Joe Flacco expected to miss 3-6 weeks

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(07-27-2017, 01:56 PM)Pat5775 Wrote: Another one? I feel like there's a new CTE study released every year. What was revealed about this one? 

I thought it was pretty well known that football-related concussions cause life-altering effects. Whatever the new study revealed shouldn't have shocked him so much he had to retire. He had to have had some inkling football could harm his brain since he was in high school.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20170808/baltimore-ravens-offensive-lineman-john-urschel-retires-abruptly

Quote:His decision, which was announced by the Ravens, comes two days after a medical study indicated that chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, was found in nearly 99 percent of deceased NFL players' brains that were donated to scientific research.

A team source said Urschel's decision was linked to the results of the study.