Sunday, November 29, 2009

Inside the NFL

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In an article published at sportsillustrated.cnn.com, Ann Killion has written in her "Inside The NFL" column: "We're learning more and more about the seriousness of brain injury with every passing week. The concern reached a crescendo last month with the congressional hearings and Malcolm Gladwell's in-depth look at the issue in The New Yorker.

In The New Yorker, Ira Casson, who co-chairs an NFL committee on brain injury, said he isn't sure what the solution is. "No one has any suggestions -- assuming that you aren't saying no more football, because let's be honest, that's not going to happen," he said.

No, that's not going to happen. But, let's be honest, the toll of America's favorite form of violence is very real. The links between repetitive injury and early dementia are frightening.

Read more of Ann’s article by clicking the title link to this blog posting.

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