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Fireworks at NFL Brain Injury Hearings on Capitol Hill

Paula Duffy | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Paula Duffy

There is a conflict of interest inherent in teams' medical personnel determining the readiness of players and incentive laden contracts which don't account for time off the field for injuries.

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"Not Caused By The Game": the Costs of Taking a Tackle in 1896 and 2009

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 19th-Century, National Football League, Football, Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer’s, Concussions, Nfl Brain Concussion, Nfl, Entertainment News
Lapham's Quarterly

"Dementia Risk Seen in Players in N.F.L. Study," The New York Times, Sept. 30, 2009: A study commissioned by the National Football League reports tha...

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Athletes To Donate Brains To Concussion Study

New York Times | ALAN SCHWARZ | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Sports, Nfl, Brain Donation Concussion Study, Concussion Study, Nfl Brain Concussion, Nfl Players, Home News

N.F.L. players are lionized every Sunday for giving their bodies to the sport. Now, some retired players are planning to literally give their brains t...

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