今年二月被發現陳屍在一間飯店的前NFL接球員Vincent Jackson,死後他的大腦被遺孀
捐給Boston University的CTE研究中心做研究. 今天報告出爐確定Jackson有二級CTE的症
狀. 出現包括"mild frontal lobe atrophy" (腦前葉萎縮)跟"split in the internal
membrane"(不知道怎麼翻,聽起來很嚇人)的情況.
遺孀Lindsey Jackson告訴紐約時報:
"beginning with his final year in the N.F.L., her husband began to forget
conversations. He showed symptoms of depression for about six months after
leaving the league, and without the structure of the football season, he no
longer had to temper his drinking. By 2018, when he was 35, his attention
span had diminished and he had difficulty solving problems. She said he
became paranoid, shutting the blinds when he was home."
在疫情開始後,Jackson的狀況越來越糟酒也越喝越多,最後在今年二月15號被飯店清潔人員
發現陳屍房間內,才38歲. 而Vincent Jackson生涯並沒有腦震盪的紀錄,代表腦震盪並不是
有CTE必有的前兆.
有些人認為NFL在近年來"getting soft",過度保護球員而不夠硬漢. 看看這個新聞不知道
會不會讓他們改觀 (我猜是沒差)