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NFL sensation Chris Borland was known as a fearless player, but after just one season he quit because he was afraid of head injuries. Now, Borland has been called the most dangerous man in football, a powerful voice in the NFL’s growing concussion crisis.
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A good friend, a professor of biomechanical engineering at a leading U.S. university, conducts research on football and military helmets. Her objective is to enhance their design to provide superior protection for football players and soldiers exposed to explosive forces, such as those from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). She explained that despite significant advancements in helmet technology, a primary challenge in preventing concussions in football or the military remains the inability to adequately restrict brain movement within the skull. In football, this movement occurs during forceful impacts of one player's helmet with another player's helmet, protective gear, or when a player's head strikes the ground. She analogized the human brain's susceptibility to movement to that of Jell-O in a bowl, where any external motion of the bowl results in internal movement. My colleague further noted that, unlike the brains of woodpeckers or rams, which are naturally equipped to endure repetitive impacts, the human brain lacks such inherent protective mechanisms; thus, the likelihood of concussions and future serious neurological damage such as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) will continue to pose a threat to current and former tackle football players.
That doctor he talked to scared the hell out of him 😂
Meanwhile 90% of borlands tackles that season he was body slamming paople on their heads what a damn joke
He sounds like a woman it freakin football dude suck it up borland. I hope your 80k a year teaching job is all you dreamed of
He could've been a Hall of Famer dude was a beast
No Every NFL player with the access to that information would not make the same choice because this is a way out of financial hardship, a way to take care of their nuclear family & a lot of times out of the dam ghetto. Lets be real here……Unless I missed it I did not see what Chris Borland is doing for a living now but I bet he is an educated man and could make a good living on that, and of course whatever he kept from his 1 year contract. He does not need to NFL to financially take care of his family.
I bet 70% of every other player does………..Chris Carter as a great take on this.
I played football for 12 years and quit my freshman year of college after getting my bell rung during the first week of full pads (not the first time as I had 2 previous concisions). No regrets. Joined the Army because I thought it was safer haha.
That shitty they made him return his signing bonus. He signed.
Good for him.
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He’s pretty smart, I don’t blame him. Football is just asking for a shitty life after 35 if you make it that far. Go look at all retired NFL players after life documentaries, those guys can barely move anymore. It takes a fucking toll on your body. Those guys are the modern day gladiators for fame and fortune.
Impressive!! Our body‘s are really all we have in life so best to look after it.
Football sucks
4:19 The fauci of football.
Predisposition is key here. Too many cases of cte but most of these dudes have ped issues as well. Play football or don't. It's that simple and Borland proved it.
Chris Nowinski here too. Just like I see when it comes to Chris Benoit. Now here when it comes to Chris Borland.
⤠I don’t watch rugby too – it’s too much
$3 m is not worth losing one’s life and not being able to enjoy until old age
Nfl is fake and slowly coming to a end
Smart man!!
Patrick Willis quit with him I believe.
Respect his decision ðŸ‘
Much respect to Mr. Borland. Hopefully the damage he suffered prior to NFL isn’t enough to provide him with a healthy post football life.
He tried to do something but everyone just forgot this clown😂
Football is Not A Career it is an Opportunity I'm happy for Chris Borland health is important
Look at Luke Kuechly, who was really one of the best and in his short career, he was a six-time all pro, won both DROY and DPOY, but the concussions eventually forced him or realized that playing furthermore was pointless, thus retired at the age of 29. Borland was good and could have been another Kuechly, but he made his decision by deciding that money was not worthy enough to sacrifice his health and wellbeing. Hope that he is doing well.