If you are at all tuned into sports you undoubtedly heard Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers be uncomfortably candid about concussions. Polamalu has been upfront on this issue before and as we highlighted the issue is with the professional athlete; the ones informed and being paid large amounts of money to provide a service.
I would say that I really don’t have an issue with these comments;
“There’s so much built up about team camaraderie and sacrifice, and football is such a tough man’s game,” Polamalu told the Dan Patrick Show. “I think that’s why it’s so popular, why so many blue-collar communities and people feel really attracted to it, because it’s sort of a blue-collar struggle that football players go through in terms of the physicality of the game and the commitment you need. … It’s that commitment you need to play football. You feel sore, you’re beat up, you’re injured, you’re legitimately injured, most people may take three months off to work in an office, we choose to play the next week.”
Nor do I take an exception to Polamalu saying he has lied to stay on the field, that is the culture of football; which I feel is OK for professionals, only. The issue is that this information trickles down and any degree
Troy Polamalu the recent poster boy for concussion management has spoken for the first time since the “concussion-like” spell. He was interviewed via 
As we learn more about the concussion issue there are people trying their hardest to provide as much protection as possible for those that play the game. From new assessment techniques to proper rehabilitation of the injury there is a myriad of different ways we can help out. The most important is erasing the stigma and educating all those involved in sports, particularly football.
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