NFL concussion rates are lower at higher altitudes, study finds (???)
Feb 5, 2014
A new study finds that NFL players suffered fewer concussions when they played
games at higher altitudes, such as in Denver, above. (Justin Edmonds / Getty Images)
|Los Angeles Times||
Researchers have found that concussion rates are about 30% lower in games played at higher altitudes. The finding was based on an analysis of all 300 concussions reported during the first 16 weeks of regular-season NFL games in 2012 and 2013.
PS: Was this study funded by the NFL?
If Commissioner Roger Goodell can schedule all future NFL games to be played on the planet moon then the NFL can tout that they may have made the game a little safer but only as it relates to concussions. But will the public pay for these fancy football stadiums on the moon? The NFL spin doctors have some PR work to do in order to make this happen.