NFL CTE Study Rocks the League โ Power Four Bans Pros From Returning to College ๐
Sports ChasersShow Notes
๐จ A new NFL CTE study is rocking the football world โ a New York Times report found at least 215 of 878 former players studied (2016โ2021 deaths) had confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and 24.5% is a conservative floor. Kevin L. Warren and the Sports Chasers crew are back from vacation with a loaded Thursday Night Live covering the NFL CTE study, a historic Padres ownership sale, and a Power Four ban on pro-contract college athletes. ๐๏ธ
โพ ON THIS EPISODE: ๐น Astros fire their GM mid-playoff-push ๐น Padres sold for a record $3.9B โ Kwanza Jones becomes MLB's first Black woman majority owner ๐น NFL CTE study breakdown and youth football safety ๐น Power Four conferences ban pro-contract athletes from returning to college football ๐น Lane Kiffin loophole fight + NIL eligibility chaos ๐น NBA: Jonathan Kuminga signs with the Timberwolves, Jokic extension rumors ๐น WNBA: Angel Reese's rebounding surge, DeWanna Bonner joins Atlanta ๐น NFL officially ends the Pro Bowl
โฑ๏ธ CHAPTERS 0:00 Headlines and Tease 3:34 Astros Fire Their GM 8:29 Padres New Owners, Big Price 32:11 NFL CTE Study Breakdown 55:56 Pro Return NCAA Crackdown 1:13:11 Wolves Add Kuminga 1:31:38 WNBA Week Recap 1:41:29 NFL Ends Pro Bowl
โญ HIGHLIGHTED CHAPTER โ NFL CTE Study Breakdown (32:11) The crew unpacks the New York Times' new CTE report: at least 215 of 878 studied former players had confirmed CTE, and why 24.5% is a conservative minimum given brain-donation selection bias.
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๐ฌ PRODUCTION CREDITS: Narration: Ken Marsiglia Intro "Super Bowl" ยท Outro "Buss Down" โ licensed via Epidemic Sound Music Production: Darrell L. Warren Intro/Outro Video: Azad S.
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