent. How the White Power Structure of the NFL "dissed" this man, TO THEIR OWN PERIL, will go down in history . . .

[@nilakshandissanayake1379]

Football should be played on Xbox or playstation period

[@Dulqusley]

Now I feel concussed by the NFL!!

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

Common sense head head hits gonna hurt ur brain

[@MDJ-wb1pn]

I’m glad there is awareness to this now. I loved playing football and I love watching football. However, money talks and fans and player won’t stop watching and playing the game. Billions and billions being made. The few that speak out against head injuries don’t hold a candle to the fans that spend the money to cheer on and watch the violence. Just stating what I see. Stadiums sold out. Draft days sold out. Fantasy football bigger than ever. Nfl making money hand over foot. No matter what you do or say it will continue to go forward. I hope players stay safe and I hope the message stays strong on head traumas but the game won’t stop and won’t be any safer than it is today. Unless you play flag football.

[@MJ-gj6mj]

Well they are getting the message out so less youth are signing up for tackle which is a move in the right direction, knowing what we do now. It's not worth kids/teens brains.

[@johnbravo4093]

Its a not normal human behavior sport. Not like boxing. In Boxing, we learn to protect our head by move, blocking and counter.

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

They take the money over their health

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

Because the nfl is a sack of utter elephant shit company

[@SI10379]

Not just money tho. The adrenaline rush , the ego and confidence boost , the status you get , purpose in your life, doing something you love for 15 - 20 years. With that being said , it's not worth it

[@MedranoHijo]

And the wives leave once the money runs dry and the symptoms get more apparent.

[@bri7757]

Our brains aren't designed to take ANY impact

[@Dawntana]

Its amazing how people create laws to stop doctors from studying certain things. If it isnt true, then why dont u allow doctors to study and find out?

[@jonBrown-k4p]

this is not news, every player has known this from the beginning. some guys go from "I don't care, pay me the money" to "boo hoo, nobody told me" and want a settlement...

[@waynewilliams5802]

Whateva...it's football boys!

[@coachflow9120]

And you know it's true if George Stephanopoulos says so. You know he doesn't have an agenda.

[@731solovedlc]

God used him mightily!

[@iceman5882]

Who would win? A NFL multibillion gloiath of company or a nigerian doc?

[@curturweider9473]

that’s a fact go ahead and laugh you will see Call respect to the doctor He risk his life doing this you will understand great awakening it’s creepy out there but it’s all changing to awesomeness ahead watch😎

[@jrwoodson3927]

So y'all say it just believe it

[@chriskonts5397]

Remove the helmets. In Rugby there are less head to head hits.

[@franciscolara438]

Omalu was bless by GOD. Thats why nfl crocks could not shut him down. What can your opponent due when GOD is by your side, they are nothing but a speck in your path.

[@ccink3931]

No way! You mean 6'5 300lb grown men smashing into eachother is dangerous profession..... IM SHOCKED!!!🤦‍♂️ You choose what to do with you're life & accept consequences & if u thought it wasn't dangerous then u had no brain to hurt in the first place

[@phenitagomes1292]

Evil. I'm so glad this was exposed.

[@ekejiubam6002]

Igboman, when he wants,he acts God.

[@user-en7mm9hz1u]

I'm luck quarterback to have 3 big guys to takes tacles for me

[@MedranoHijo]

That's the same thing Terry Bradshaw said back in the 70's.

[@kwidevidsb8127]

Remember USA is not capitalist liberalism but capitalistic oligarchy.

[@michaelclyburn5858]

I have been a Steeler fan since 1972. At some point soon, I will stop watching Football. After Mike Webster and the others, it's just not a good thing to watch.

[@ronangameroipero]

Jerry Seinfeld: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpiyhpqohK2ofMU Don't ask, just watch, not even a minute bit, but sums the whole dillema.

[@lestertorres8836]

That's common sense to me that these games are dangerous to play . U can see that when playing the game. Come on now are you blind?

[@chrisrailson24]

These players are being manipulated into this CTE crap. I would give my eyeteeth to have the privilege to grace an NFL field as a player. All jobs have risk inherent. Do coal miners cry should they get ill? No As men they know the risks. Be an accountant or librarian if you can't hack the job description. This whining stuff about the greatest game gets really irritating. Do something else if you can't hack a few head knocks if you can't handle football.

[@eraldbizhga8811]

They are suing because the league knew about the seriousness of cte and lied about it

[@TheBacknblack92]

They knew the risks of broken bones and still played they did not know the risks of the sport being this damaging to their brains and their employer did know and kept it from them. This isn't the early 1900s anymore where an employer can have you working in unsafe conditions that they know about but you dont.

[@MECX3490]

I played through high school and college as a nose guard... I am pretty beat up now and have had many surgeries to repair damage that I experienced while playing...I also knew that I was taking serious damage and honestly wouldn’t change anything! Except, I would have given my eyeteeth as well to have been able to step onto Amy NFL field as a serious player. I got a decent college education and other than my body breaking down over the years I wouldn’t change a thing! Just my nickels worth of truth...

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

God do you already have. Rain damage why play for a pos company go too the afl they actually care about the players

[@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335]

@@eraldbizhga8811 because the nfl is a sack of utter dog shit company