'Concussion' and the Serious Impact of Repeated Head Trauma | ABC News
Will Smith plays the controversial Dr. Bennet Omalu who discovered the brain disease CTE.
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Dr. Omalu should be awarded the Nobel prize for his findings.
@rubinturner8233
4 жыл бұрын
Yep
@allankennedy5623
4 жыл бұрын
No
@LuckyLucky-xp2sz
4 жыл бұрын
@Duke of Norfolk what are they for ? We all know the answer and that is he is black and worse part is he is continental African
@bigboi7076
4 жыл бұрын
@@LuckyLucky-xp2sz wut
@darnlove55
3 жыл бұрын
Lucky Lucky or that the nfl would suffer.... that’s more of a real reason... nfl is a billion dollar Industry and has a lot of pull
This guy is an angel shining light on the dark secrets of the nfl. His discovery wasn't an accident.
@michaeljordan6239
2 жыл бұрын
@@deyluhnas too bad
As someone suffering from this disease I want to thank you for everything you've done for people like me
@sky66atlas65
2 жыл бұрын
Sending hugs ur way
@jayw1738
Жыл бұрын
How did you receive this disease ?
@wovasteengova
Жыл бұрын
But u don't know unless ur ded?
@brandonsmith6397
10 ай бұрын
Lmfao you cant be diagnosed till after death so there’s that you liar
Concussion was amazing. This guy helped change the game. I applaud his courage and will to sacrifice for what he believed. More movies should chronicle these kind of people who change the world we live in. God bless.
@marlawilcox4298
5 жыл бұрын
I watched the movie it was great
@zytrik1
Жыл бұрын
The game hasn’t really changed. Look at Tagovailoa’s case.
The 1 dislike is Roger Goodell
@teletranoats7491
6 жыл бұрын
CTE found in 99% of studied brains from deceased NFL players By Daniella Emanuel, CNN Updated 1857 GMT (0257 HKT) July 25, 2017
It is interesting how quickly the "movie" was scooted out of mainstream theaters.... It is an awesome movie with a huge revelation about the NON safety concerns for players of the game of football...
@starther
4 жыл бұрын
that was exactly the same thing I was wondering about, too.
How many of you came here after watching Concussion?
@Z3t487
4 жыл бұрын
Me.
What a man... Proof that the sky is not the limit,, It doesnt matter were you come from, your race or anything. Passion and love for what you do is key,, Great respect. Cant wait to see the movie. God Bless You dr Omalu.
One of the best educated, smartest people in the field of medicine and someone calls him a voodoo doctor. What is wrong with people?
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you don't want to know the names the female doctor who continued his work later was called...
@InformationIsTheEdge
3 жыл бұрын
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 You're right, I don't. I already think poorly enough of our species without that little bit of horror.
I walked away from this movie with relief and cried my soul out knowing I made the right decision not to allow my sons to play. I didn't know about CTE of course, I just had a feeling about it. Mother's intuition. I second-guessed myself. I was tortured about the future. Today he is an electrician and with good decisions, he will live far beyond my exit. I will go on beyond the veil with peace because I didn't focus on money and sacrifice my sons' lives and future for it. My goal was to protect my sons and I believe I did that. (Deep sigh and making the sign of the cross.)😇😇😇
@karatechap555
Жыл бұрын
You did the right thing. There are other sports your kids could play that are safer
@MrUnsolvedMystery
9 ай бұрын
Football not worth it. I still suffer neck and shoulder pain 30 years after playing in high school. And I wasn’t even a starter.
@marniekilbourne608
4 ай бұрын
I wouldn't let mine either. It's just not worth that risk.
I love this Nigerian brother and Doctor. He maintained his Nigerian accent after all the years spent in the USA. Most Africans will fake american accent.
@foramuricy
3 жыл бұрын
It's not "faking" an american accent. It's trying to make yourself clear like Rihanna does
@djtrankilo231
2 жыл бұрын
@@foramuricy I honestly love Rhianna's Barbadian accent, though
God bless you Dr. Bennet Omalu.
@deyluhnas
3 жыл бұрын
@Alfie Green bc he basically ruined my childhood
@deyluhnas
3 жыл бұрын
@Alfie Green I’ve wanted to play football my whole life. My Parents are overprotective and used the concussion movie to prove a point and it never did anything
@deyluhnas
3 жыл бұрын
@Alfie Green I’m 15. Care to explain that my neighbor has had 6 concussions and still had a 4.0 GPA in high school
@NeptuneGuy78
2 жыл бұрын
@@deyluhnas He'll feel it in his early 40s. Be lucky that your parents are actually looking out for your health.
