The study also found that linemen were more prone to developing CTE than players at any other position.
Doctors and advanced researchers have long thought that the number of concussions suffered by athletes increased their likelihood of being diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy,or CTE, a disease only officially diagnosed after death.
"The problem is, when we're talking about CTE risk with the NFL players, their exposure didn't all happen at the NFL level," said Dr. Dan Daneshvar."Their exposure happened throughout their entire lives in the decade or more before they ended up participating in the NFL."He says the majority of forceful head hits—suffered by football players—aren't even happening during the game.
Despite experiencing fewer forceful hits, both offensive and defensive linemen experienced the most total g-force impact each season due to the sheer number of hits they endured. "I played the game from Little League through high school, college, and into the NFL, you know, playing the same position," said Chapman."Players may only remember that one hit, but they forget the 47 hits that led up to that concussion.""I remember the guy that hit me, and I remember where we were, and I remember the aftermath," said Chapman.
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