Karaim, Reed. "College Athletics." CQ Researcher 3 June 2016. Web. 11 Oct. 2016. In this source, specifically in the “Concussions” section, Reed Karaim explains that many athletes are leaving their sports in order to maintain their brain health. Although the NFL and NCAA are taking strides to better protect their players, there is only so much that can be done. Being a “freelance journalist”, Karaim is left relatively unchecked, but he objectively paints the picture of concussions in athletes. He writes this article particularly to the avid college sports fan who wants to know what goes on behind the scenes. While the article delves into the problem of concussions in college athletics, it also discusses other controversies that the casual …show more content…
He draws out a hypothetical future where the NFL collapses, while at the same time showing his readers why the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. As a popular Sports Illustrated writer, one would think that Murphy would be biased toward keeping the sport alive, but he gives the facts indifferently, trying to keep his opinions away from the writing. He writes not only to football fans concerned with the health of the players, but also to anyone who wonders what the future of the sport may look like. Perhaps the most usable material in this source is his story of Kimberly Archie, an anti-CTE activist. I found this source on Academic Search Premier after searching for CTE in …show more content…
Because of all of the hits to the head, thousands of athletes experience brain damage, sometimes resulting in death. Over the past few years, the NFL and partnering organizations have taken steps to protect these athletes, but there is a limit to how much technology can do. Humans were simply not designed to take a beating as is given in tackle football. With its new concussion protocol rules, the NFL claims to have found a temporary solution to the problem, but new findings show that concussions are not the main problem. Most of the damage is done in the ordinary contact that occurs hundreds of times every game. If this is the case, then there is not much that can be done about brain damage in tackle