A Long Way from Being Over

Furthermore, the concussions problems for football are a long way from being over.  It may just be the beginning with a sustained wave of future lawsuits, additional stories, and demands for fundamental changes in how football is played, at the earliest times and levels: Pop Warner leagues, middle and high school, college all the way to the NFL.  Although the three-quarters of a billion dollar settlement suppresses discovery into the aspects of the suit, other pressures will clearly pave the way for further research into the long-term effects of brain damage from repeated blows to the head.