A UNC-Chapel Hill study conducted by the Matthew Gfellar Center studied more than 1,500 former NFL players found that two of the most commonly used ways to estimate head injury risk, years played and playing position, are not actually linked to poorer long-term physical or mental health. Instead, researchers say that directly assessing a player’s concussion history is a more accurate way to understand who may face long-term health challenges.
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