Ann McKee Quotes
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I would advise kids not to play any sports, such as tackle football, where they are exposed to repeated blows to the head.
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We're hoping that there is large-scale recognition that CTE is a risk when playing football.
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Families don't donate brains of their loved ones unless they're concerned about the person.
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I was born and raised right outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Kids' brains are developing. Their heads are a larger part of their body, and their necks are not as strong as adults' necks. So kids may be at a greater risk of head and brain injuries than adults.
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Football is an American sport. Everyone loves it. I certainly would never want to ban football.
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My three children played soccer and lacrosse. I grew up as a Green Bay Packers fan. I am not against sports. We want kids to play sports, but we want them to be safe.
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It's impossible for me to dissociate the risk of playing football from the risk of C.T.E.
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CTE can be caused by smaller hits to the head over time.
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The beginnings of CTE can start quite early.
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It makes common sense that children, whose brains are rapidly developing, should not be hitting their heads hundreds of times per season.
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This is what I do. I look at brains. I'm fascinated by it. I can spend hours doing it. In fact, if I want to relax, that's one way I can relax.
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My brothers played football. In fact, I was an absolutely enormous Packer fan, and because I was raised in such a football-centric community, I have always had a terrific admiration for football players.
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I started out as a neurologist. I then trained in neuropathology and was focused on neurodegeneration. So, for years, I studied Alzheimer's, aging, Parkinson's, that kind of thing.
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I can't say I love football anymore.
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Is there a way that we would actually recognize the game of football with fewer tackles and fewer collisions? I'm not sure. But I think that's the direction we're going to have to go. Bigger fields? Fewer players on the field? I think we are ultimately going to have to change some of the major rules of the game.
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I do love the way the brain looks. I love the way it's shaped.
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I run a number of different brain banks.
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I'm a Cheesehead.
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I definitely agree about the future of youth football being flag. There's just more and more evidence that the youth brain is particularly susceptible to the injury - thin necks, big heads. They're not as coordinated; they're not as skillful. For many reasons, I think the wave of the future is flag football for youth.
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While we know, on average, that certain positions experience more repetitive head impacts and are more likely at greater risk for CTE, no position is immune.
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We've now found CTE in former NFL players who played every position except kicker.
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I love sports, OK? But I think we really need to take it on ourselves to not be so crazy about sports, not to risk someone's future just because we think they might be the next star.
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I just want to make sports safe for our kids.