Ohio State football player Kosta Karageorge will have his brain examined after talking about concussion issues just before committing suicide.
The college football world took a much surprising hit when it learned of the suicide of Ohio State Buckeyes’ football player Kosta Karageorge last week. He had disappeared after leaving his apartment for a walk, and had sent a text to his mother apologizing if she was embarrassed by him. Karageorge also complained of concussions confusing him, and due to those comments will have his brain examined for a traumatic brain injury that could have caused this type of confusion.
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It is obviously a crushing blow to learn of a 22-year-old athlete that chose suicide due to possible concussions issues, and it could shed even more light on the dangers of football and athletics as a whole.
Columbus police have said that Karageorge was found in a dumpster with what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and there was a gun found with him in the dumpster. The coroner has yet to confirm that assessment, but it is expected that it will end up being confirmed when everything is said and done.
Head coach Urban Meyer made a brief comment on the situation, as his team prepares to go up against the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten championship game.
“We know that many of you are concerned, as we are, about the tragic news that we received yesterday about the death of one of our student-athletes, Kosta Karageorge. It is very early in the process of determining the cause of death, and the Columbus division of police is still investigating. We are unable to discuss this situation in detail at this time. The investigation continues. We are also not able to comment on student-athletes’ medical treatments.”
This is an extremely tragic event, and more information will likely come to the surface over the next couple of weeks. Nothing can be done but pray for the family of Karageorge, and hope that doctors will be able to shed more light on the concussion issues in sports and possibly how to take care of and spot these issues before more instances like this one occur.
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