The issue of concussions is continuing to affect the players and the reputation of the National Football League.  The concussion problem is getting worse each and every year.  Players are being negatively affected by this, and the National Football League has been receiving a ton of criticism in the past few years due to this serious problem.  The National Football League has put a lot of money towards research to help find a solution to this problem.  This horrible situation is negatively affecting football players who are currently playing in the National Football League, and it is also negatively affecting football players who have retired.  The National Football League says they are working extremely hard to find a solution to this reoccurring issue.  The National Football League says they can solve the concussion issue that is currently occurring and they say they care about the safety of the players, but they cannot solve this issue because they have already made some changes and they say they are working hard to solve this problem, but the amount of players that suffer concussions is increasing every year and also they care more about making money than trying to solve this concussion problem.  

The ongoing problem involving concussions in the National Football League is extremely serious.  There are tons of players who suffer concussions each and every year in football.  There have been multiple players who have developed severe brain damages due to the concussions they suffered.  Most of these players developed these brain damages after they retired, and the main brain damage they suffered was CTE.  The amount of concussions that have occurred in the past few years in the National Football League is concerning.  Therefore, the National Football League has donated, and put a ton of money into research to help solve this issue with concussions in football.  Also, there have been new rules implemented to help better protect the players.  There are now rules where a penalty is called when a player makes an unnecessary hit towards another player.  Also, there are times when a player is fined by the National Football League for making unnecessary hits.  The National Football League says there is a lot of research being done to figure out whether there are major improvements that can be done to help improve the football helmet.  The researchers think that if they improve the football helmet then it would help better protect the players from suffering a ton of concussions.  There has not been any improvements so far.  Actually the situation has gotten worse, and there are more and more players that suffer concussions in football every single professional football season.  The National Football League says they are putting in a lot work to help find a solution to this problem.  There are some people who believe that the NFL is working hard enough to help solve this problem, but the National Football League is not putting a lot of time and effort to improve this serious situation.  There are also some people who believe the National Football League can solve this concussion issue, but they cannot solve this serious problem.

Being able to determine whether a player has a concussion or not from the beginning would help make this process less painful, and it could help prevent players from having more serious concussions.  There have been times when the medical personnel have not been able to determine at first if a player had a concussion or not.  Therefore, the player continued to practice and play without knowing he had concussion symptoms, which is extremely dangerous.  Medical personnel need to have more information about concussions to use at all times.  They need to have information about the player’s history of concussions, they need to evaluate all the player’s symptoms, they need to give him all the tests to determine his condition, and they need to determine whether the player may need even more testing at the doctor.  Concussions need to be treated and managed carefully because this could help prevent players from getting brain damage in the future after they have retired.  There are times when concussions can cause players to have emotional issues because they are so upset they cannot play in the game and their brain is being affected by the concussion.  The treatment for this varies with each player.  Some players need to rest to heal from a concussion, but some players need to be active to heal from a concussion.  The medical staff need to make sure the players are completely healed before they let them play again.  They cannot rush players back onto the field after a concussion because this is one of the ways a player can suffer brain damage in the future (Concussion Diagnosis and Management Best Practices).  

One of the biggest reasons why the National Football League is being criticized is due to the severe brain damages football players who have retired have suffered due to the concussions they went through while they played in the National Football League.  “For years, the NFL has stood by the contention that there is no direct evidence proving that playing football is linked to traumatic brain injury (TBI) or the devastating brain disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is increasingly being diagnosed in former players” (Park).  This is completely false.  The concussions that have been suffered by these players is one of the biggest reasons why these players who have retired from the National Football League are developing these severe brain damages.  They are doing some research to try to help solve this situation, but a lot of the changes they have made have not helped at all.  Also, a lot of the changes they are trying to make have not helped at all either.  The amount of concussions that have been suffered from professional football players has continued to increase each and every year.  The severe brain damages these retired football players are suffering is extremely serious, and more and more retired players from the National Football League are developing these severe brain damages each and every professional football season.  This serious issue needs to be solved immediately.

“We may need to put things on hold until we figure this out completely. It’s better safe and have to limit contact or play sports that don’t have high-impact contact on a regular basis. If we took away such contact from practice, it would make a huge difference.  ”That’s not likely to happen any time soon, and Conidi is the first to admit that. But, he says, it’s time to start considering it as the puzzle pieces continue to create a link between brain injury and later cognitive problems (Park).

This is an excellent idea, but the National Football League will most likely not do this.  There is a lot of contact in practice because the players and teams try to do this to prepare for the games because there is much contact in the games.  There needs to be less contact in practices and in the games to help better protect the players.  Every team only plays one game per week due to how much contact is involved in one game.  Still, the players do have practice almost every single day, and they have a ton of contact in the practices too.  Therefore, reducing contact in practices would definitely help a lot, and the National Football League should do this to help solve this concussion problem.  The National Football League has not made any changes to the football practices to help solve this concussion issue.  They are not doing enough to help solve this situation, and they are starting to stop some of the research that they put money towards to try to solve this concussion problem in the National Football League.  Due to that more and more players are suffering more concussion every single football season.  Also, more and more retired players are suffering severe brain damages each and every year due to the concussions they suffered while they played in the National Football League.  The National Football still tries to say that they are doing a ton of work to try to solve this problem.  This problem involving concussions in football needs to be solved immediately because it is negatively affecting a ton of the professional football players the National Football League (Park).      

