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Survey: NFL Players Hide Effects Of Concussions

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Nov 18, 2009 6:06 pm US/Eastern

Survey: NFL Players Hide Effects Of Concussions

NEW YORK (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Troy Polamalu No. 43 and William Gay No. 22 of the Pittsburgh Steelers break up a pass intended for Laveranues Coles No. 11 of the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field on Nov. 15, 2009, in Pittsburgh. (File)
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Thirty of 160 NFL players surveyed by The Associated Press say they have hidden the effects of a concussion.

The AP spoke to five players from each of the NFL's 32 teams from Nov. 2-15 and found many consider head injuries a frightening but perhaps inevitable part of the job.

Of the players the AP interviewed, half said they've had at least one concussion and 61 missed playing time. Two-thirds think playing in the NFL is significantly safer than it used to be.

While not a scientific sampling, many of the players answered with startling candor.

Nearly one-fifth of the 160 players worry more about concussions than other injuries. Yet, as New York Giants quarterback David Carr said: "You get back up and things are spinning, but you don't tell anyone."