One example of what can happen

There was a tragic incident that the NFL faced with one of its younger two years ago.  A player named Chris Henry, a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, died in a car crash.  He suffered a traumatic blow to the head that caused serious damage and eventually lead to his death.  He was a young player, only 26 years old when he past.  Chris Henry was known as a player that had many off the field incidents.  He has been caught with marijuana, he's has been charged with aggravated assault, concealment of a weapon, supplying underage girls with alcohol, drunk driving, and assaulting people on multiple occasions.  Henry has gone through a lot of issues that plagued the career of this once talented receiver.

Doctors were given the brain of Henry so they could study it and research it.  Upon doing so, they were able to find and realize that Henry suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy or C.T.E. which was caused from hits he received to his head over and over again from football.  Some doctors believe that his off the field problems were most likely caused from this disease as a result from the brain damage he suffered playing the game.  One doctor named Dr. Francesco Mangano is the name of one of the doctors who analyzed Henry's brain during the autopsy and concluded this.  


This is only one player that has been brought out to show how the hard hits in football are hurting players.  There are plenty more of other players who are suffering from these hits.  Players both retired and still playing the game.  Henry was a young player who had C.T.E. and these are the results that happened to him.