@TariqHlayel
2 жыл бұрын
@@deyluhnas CTE won’t show up early. It would in your 40s-50s if you were to have it. However, it is your choice as long as you know the possibility of CTE
I so like him when he's just smiling as he's mentioning the insults he endured. He's an amazing doctor.
By the way, David Morse deserves an Oscar for his portrayal of Iron Mike Webster in that flick...
@cityofchamps66
8 жыл бұрын
+Ifeanyi Akaolisa He's only in it for a few minutes? Smith probably, Baldwin and Brooks, maybe but Morse's role is too small
@TheRemnntCamp
8 жыл бұрын
As I recall, Oscars are not given for being in a movie from start to finish. They're awarded on how impressive and memorable the performance comes across, and I daresay, Morse's performance appears to be the only standout in the whole flick. The rest are standard but forgettable...
@cityofchamps66
8 жыл бұрын
***** Well, Will has been nominated for a Golden Globe for this, I'd be willing to bet a sawbuck on him getting a Oscar nomination as well
@TheRemnntCamp
8 жыл бұрын
+cityofchamps66 I have no doubt it's well deserved. All I'm saying is David Morse had, in my opinion, the most memorable role as an actor in the movie. Not really knocking others...
@MoahGentle
8 жыл бұрын
+Ifeanyi Akaolisa I thought the same.
Bless you Dr.Omalu, for this groundbreaking research.
This man is an Angel. Much love and respect to him. Football is not worth your health.
Big up to Dr. Bennet Omalu for Standing up, against the big 700 million dollar giant, the NFL.
Excellent interview of an extraordinary physician. I am wondering about my own CTE, not from football or sports. But from the 18 years of my parents beating me up, almost daily, since birth, until I could leave home. They committed even more heinous acts, but I cannot elaborate. I have many neurological disorders, epigentic effects which negate proof of causality, and may explain my early dementia onset. Many children have had this happen, and it is occurring now.
@Blederin
8 жыл бұрын
+Elaine Marie That's very sad! How old are you?
@drlex
8 жыл бұрын
I hope you will find your peace. I would never hit my kid
@jordanf8326
8 жыл бұрын
+Elaine Marie I call BS. How do you remember getting beating the day of your birth??? Talk about someone crying for intention - pun intended.
@PechilvrsPreciousPeepsNursery
8 жыл бұрын
+Jordan F I wouldnt call "BS" out just yet!!! Im a grandma and I noticed my daughter would "Pop" (she calls it) my grand kids 3 and 7 upside their heads. So I did research and I found that "popping", smacking, or hitting a child in the side or back of the head can cause concussions!!! google it if you feel the need to look....but I pray for Elaine and any child suffering neurological disorders just because people believe in "popping" their kids!!!
@galewarren815
8 жыл бұрын
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I suppose he was demonized because players and even fans thought that he was trying to end the game. I didn’t see it that way at all. He was trying to educate people of the dangers of playing the sport. If a person knows the risks and continues to play then that is 100% on the player.
@MrUnsolvedMystery
9 ай бұрын
Football is big money for high school, college and NFL. The majority will get it eventually
CTE found in 99% of studied brains from deceased NFL players By Daniella Emanuel, CNN Updated 1857 GMT (0257 HKT) July 25, 2017
Look up Gerald McClellan to see a heartbreaking example of what trauma to the brain can do. You wouldn't hit your finger with a hammer over and over and expect not to cause injury. The fact that people even debate wether it's "real" is insane. You may not care but you can't say it's not valid.
@InformationIsTheEdge
3 жыл бұрын
The curious thing about McClellan is that there are not hundreds more just like him. Boxers are amazingly powerful athletes.
@markbritton7612
2 жыл бұрын
It’s easier to be in denial than to admit that the sport that you love should cease.
@sasukebyak
Жыл бұрын
@@InformationIsTheEdge The thing is in sports like UFC you usually only fight at max 3 times per YEAR. AND not all fights gets you a solid hit in the head .....In America Football the guys get hitted in the head in highspeed movement a lot of times in a SINGLE match and they plays lots of matches during the year.
