Mass. doctor talks about importance of new helmets for NFL players [Video]

THOUGHTS ON THIS? YEAH I MEAN THIS IS ABOUT HELMET INNOVATION. AND I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO TRY TO REDUCE, YOU KNOW, CONCUSSIONS AND AND REPETITIVE HEAD TRAUMA. LET’S FACE IT, PLAYERS ARE HITTING HARD. THEY’RE HITTING FREQUENTLY. AND WE KNOW THAT THE SIDE EFFECTS OF CONCUSSIONS CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH MEMORY, PERSONALITY. YOU HEARD JOSH MENTION A CTE CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALO APATHY, WHICH IS ANOTHER TYPE OF BRAIN INJURY THAT WE THINK IS MORE EVEN SUBCONCUSSIVE TRAUMA THAT CAN LEAD TO PROBLEMS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, IMPULSIVE DISORDERS, EVEN SOME SUICIDAL IDEATION, ANYTHING TO DECREASE THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I HAVE TO GIVE, YOU KNOW, THE ENGINEERS AND THE MATERIAL EXPERTS WHO HAVE MADE THIS, IN ADDITION TO THE NFL AND THE NFLPA, A LOT OF CREDIT HERE. DOCTOR TODD ELLERIN, THE NFL SAYS ITS PLAYERS SUFFERED 219 CONCUSSIONS LAST SEASON. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT NUMBER …