NFL CTE Study Rocks the League — Power Four Bans Pros From Returning to College 🏈
About this episode
The episode discusses a new NFL CTE study, the sale of the Padres, and the Power Four ban on pro-contract college athletes.
🚨 A new NFL CTE study is rocking the football world — a New York Times report found at least 215 of 878 former players studied (2016–2021 deaths) had confirmed chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and 24.5% is a conservative floor. Kevin L. Warren and the Sports Chasers crew are back from vacation with a loaded Thursday Night Live covering the NFL CTE study, a historic Padres ownership sale, and a Power Four ban on pro-contract college athletes. 🎙️ ⚾ ON THIS EPISODE: 🔹 Astros fire their GM mid-playoff-push 🔹 Padres sold for a record $3.9B — Kwanza Jones becomes MLB's first Black woman majority owner 🔹 NFL CTE study breakdown and youth football safety 🔹 Power Four conferences ban pro-contract athletes from returning to college football 🔹 Lane Kiffin loophole fight + NIL eligibility chaos 🔹 NBA: Jonathan Kuminga signs with the Timberwolves, Jokic extension rumors 🔹 WNBA: Angel Reese's rebounding surge, DeWanna Bonner joins Atlanta 🔹 NFL officially ends the Pro Bowl ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Headlines and Tease 3:34 Astros Fire Their GM 8:29 Padres New Owners, Big Price 32:11 NFL CTE Study Breakdown 55:56 Pro Return NCAA Crackdown 1:13:11 Wolves Add Kuminga 1:31:38 WNBA Week Recap…
Topics covered
- NFL CTE study
- sports news
- college athletics
- youth football safety
- MLB ownership
- NBA updates
- WNBA highlights
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