@InformationIsTheEdge
Жыл бұрын
@@sasukebyak Thanks for the note. You are entirely right! Sanctioned professional fighters like the UFC have restrictions on how often they can fight. But there are no restrictions on how much they can train and that is typically where the damage comes from. Year in, year out of not crushing, knockout blows, most fighters are careful to avoid those in training. But the accumulation of blows. Over and over week in, week out year after year. Even the mild blows add up. Same in your example of the American Football players. They train hitting and tackling too. A high price to pay for glory.
They keep on saying concussion cause CTE, but it is blunt force repeated trauma like the doc says.
@MarineAqua45
7 жыл бұрын
Blessed 94 Multiple concussions ( where the brain has no time to recover properly) causes CTE.
@smoothdoge9184
7 жыл бұрын
MarineAqua45 the brain never fully recovers
@MarineAqua45
7 жыл бұрын
smooth doge No you're right there, as there are always after-symptoms like weakness in strength, migraine headaches, etc.
idk why but the doc looks mad young. like hes 15
@rubinturner8233
4 жыл бұрын
To speak of him that way shows also how young you are, too. In a different way.
@robertlangdon494
3 жыл бұрын
it's the melanin
@ninobrownish
Жыл бұрын
Are you blind dude???
Nothing but hero. Dr. Bennett Omalu simply deserves noble prize
My dad played football in junior high and a year or so into high school. Thank the Lord he had to quit playing because his knee went out on him. I won't let my son play football either. Even before I herd of cte I thought football was to harsh on people.
@isaiahjilles3588
2 жыл бұрын
What if he like it and that’s the only thing he want to do
@TariqHlayel
2 жыл бұрын
@@isaiahjilles3588 as long as they know the huge risk. I love football, but I would never play tackle unless I’m a kicker.
@MrUnsolvedMystery
9 ай бұрын
I wasn’t even a starter just a back up but still suffering pain in my shoulder and neck after 30 years from a vicious hit in garbage time on one play I endured
Cnt believe he was given citizenship just 2015
@LuckyLucky-xp2sz
4 жыл бұрын
Did he deserver it or not?
@snoopy_peanuts_77
4 жыл бұрын
why? is he the wrong color or something?
@robotx9285
Жыл бұрын
@@deyluhnas Why? Never, with aname like that, I Dom think you deserve a chance.
Great interview and the movie was an eye opener.
Forest Whittaker should have played him instead of Will Smith.
@igeorgem5202
7 жыл бұрын
Forrest is too old for the roll. This doctor is only 48, which would put him around 33 at that time in 2001. So a 55 year old playing a 33 year old?
@m.nightshammertime1518
7 жыл бұрын
Morgan Freeman
@theduke6174
6 жыл бұрын
both Dr Omalu and Will Smith are the same age, yes Will played a younger version of the doctor but its way more convenient than Forest Whittaker
@valco7981
2 жыл бұрын
@James 23 I loved Will Smith on the role, and of course he has all of this star power, but Omar Epps would have been just perfect! People are already used to seeing him wearing the white coat on House M.D.
Helmets seem to encourage people to use their head as a battering ram, i think the league would see fewer head injuries if they went back to the old school leather helmet
great man...
Wait a minute, the make $9.9bn/year they were order to pay $1bn over 65 years. How is that fair.
@Tigercam24
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's garbage. that is only about $50,000 per player. And I wonder if the money will go to their families when they die of early deaths because of their CTE.
He really deserves noble prize
Thank you for making football safer I have friends in the nfl and I want to thank dr omalu for telling the truth. Now the nfl has to make the game safer
Kids do your self a favor and make a switch to basketball.
Here after Tua's injuries
I commend the guy for his work, but at the same time it is almost funny that it took this much to prove that bashing your head against the heads of others for years might lead to some negative side effects.
@Jsmoove8k
8 ай бұрын
What happens when health gets in the way of money… they don’t want people to know the actual effects of it
Will Smith may need more security now. The NFL makes a lot of money and they will do everything to protect that. Seems like a great movie, I might go and see.
@Talltrees84
8 жыл бұрын
+Native722 Saw it today. Recommend!!!!!!
@MisterFoxx
8 жыл бұрын
+Talltrees84 It really is a great movie!
@Sitsolitary
8 жыл бұрын
+Seth Ellison But you cannot beat Capitalism as a driver and motivator for the population... It just needs certain restrictions at the top end to be better off for the lower end.
@ryderwashington4199
7 жыл бұрын
Thing is even this movie won't change a thing. Football is only growing, it will never go away. Because until you, as an individual experience what NFL players do on a daily basis nobody bats an eye.
