Mike Webster Essay

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Dr. Bennet Omalu said, “I wish I never met Mike Webster. CTE has driven me into the politics of science, the politics of the NFL. You can’t go against the NFL. They will squash you.” Dr. Bennet is saying the NFL is to powerful and they’re not helping protect their players. Mike Webster is a perfect example. Many people believe that football is a perfectly safe sport. And it’s the player’s choice to play the sport. But you have to think of it in a different perspective, some of these players have no education and football is their only path. Also most players don’t go running into football thinking about concussions and how it’s going to affect their future. They’re there for the sport.