 The National Football League does not want to admit that the concussions these retired players suffered are the main reason why they have developed severe brain damages.  “Concussions are the most obvious risk factor, but research is showing that cumulative head impacts—even non-concussive impacts—are the surest path to CTE” (DiSalvo).  This shows that even big hits to a football player’s head can still lead the player to develop CTE even if he does not suffer a concussion from the hit.  Players can even develop CTE even if they do not suffer a ton of concussions while they played professional football.  “Right now, sensors placed inside helmets can provide data on the frequency and severity of head impacts. Researchers are using them to collect data in a few high school and college programs, but the NFL discontinued its involvement in helmet sensor research” (DiSalvo).  They are starting to stop putting money towards some of the research that is trying to help solve this concussion problem.  The National Football League does not want to develop a bad reputation, so they are telling people that they are putting a ton of effort into solving this concussion problem.  They are more focused on keeping a good reputation and making money rather than making a strong effort to help better protect the professional football players that are currently playing football and that have retired from playing football.  “Having said that, the NFL appears to be making moves to decrease the long-term effects to players, though it’s not yet clear the league is doing enough” (DiSalvo).  The National Football League needs to do more to help solve this serious situation, but they are not going to because they care more about making money than about the safety of the professional football players (DiSalvo).               

There have been players who have developed severe brain damages after they retired due to the concussions they suffered while they played football.  This has caused the NFL to put a ton of money and effort towards research to help find solutions to reduce the amount of concussions that are suffered each year.  As of right now the concussion problem is getting worse every year.  Therefore, the NFL says they are working extremely hard to help solve this issue.  There is some research being done to help find some ways to make a helmet that will better protect the players.  The NFL completely supports some of the research being done to help better protect the players from suffering concussions, but none of the research they are doing is helping at all.  Still, they tell people that they can solve this issue, and that they care about solving this problem.  In reality, they cannot find a solution to this situation, and they are really more focused on making money rather than focusing on the safety of their players.        

The National Football League has multiple lawsuits that have been brought against them due to the concussions many players have suffered.  

More than 4,500 former athletes -- some suffering from dementia, depression or Alzheimer's that they blamed on blows to the head -- had sued the league, accusing it of concealing the dangers of concussions and rushing injured players back onto the field while glorifying and profiting from the kind of bone-jarring hits that make for spectacular highlight-reel footage (NFL, ex-players agree to $765M settlement in concussions suit).

The National Football League tried to fight this lawsuit, and they told everyone that they care about the safety of their players.  Still, they finally came to an agreement because they did not want to lose more money.  They are not doing a good job and they are telling everyone they can solve this concussion problem, but all of the changes they have made have not made a difference.  In fact, the situation has gotten much worse as the years go by.  The commissioner of the National Football League, Roger Goodell, is trying to tell people that they care about the safety of the players, and they are looking for a solution to this concussion issue.  There was an example when Roger Goodell suspended the head coach of the New Orleans Saints for the whole season for telling his players to make dirty hits.  The National Football League uses this example to try to help their case by saying they punish people when they try to make dirty hits, but this is only case when an investigation of a team has been made in terms of making dirty hits.  Roger Goodell should be investigated the other thirty one teams in the National Football League too because there are dirty hits by different players on different teams.  “More specifically, the league will not risk the money it stands to lose by admitting that football is an inherently violent and vicious game” (Smith).  The National Football League cares more about money more than the safety of their players, and with that mentality they are not going to solve this concussion problem.  “There will always be another able body ready to step in and replace an injured teammate. But there is a finite number of fans who are willing to buy tickets, jerseys and subscriptions for NFL Sunday Ticket, and those are the precious commodity that the league is truly interested in keeping and protecting” (Smith).  The National Football League is telling everyone they care about the safety of the players, and that they are trying to solve this concussion problem.  They are telling everyone want they want to hear.  They are not acting quickly to solve this issue.  They are just focusing on making a ton of money instead of trying to find a solution to this problem (Smith).   

The opposing argument is that the National Football League says they can solve this problem with concussions, but they truly do not even care that much if this reoccurring issue is solved.  The National Football League has said that they have added new parts to the football helmet, but then this issue has gotten worse each and every year.  More and more players have continued to get concussions every year in football.  I am completely against the National Football League.  They are not helping better protect the players.  They are just trying to make as much money as possible.  The National Football League argues that they have implemented new rules to help players.  But there still has been an increase in the amount of concussions suffered among football players.  Therefore, I disagree with the National Football League, and I think this concussion issue is a huge problem.  I think that the National Football League is more focused on getting money rather than protecting the professional football players.  

The National Football League says they care about the safety of the players more than money, and they say they can solve this concussion problem.  “We’ve made important progress in health and safety. We’ve made safety-related rules changes, encouraged advancements in equipment, improved medical protocols and care and changed the way we teach the game” (NFL Commitment to Player Health and Safety).The National Football League tells everyone they are trying to make the game safer, but players still suffer more and more concussions each and every year.  They are not making any progress.  In fact, the situation is getting much worse.  The National Football League says they care about the safety of the players.  By doing this people will continue to watch professional football and so that they can continue to make money (NFL Commitment to Player Health and Safety).        

In conclusion, the National Football League thinks they concussion problem in professional, but they cannot.  They have already tried to make some changes, and the amount of concussions that professional football players have suffered has still continued to increase every single football season.  They have implemented new rules to try to help better protect the players.  They have also made changes to the football helmet to try to help better protect the players, but still the concussion issue has gotten worse.  The National Football League does care about the safety of the football players, but still they care about making money.  They want to continue to make money, and that is why they are trying to fight all of these lawsuits by saying that they can solve this problem.  The National Football League cannot find a solution to this situation.  They have already tried to make changes, but they have not helped.  This is an extremely serious problem.  As long as there is so much contact in practices and in the football games the concussions problem will continue to get worse every single year.      