@deyluhnas
3 жыл бұрын
@@Talltrees84 The movie ruined my childhood but go ahead if you want you children to hate you
A very interesting interview & I think a good movie about this.
At 2:30 i thought he was cutting chicken meat but then i realized its really a brain meat...holy shit...😂🤣😂🤣
Tell de trooth!!
the reporter at the end looked like his voice was breaking and was holding back tears
I just knew the "n-word" was coming but Dr. Omalu is a hero❤️❤️💪
simply , STOP play football
I just watched an extremely informative movie about CTE and this doctor’s name was NEVER mentioned. How disrespectful. Time to nominate Dr. Omalu for a Nobel Prize. My own experience with multiple concussions, and finally being diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), does not afford me the luxury of remembering if it is a Nobel Peace Prize or what it is properly called. Heck, I rely upon my phone’s auto spelling to help me spell even some of the simplest words. This stuff is REAL!!! And I am not an athlete.
@mtsestudos7145
8 ай бұрын
How are you currently?
That this vid has such few views is testimony to why this problem won't be solved
I'm so sorry Elaine Marie its commen sense head trauma will cause problems...my son use to fall so much as a child that I truly believe its the reason my son has child like ways when he's in his twenties that hasn't gone away
@footba11fan41ife
6 жыл бұрын
Emily Payne the point is we thought helmets protected your head.
@kcufhctib204
3 жыл бұрын
@@footba11fan41ife That's not how physics works.
I never played contact sports but had maybe 5 concussions. Is my risk high or very low? I heard he said repetitive blows are more dangerous over years like boxing and football even hockey.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
3 жыл бұрын
You're not anyone else. It depends on each individual.
Great dr Omalu ! Man of courage !
great man
I'm watching after watching the movie and now mind is blown its so big
Tell da truuff
People losing thier minds over football. ITS NOT WORTH IT STOP PLAYING
Would it help to get rid of pads of helmets
This story hit me so much Such an inspiring story about an amazing doctor that all he wanted was to help by teaching us the dangers of a brutal sport We neee more doctors like Bennett Omalu
The problem is the attitudes we hold when we don't respond well to failures, circumstances, and trials.
Im 6'0 150 and of very average strength. I was trying to mimic some hard closed fist slaps to a punching bag, similar to an O line man. 50 of those FROM ME a day would obviously mess you up. Now imagine a guy 5x my strength.
A hero and a half!
Go from tackle to flag football.
I really think I'm struggling from this. I'm so upset.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
3 жыл бұрын
Late, I know. Try a neurologist and hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Not cheap but it helps. If you had it as an assault, you can basically sue the city and demand your medical bill money back. Takes a few years and you won't get it all. But if you spend 6,200, getting 4k back isn't horrible.
Where's the best place or person to do heptopic eptopic pregnancy?
I got assaulted by 4 guys and received many blows to my head (5-10) with bare knuckles. Unfortunately I live in Greece so justice probably will not punish really hard the guys (which I know who they are). I really hope CTE does not appear with 1 assault.. I had hit 2 times in my life my head. I feel my cognitive level getting lessen but maybe it's because my depression. Hopefully everything will be alright. Faith in God always.
@talloldandfattallfatty6137
2 жыл бұрын
cte is more repeated which is why babies do not get it when they fall over a bunch you need to fall a lot to get cte anyways reading helps the brain so do. lot of it.
@ninobrownish
Жыл бұрын
So sorry to learn of your depressing, harrowing experience. I absolutely hate bullies and will do harm to them in a retributive way. Those Idiots will pay for their crimes in due time....
@mtsestudos7145
8 ай бұрын
How are you currently?
The NFL finally admitted it, but the NHL still denies it as of 2023. Here's what the NHL commissioner has to say, "Gary Bettman, the league’s commissioner, has long insisted there is “no conclusive link” between repetitive head impacts and CTE." So Mr. Bettman is denying it even exist, do a story on Bettman ABC, or will you let your 7 year contract to televise NHL games bias you also? Prove me wrong.
My uncle played pro hockey now I see what he went I feel so bad 😔😔😔😔 for him
@mtsestudos7145
8 ай бұрын
What's his age ?
