Sentences with phrase «prominent youth athletes»

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The well - publicized lawsuits by former players against the N.F.L., the suicide of Junior Seau, a «Chicken Little - sky is falling» mentality by some prominent concussion experts and former athletes, some of whom suggest that the sport is simply too dangerous to be played at all at the youth level, and continuing research on the short - and long - term effects of concussion on cognitive function and brain health, have created a pretty toxic environment for the sport.

Athletes from the professional to the youth levels share their personal struggles in dealing with the devastating and long - term effects of concussions, an epidemic fueled by the «leave everything on the field» culture so prominent in American sport.