Football injuries associated with
the brain occur at a rate of one in every 3.5 games.
Football is responsible for more
than 250,000 mild brain injuries in the United States.
In any given season, 10 percent of
all college players and 20 percent of high school players sustain brain
injuries.
Football players with brain
injuries are six times as likely to sustain new injuries.
A helmet helps prevent a brain
injury from occuring.
Concussion is the most common
consequence of brain injury in contact sports.
