What to know about football brain trauma and CTE [Video]

PER FAMILY. AN ALABAMA COMMUNITY MOURNING THE DEATH OF A HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERBACK WHO SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY DURING A FOOTBALL GAME. KADEN TELLIER WAS A JUNIOR AT MORGAN ACADEMY IN SELMA. HE WAS HURT DURING THE SCHOOL’S HOME OPENER LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. DOCTORS SAY HE SUFFERED A BRAIN INJURY. HIS PARENTS ANNOUNCING THE 16 YEAR OLD’S DEATH ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON JUST STARTING, WE SPOKE WITH KOAT U-N-M HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASH ABOUT HOW COMMON THESE INJURIES ARE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. WE USED TO THINK IT’S ONLY IN THE COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES THAT THIS WOULD BE OCCURRING, BUT THERE ARE GROWING DATA SHOWING IT IN EVEN YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS. WE’RE TALKING HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, PEEWEE, PEEWEE FOOTBALL, AGES. SO THESE ARE REAL INJURIES. WHAT WE’VE ALSO FOUND IT’S NOT JUST THE NUMBER OF HITS THAT SOMEBODY TAKES TO THE HEAD. IT’S …