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The Mile High Report: Horse Tracks 10/29/09 - BDawk (limited), LK Smith return to practice; Fields held out with hamstring injury
Pats Pulpit: New England Patriots Links 10/29/09 - Meriweather Humbled by NFL Honor; Brandon Tate Wants to Tear Up The Field
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N.F.L. Scolded Over Injuries to Its Players http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/sports/football/29hearing.html NYTimes.com 28 days ago |
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NFL Scolded Over Injuries to Its Players: New York Times NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testified before a Cong.. http://bit.ly/1kNUHt 28 days ago |
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NFL Scolded Over Injuries to Its Players: By ALAN SCHWARZ WASHINGTON — The commissioner of the NFL faced heated.. http://bit.ly/1kNUHt 28 days ago |
Horse Tracks 10/29/09 - BDawk (limited), LK Smith return to practice; Fields held out with hamstring injury
The Mile High Report —
... NYT - Commissioner Criticized Over N.F.L.’s Handling of Players’ Brain Injuries - Alan Schwarz ...
New England Patriots Links 10/29/09 - Meriweather Humbled by NFL Honor; Brandon Tate Wants to Tear Up The Field
Pats Pulpit —
... Alan Schwarz (NY Times) Commissioner Roger Goodell faced heated criticism before a House committee, with lawmakers, former players and even a former team executive accusing the league of neglect. ...
Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds —
... Alan Schwarz, New York Times: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell faced heated questioning from a House Judiciary Committee over the league's handling of active and retired players with head injuries. Evidence is mounting of a link between playing football and cognitive impairment in later life. ...
Um, So Now We Should Get Rid Of Football Helmets?
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
There’s been a lot of talk about head injuries this year in the NFL. Part of this is due to brain studies of retired players, which didn’t have the best results. Even Congress got involved!
Now, to a simple-thinker like myself, I would surmise the best way to combat such a problem is to improve the football helmet. Maybe they could put packing peanuts or something in there so players’ brains don’t slam against their skulls as much. And while a helmet with a lot more padding could be beneficial, the Wall Street ...
