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Tackle Football: Does It Cause Football Players To Get CTE?

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One of the most popular sports today for boys is football. Tackle football that is, not just flag football, but tackle. Tackle football means that the play isn't stopped till a boy is thrown to the ground. Most professional football players start playing football so young, maybe even my the age of 8. This means that from 8 years old to maybe around 30 they are constantly being thrown to the ground. Is this safe for them? Recent studies show that their is a brain disease called CTE and most football players have it. You can’t test someone for CTE until after they are dead, so that means they can live their whole life with CTE and they don't even know it. What is causing football players to get CTE? It’s the constant slamming to the ground.
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