Super Bowl Sunday: The day America celebrates football - and brain damage

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Not George Will

4 years ago 02/07/2016 7:21am CST

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Super Bowl Sunday: The day America celebrates football --- and brain damage

By George Will
Published Feb. 6, 2016

Here's an excerpt from the linked article:
How many deceased players had, and how many former players have, or how many current players will have, CTE is unknown because it can be confirmed only by autopsy. Its symptoms, however, are similar to those of dementia.

Football's kinetic energy is increasing as the players become bigger and even the biggest become faster. In 1980, only three NFL players weighed 300 or more pounds. This season, 354 did, including seven 350-pounders.

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will020616.php3
Broski

4 years ago 02/07/2016 7:29am CST
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You mad, bro?
J & B lololol

4 years ago 02/07/2016 7:57am CST
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The league is treating player's health with the utmost priority. Concussions have been reduced dramatically and football has never been more profitable. Free market, baby!
2funny

4 years ago 02/07/2016 8:00am CST
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You gotta love the irony of George Will writing about brain damage.
Putter in place

4 years ago 02/07/2016 11:59am CST
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2funny wrote:

You gotta love the irony of George Will writing about brain damage.

Ummm, he's not Nancy Pelosi, and even if you disagree with him, you may find him, as I do, a very good writer.
His writing is anathematic

4 years ago 02/07/2016 12:02pm CST
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Being a good writer requires more than using words you don't understand. Don't be fooled.

Loop fruits.....

4 years ago 02/07/2016 1:54pm CST
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Obviously no NFL player can understand George Will after a couple years in the league.
Gerty

4 years ago 02/07/2016 2:00pm CST
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No one can understand him. He writes nonsense.
the REAL Hingle McCringleberry

4 years ago 02/07/2016 2:22pm CST
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Beer farts
Baldy

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4 years ago 02/07/2016 3:15pm CST
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I had the thought that If no one watches the game, all of today's brain damage will have been for nothing.
Boston

4 years ago 02/07/2016 3:17pm CST
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Baldy wrote:

I had the thought that If no one watches the game, all of today's brain damage will have been for nothing.

They went to college so they should have a edge- u-ma-cation , that's why they get the big $$$$$$.
Brain Damaged Baller

4 years ago 02/07/2016 4:22pm CST
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Baldy wrote:

I had the thought that If no one watches the game, all of today's brain damage will have been for nothing.

I didn't have that thought.

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4 years ago 02/07/2016 5:28pm CST
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Brain Damaged Baller wrote:

Baldy wrote:

I had the thought that If no one watches the game, all of today's brain damage will have been for nothing.

I didn't have that thought.

I see what you did there ...
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4 years ago 02/07/2016 6:59pm CST
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A lot of bashing-in-of brains so far in the first half.
lefs

4 years ago 02/07/2016 7:07pm CST
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It's not just Americans watching. This game's being watched all over the world.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/german-announcers-lose-minds-for-the-broncos-touchdown-1757689007

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/austrian-tvs-super-bowl-intro-kicks-way-more-ass-than-c-1757675685

http://deadspin.com/the-only-super-bowl-preview-you-need-is-this-taiwanese-1757654604
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4 years ago 02/07/2016 7:49pm CST
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The forward pass and blocking are to blame. Before pads and helmets, players kept getting killed during games. You can't expect pads and helmets to really fix that, particularly when they enable much more vicious tackles.
No worries here

4 years ago 02/08/2016 2:15am CST
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Let's be clear. Footballers are not Einsteins; actually they are more like cavemen. Nothing much is being lost here when some ex-player develops CTE. I say let them bash each others "brains" out if they want to.
that mongol guy

4 years ago 02/08/2016 4:15am CST
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lefs wrote:

It's not just Americans watching. This game's being watched all over the world.

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/german-announcers-lose-minds-for-the-broncos-touchdown-1757689007

http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/austrian-tvs-super-bowl-intro-kicks-way-more-ass-than-c-1757675685

http://deadspin.com/the-only-super-bowl-preview-you-need-is-this-taiwanese-1757654604

Das blindside.