Age of First Exposure Does Not Relate to Post-Career Health in Former Professional American-Style Football Players.
Douglas P TerryRachel GrashowGrant L IversonPaula AtkesonRan RotemShawn R EagleDaniel H DaneshvarScott L ZuckermanRoss D ZafonteMarc G WeisskopfAaron BaggishPublished in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2024)
In a large cohort of former professional American-style football players, AFE was not independently associated with adverse later life outcomes. These findings are inconsistent with smaller studies of former professional football players. Studies examining AFE in professional football players may have limited utility and generalizability regarding policy implications for youth sports.