The videos “A Blow to the Brain” and “Keith Olbermann Discusses Concussions in the
NFL” demonstrate the issue of posttraumatic disorder of athletes. To summarize the video,
sports athletes often suffer from concussions during their games but are pressured to
return. Due to the lack of right of recovery time, they have higher possibility of suffering
from various brain related diseases such as dementia, depression, or CTE. After dissecting
brain of a former football player, experts have figured out that he dark brown pigment his
brain indicates the abnormal protein that kills brain cells. The detection of this pattern only
appears in traumatic patients; in other words, the higher outbreaks of brain diseases of
football players might be caused by their frequent concussions without the sufficient
recovery. The main dilemma that is addressed in this video is athletes’ physical condition
on the field, and how they should be treated to avoid brain injuries after retirement. One
ethical theory that is related to this issue is Utilitarianism. The Utilitarianism states the
greatest good for greatest amount of people. If a player does not get back to the filed after
the concussion, the whole team would have to make up for the injured player. Thus, some
might argue that it is better for the player to continue playing the game, because if he does