NE Patriots Use Marvin Hagler's (Famous Boxer) Special Anti-Concussion Mouthpiece

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Special Anti-Concussion Mouthpiece

If New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch never has another concussion, he can thank former boxing champ ''Marvelous" Marvin Hagler and Gerald Maher, his Weymouth dentist. :idea:

Weymouth dentist Gerald Maher displayed mouthpieces he made for Patriots players Deion Branch, Rodney Harrison, and Ellis Hobbs. He has fitted about two-thirds of the team. (Bill Polo/ Globe Staff)

He has fitted about two-thirds of the Patriots for the devices, and hand-delivered a mouthpiece to former Patriots nose tackle Ted Washington in Houston on the day of the 2004 Super Bowl.

Maher's mouthpieces are designed on the principle that keeping an athlete's jawbone and temporal mandibular joint properly aligned absorbs the force of blows that would otherwise literally rattle their skulls and cause a concussion. :coach:

The most susceptible position, he argues, is when the mouth is tightly closed. Then, the force of a blow can travel unobstructed up the jawbone and into the skull. Helmets protect against concussions and other injuries caused by blows to the crown of the head, but their chin straps keep players' jaws in precisely the position that Maher argues puts them at risk.

His mouthpieces separate the jawbone from the joint slightly, helping to absorb the blows.They also fit tightly over the bottom row of teeth, letting football players talk to each other. Besides Branch, Patriots Asante Samuel, Vince Wolfolk and Daniel Graham wear the mouthpieces.

If the NFL wants more evidence, Duxbury High School's football coach might be worth calling. Eleven of the team's players had previously suffered concussions, some three or four times. After hearing about Maher's mouthpieces, the coach, Dave Maimaron, asked the dentist to fit the players who had suffered concussions. There were no concussions last season, and Duxbury went undefeated, taking a state championship.

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2006/03/30/with_mouthpiece_dentist_tackles_concussions/

Can anybody pass this good news to Bobby Crumpler (Assistant Strength/Conditioning) or John Hastings (Head Strength/Conditioning) at Redskins Park?? :idea:

All the players, especially who are involved in lots of violent hits Marcus Washington, Clinton Portis, Sean Taylor, AA, Lemar Marshall, Randal El, and others should and must wear this special anti-concussion mouthpiece.

This way STaylor or AA have more incentive to smash the opponents harder knowing that they are better protected with this special anti-concussion mouthpiece.

What do you think??

[CPstretch]

ted washington is so fat i dont think he can be moved hard/fast enough to get a concussion

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If the NFL wants more evidence, Duxbury High School's football coach might be worth calling. Eleven of the team's players had previously suffered concussions, some three or four times. After hearing about Maher's mouthpieces, the coach, Dave Maimaron, asked the dentist to fit the players who had suffered concussions. There were no concussions last season, and Duxbury went undefeated, taking a state championship.

Am I the only one who finds it disturbing that high schools are letting kids who have suffered multiple concussions back onto the field?

[TheNewU]

Am I the only one who finds it disturbing that high schools are letting kids who have suffered multiple concussions back onto the field?

yes, the only one

[IBleedBurgundy&Gold1369225669]

It's football and there's going to be concussion's period. But if it can help players I'm all for it.

[Shotgunner]

Ahh yes maybe Marvin was wearing that mouthpiesce when he fought the supposedly washed up Sugar Ray and lost a controversial bout. Marvin retired after that and never was the same guy.