I would love for Chris Nowinski to meet Dr Omalu the 2 of them going on for hours on head issues including with NFL and Professional Wrestling
It wasn’t a new medical condition there are cases in boxer way before he found it in Webster the first NFL player who’s brain was tested. The parents are smart a kid that was 18 yrs old committed suicide and he played high school football he had CTE. That’s an 18 yr old. Watch the frontline documentary “League of Denial” it’s a well done doc. With really eye opening stuff and shows exactly how the NFL knew and still denied. It one US Senator compared the NFL to Big Tobacco and I feel that’s a legit comparison
The movie was disrespectful to this doctor. He doesn’t yell or act like a creep.
Só faltou as legendas em português
Kids, drop your ego and stop participating in mma while you can. It will destroy your life forever, make it a living hell.
I used to get angry why WWE banned agressive moves as a kid, but now I realise they did the good thing for the wrestlers.
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Wating forever from cause from head trauma feel of never get up
Imagine being paid 769 dollars a player per year for 65 years for brain damage. Ludicrous.
Is it me or does the good Dr. Sound like Bruce Lee when he speaks😂
Yes
I think the worst thing that will happen to Will Smith I'd that some hard core football fans will boycott his movies. Football and the NFL will survive perhaps in a different and safer form. Full contact football is and will always be a rough spot.
The real Hero
"It is about our common humanity."
Basketball is soon going to be America's number one sport. Soccer will continue to grow and Baseball will even make a comeback.
It's not just former pro athletes that suffer from years of hits to the head and the damage from CTE. Look up the story of of Zac Easter. He played high school football in Iowa in a town called Indianola. His senior year he suffered 3 concussions and he didn't even finish the season. He never suffered another concussion after that and yet he suffered from CTE. He committed suicide when he was 24 years old and like Junior Seau, he shot himself in the chest so that his brain could be examined.
Here after looking the film
Will smith killed the accent😂😂😂😂
How strange that the American people needed the good doctor and the concussion movie, to know that football must have adverse effects on the brain.
I love him
@lemarjames9546
4 жыл бұрын
Ben Crossley I use to play football in high school and basketball Nd when this first came out I didn’t like him cuz I still wanted to play until I got a bad concussion in a game and had to get carried out on a stretcher and that scared me enough to quit but I stuck w basketball and I don’t regret but I still will always love football
Does it really needs a doctor to tell you that when you hit your head constantly for years will result in something really bad!? 🤔
@Afrique-films
3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering too
lol 8:50 at the very end, after ask that bad choice of words :)
When is the NFL going to repay the families? and support the children who's dad's gave their lives for the sport? literally? The NFL has so much money and yet, they drop them like a hot potato - concussion did not cover the family trauma at all- nor the devastation to them financially and legally.
@Shyeena
8 жыл бұрын
I'm referring to those NFL players that played a couple seasons - their rule of 4 gives the NFL the opportunity to cycle players after only 3- then they are off the hook for this terrible condition- often diagnosed as Bi-polar, ADHD, or a miriad of mental health mood swings. Most NFL players. showed signs as teens off being "out of control" boys who love living on the edge. High School and College love these young men- they give them scholarships and diplomas for their love of brut force.
MAKE BASEBALL AMERICA'S SPORT AGAIN!
@joewhitehead3
7 жыл бұрын
Adam Nir It is. Isn't it?
@stillnessspeaks4080
6 жыл бұрын
Baseball isn’t exciting enough.. Football is action packed.
@jacobbrown6421
5 жыл бұрын
Lacrosse on the come up
@PrivateSmiles
5 жыл бұрын
Baseball players die from cancer from chewing tobacco.
@death2damari
Жыл бұрын
Baseball is a terrible sport.
This should have really bin an item on Last Week Tonight. Maybe it still can?
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These poor human beings who were in such mental agony but the NFL only cared about protecting their brand.
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Facts on CTE. 🧠
all pro sports have to do now is make sure contracts say "participate at own risk".
Dr.omalu needs to work on covid 19 vaccination of his resume and hard work. 15 variants are here and if dr.omalu could do good for God and us since he does live in California.
That’s why you don’t drop your helmet while tacking.
I've built a helmet for my own brain injuries. Was suffering badly. 3 years later I healed my brain. If anyone reads this that can line things up. Already tested & ready for clinical professional to test.
@mikepomal7515
3 жыл бұрын
I’m just going to tell you now, you aren’t regenerating brain cells, you might think you are but I can guarantee you you aren’t
Mike Webster's story was sad
A great CTE documentary is “A League of Denial” it’s on KZread. It shows the real life denial by the NFL.
They should have sued for 50 billion.
So you cut the number of concussions by 36%. If the average player gets 10 now, with the reduction of 34%, that's still 6 concussions.