{"id":408444,"date":"2022-10-06T17:52:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T17:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=408444"},"modified":"2022-10-06T17:52:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T17:52:13","slug":"who-is-dr-bennet-omalu-one-who-asked-tua-tagovailoa-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/who-is-dr-bennet-omalu-one-who-asked-tua-tagovailoa-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Dr Bennet Omalu? One Who Asked Tua Tagovailoa To Retire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While employed at the Allegheny County Coroner&#8217;s Office in Pittsburgh, Bennet\u00a0Omalu, a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist, was the first to identify and report findings on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players.<\/p>\n<p>He later rose to the position of chief medical examiner for San Joaquin County in California. He is currently a professor in the medical pathology and laboratory medicine department at the University of California, Davis. He currently serves as Bennet Omalu Pathology&#8217;s president and medical director.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tua Tagovailoa told to \u201cretire\u201d by CTE expert and famous neuropathologist, Bennet Omalu after being stretchered off the field with a severe concussion.<\/p>\n<p>The 2015 Will Smith movie \u201cConcussion\u201d is based on Omalu\u2019s studies \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jaNltyZ4dE\">pic.twitter.com\/jaNltyZ4dE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyLoud\/status\/1577388510356639752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Why Is Dr Bennet Omalu In News?<\/h2>\n<p>Following the recent controversy regarding his head injuries and the concussion protocol in the game, renowned neuropathologist Bennet Omalu advised NFL player Tua Tagovailoa to give up the game.<\/p>\n<p>Last Thursday, when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamidolphins.com\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, Tua Tagovailoa was hurt in the second quarter. The decision by the medical staff to let him play despite appearing to have had a concussion four days earlier drew a lot of criticism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;Concussion&#39; Dr. Bennet Omalu says Tua Tagovailoa should retire and says Tua &quot;suffered permanent brain damage.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HNahwdHLrm\">https:\/\/t.co\/HNahwdHLrm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_Memes\/status\/1577448713739542532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The quarterback remained on the field for over 10 minutes before being carted off and taken to the hospital. His arms and fingers flexed in what is known as the \u201cfencing response,\u201d a reflex commonly linked to concussions or other brain disorders. Just four days prior, during the Dolphins\u2019 game against the Bills, he suffered a head injury from a tackle that caused him to appear unsteady when rising to his feet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#39;Concussion&#39; doctor Bennet Omalu says Tua Tagovailoa should give up football forever <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZIbgOpABKo\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZIbgOpABKo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1fpOCbB2Dg\">pic.twitter.com\/1fpOCbB2Dg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1577324525578076160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf you love your life, if you love your family, you love your kids \u2013 if you have kids \u2013 it\u2019s time to gallantly walk away,\u201d Omalu<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>said in a message to the Miami star.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGo find something else to do.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTua, my brother. I love you. I love you as much as I love my son.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cStop playing. Stop. Hang your helmet and gallantly walk away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSometimes money is not more valuable than human life. Twenty billion dollars is not worth more than your brain.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Biopic Played By Will Smith<\/h2>\n<p>In the 2015 movie &#8220;Concussion,&#8221; Will Smith agreed to play neuropathologist Bennet Omalu. a Nigerian-American who has long been a leader in CTE injuries in the NFL.\u00a0Omalu was the first to speak out against the NFL owners, who had been ignoring CTE injuries for years, and he transformed the NFL world for good.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will Smith, Peter Landesman, and Bennet Omalu in Concussion (2015) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EnSCN1z1l8\">pic.twitter.com\/EnSCN1z1l8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frame Found (@framefound) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/framefound\/status\/1576396931546349568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dr Omalu&#8217;s latest discovery, also known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, was made possible by his access to the brain tissue of famed Pittsburgh Steelers centre Mark Webster. The athlete died of what appeared to be a heart attack, but doctor Omalu&#8217;s findings revealed a much grimmer picture.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HcQLrLchdAg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NFL UPDATES-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nfl\/score\">NFL LIVE SCORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/nfl\/schedule\">NFL SCHEDULE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While employed at the Allegheny County Coroner&#8217;s Office in Pittsburgh, Bennet\u00a0Omalu, a Nigerian-American physician, forensic pathologist, and neuropathologist, was the first to identify and report findings on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in American football players. He later rose to the position of chief medical examiner for San Joaquin County in California. 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