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I think the solution might be the NFL investing millions of dollars into football helmet research to come up with a helmet that actually protects the brain. These current helmets are designed to protect the skull, not the brain..there is a difference.
Technology advances every single year..at some point someone will have a breakthrough. Just have to make the effort to start that resarch on the league's behalf..not on private helmet companies' behalfs.
As a 49er fan, the death of Dwight Clark in his mid 50s to ALS really hits hard and was a big reality check about the long term effects of those small headhits..even the ones that don't get diagnosed as concussions.
The NFL need to put their moey where their mouth is and start a research program into helmet improvements.