NFL Held Responsible for Brain InjuriesThroughout the history of the NFL, head injuries and the resolution of these issues have always been hidden from athletes because the NFL was focused on making big profits instead of caring about them. for the players. As this is an ongoing issue between NFL players and the NFL itself, many past and current players are digging deeper to find the truth and the statistics continue to show just how serious this problem is. When the lawsuits became public knowledge, the NFL agreed to pay more than seven hundred million dollars to compensate former players suffering from neurological injuries. Many believe the NFL came up with this so quickly, hoping to avoid a potential PR nightmare. The NFL, a ten billion dollar annual business, could not accept any type of culpability or legal discovery, which some inside and outside the industry said could have dealt a fatal blow to the future of the game (Thiel). The settlement may have prevented the public from learning much about the past, but the problem of head injuries is a danger to football and will not go away just because the NFL wants it to (Waldron). The average NFL player takes up to 1,000 hits. at the helm throughout their football career. Some of these blows can have the force of a hammer (“RealNatural”). According to a study by Dr. Jesse David, there were 265 concussions reported during the 2012 season, during the 2011 season there were 266 concussions and 270 concussions during the 2010 season (Kacsmar) . It's been known that repeated hits to the head can cause long-term brain damage since at least the 1950s, long before most NFL players began their careers ("RealNatural"). Past NFL infractions have already resulted in more than 4,500...... middle of paper ......Jun 07, 2012. Web. Nov 10 2013 “Mega-lawsuit claims NFL hid links to brain injuries.” » CBS News. CBS Interactive, June 7, 2012. Internet. November 10, 2013. “RealNatural.” RealNatural. Np, and Web. November 10, 2013. Slager, Paul. “Is there a winner in this game?” The NFL Head Injury Rules. WFT. np, and Web. November 10, 2013. Smith, Stephanie and Dan Moriarty. "NFL, ex-players reach settlement in concussion lawsuit." CNN. Cable News Network, January 1, 1970. Web. November 10. 2013. Thiel, Art. “The NFL's plight on brain injuries is not over.” Al Jazeera America. Np, and Web. Nov 10 2013. Waldron, Travis. "Joe Namath: 'The NFL is to blame' for concussions and brain injuries." » ThinkProgress RSS. Np, and Web. November 10, 2013. Wilner, Berry. “NFL concussion mega-lawsuit claims league hid brain injury links from players.” The Huffington Post. June 7, 2012. the web. November 10. 2013.