Sports · Brain Injury · Criminal Justice
NFL Concussions, Head Injury, and Criminal Justice Outcomes
A research site by Jackson Perry examining documented NFL concussion history, traumatic brain injury, and booking-based arrest outcomes among professional football players.
Featuring Headstrong, Flagged Later: Concussions and Arrest Risk Among NFL Players, published in Deviant Behavior.
I made this website to help bring more attention to NFL concussions and head injury, especially how they may relate to behavior, arrest risk, and broader outcomes for players after the game.
Peer-Reviewed Study
Headstrong, Flagged Later
Perry, J., Kras, K., & Vann, B., Jr. (2026).
Deviant Behavior, 1–14.
Article examining documented NFL concussion history and booking-based arrest outcomes among 6,201 NFL players.
Jackson Perry
PhD Student in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Florida State University
I am a PhD student in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University. My work focuses on the intersection of sports, injury, behavioral outcomes, and criminal justice.
My current research examines how NFL concussion history relates to later booking-based arrest outcomes. I am also interested in biosocial criminology and alcohol use and offending.
