Bengals Owner Won't Link Concussions To Dementia

((HT: cincinnati.com/Joe Reedy))

Mike Brown was part of the Cincinnati Bengals kick-off luncheon today... and he went off the rails a bit in his own thoughts linking (or not) concussions and dementia...

Reedy was there and this was part of the discussion:

“No one really knows what concussions mean, especially as you grow older. It’s not only not proven, it’s merely speculation that this is something that creates some form of dementia late in life. Our statistics — the ones I’ve seen anyway — don’t show that.

“I’m not convinced that anybody really knows what concussions bring, what they mean later in life if anything.”

Well, okay...

The HQ would submit evidence like the following...
((HT: ESPN/OTL))


And this from a physician in Detroit...
((HT: partha nandi))


The NFL is currently in mediation over the concussion lawsuit in Pennsylvania being heard by District Judge Anita Brody. Two weeks ago, according to Reedy, the Bengals were on the short side of a judgment put forth by former tight end Ben Utecht in an injury grievance...

Full disclosure: The HQ is active in the Kevin Turner Foundation and Team Gleason where football players are suffering from ALS after their time in pro football.