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Baltimore Raven Ed Reed, Obama warn of dangers of football
President Barack Obama and Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed have something in common. Both love the game of football but would be hesitant to expose a son to its physical dangers. "I am a big football fan, but I have to tell you, if I had a son, I'd...
Tags: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Sean Payton, Super Bowl, Injuries and Wounds, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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President Obama tackles NCAA on concussion safety
President Barack Obama believes the NCAA should do more to make college football safer for the student-athletes involved. In a sit-down interview with the New Republic, the President talked about being a big football fan, but has doubts about the...
Tags: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, College Sports, Sports, College Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Try this for a Super Bowl 'X factor'
Raise your hand if you believe the Harbaugh family storyline has been exhausted. I believe we’ve heard from Mom and Pop Harbaugh, the brothers and the sister. Unless Manti Te’o proclaims he is now going steady with an imaginary Harbaugh...
Tags: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, New England Patriots, National Football League, Suicide, Super Bowl
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Seau lawsuit adds to NFL empire in disarray
How is that State of the Union speech working out for you, Mr. Goodell? Just days before the signature sporting event in the United Football States of America, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reigns over an empire in disarray. The family of Junior Seau...Tags: National Football League, ESPN (tv network), Laws, Sean Payton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Bill Walton never takes a timeout from talking
In a week when you thought you might have heard it all, I present to you Bill Walton speaking to USC students and bashing UCLA basketball. "I never knew they had pretty girls here at USC," began Walton, one of UCLA's all-time greats, after being...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Bruins, Super Bowl, Washington Huskies, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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On eve of Super Bowl, football caught between a rock and hard tackle
One afternoon in early January, I took a tour of the refurbished Memorial Stadium in Berkeley with a pair of architects from the firm HNTB. For me it was a visit brimming with nostalgia: I grew up about three miles north of the stadium, in the Berkeley...
Tags: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Television Industry, Super Bowl, Football, Alzheimer's Disease
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Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman
LA JOLLA — Bob Zeman will do the same as millions Sunday. He will grab the remote, find an easy chair and turn on the Super Bowl. "I still like the drama of the game," he says. He won't exactly be a fan. More like an observer. He knows too much...Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Baseball, National Football League, Super Bowl, Injuries and Wounds
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A game the NFL can't win?
Professional football is the most popular spectator sport in America, which is one reason the Super Bowl is expected to draw 110 million viewers. With its famous athletes, storied franchises and lucrative TV contracts, it's an industry whose future...
Tags: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, National Football League, Injuries and Wounds, Super Bowl, Football
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Study finds chronic brain damage in retired football players
Doctors have discovered a way for professional football players to see how much damage their brains have suffered through a bruising career before it’s too late, according to a new study. UCLA researchers led a team of scientists that used a...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, National Football League, Science and Technology, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rodney Harrison is 'scared to death' after suffering concussions
Rodney Harrison, the former all-pro safety for the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, said he's scared for his future after sustaining numerous concussions during his playing days. "I'm scared to death," Harrison said in an interview with...
Tags: Chris Culliver, New England Patriots, National Football League, Super Bowl, Dave Duerson
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NFL players react to Obama's opinions on football
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs respects and understands President Barack Obama's opinion about the dangers of football — and hesitation about having a child play. The hard-hitting 2011 Defensive Player of the...
Tags: Matt Birk, National Football League, Suicide, Super Bowl, Football
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Head injuries and the NFL
Medical researchers recently confirmed what many had already suspected. Junior Seau, the former NFL linebacker who killed himself last spring, suffered from degenerative brain disease -- most likely the result of multiple hits to the head accumulated...
Tags: National Football League, Sports, Super Bowl, Football, Tribune Tower
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