Cumulative Concussive and Sub-Concussive Events in Sport

By Michael J. Perrotti, Ph.D., Inc.   Recently, the NFL settled over 4,000 lawsuits by the players. It was reported that the NFL would make enough profits in the first week of the regular season to pay for the settlement! It was reported that an initial lump sum was to be paid over three years and the balance paid in 17 years. It is doubtful that this can ever address the diminished quality of life of the players secondary to effects of brain injury.   As noted by Henry & De Beaumont (