Coming out of the meetings in Orlando this week the NFL has decided to set up five stations for neurological health care for former NFL players. The centers will be modeled after trauma centers the military uses to help returning vets. Locations include St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Atlanta to name a few.
This is such an important issue because the effects of professional football on neurological decay haven't been properly studied. We can see from the number of injuries that football hurts. These centers are finally stepping in to address the sort of hurt that can't be seen....such as when a former player can't find their car or remember the names of loved ones.
The NFL players union is not involved in the creation of these centers at the current time, nor have they commented on whether this is a response to public comments made by former players who feel the NFL has done too little to care for former players.
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