Football
What is the most watched sport in the USA?
What is, Football
Who is the current NFL commissioner?
Who is, Rodger Goodell. Also acceptable Fraudger Goodell.
What does CTE stand for?
What is, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
Who was the first NFL player diagnosed with CTE after his death?
Who is, Mike Webster
Why is CTE a problem in the NFL?
What is, it is a major health risk.
Who is Tom Brady?
Who is, the Goat.
FREE POINTS: Where is the NFL team, Seahawks, located?
Where is, Seattle, Washington.
Do we as a society understand CTE?
What is, no.
Who was the doctor who started the study on CTE?
Who is, Dr. Omalu
FREE POINTS: CTE is important why?
What is, CTE is dangerous
Statistically, what are the chances of converting on fourth down as of 2022?
What is, 27%.
What year did the NFL finally admit that CTE was a problem within the league?
When is, 2016.
What was CTE formerly called?
What is, dementia pugilistica or punch-drunk syndrome
Played alongside Mike Webster on the steel curtain, who died of CTE months after Webster did?
Who is, Terry Long.
What year did Mike Webster die?
When is, 2002. It took 14 years for the NFL to admit CTE was a problem
Who has the all-time passing yards and passing touchdowns?
Who is, Tom Brady?
What is the equivalent of running a car into a brick wall at 30 MPH?
A: The average football hit?
B: Running a car into a brick wall at 30 MPH
C: Underwater Basket Weaving
D: A and B
What is, D
What are the implications of CTE?
What are, dementia, Lou Gehrig's, Alzheimer's, rapid memory loss, impulsive actions, and suicidal thoughts.
Any of these answers are acceptable
What is, Junior Seau was a star NFL player who killed himself, shortly after his death he was diagnosed with CTE.
What is the death rate among former NFL players who show signs of CTE before the age of 60?
What is, the death rate of 89% within 5 years of symptoms.
What was the deciding play in super bowl 49 that stopped the Seahawks from winning 2 super bowls straight?
What is, the Malcolm Butler interception.
When and where was the NFL founded?
What is, Canton, Ohio in 1920.
How is CTE formed?
What is, repeated head hits that lead to tau and protein deposits in the brain.
What percentage of studied deceased ex-NFL players had CTE in their lives?
a: 0%
b: 78%
c: all but one
d: 97.65%
What is C, out of 398 brains studied 397 have been diagnosed with CTE. Per Boston University.
How many current NFL players most likely have CTE?
a: all
b: 99%
c: none
d: only kickers
What is, B. You cannot say if everyone has it for certain, however, studies have shown that all but one studied NFL player has had CTE