League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis
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September 18, 2015
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August 12, 2015
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August 7, 2015
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March 18, 2015
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February 2, 2015
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A new poll reveals deep divides by money, education, gender, politics and age. How will it affect the pipeline of football players?
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76 of 79 Deceased NFL Players Found to Have Brain Disease
The nation's largest brain bank focused on the crippling disease known as CTE has now found the condition in 96 percent of players it has tested posthumously.
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