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NFL-style lawsuit and brain-injury concerns hang over Rugby World Cup
1 year, 3 months ago

NFL-style lawsuit and brain-injury concerns hang over Rugby World Cup

Associated Press  

Alix Popham traveled the world as a rugby player. Popham is 43 and his rugby career is, in his words, “all a blur.” “My neuropsychologist described it,” he said, “as when I was playing in those games and in that part of my life, my brain was so inflamed through the contact I was doing continuously over a 10/11-month season, …

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Slap fighting: The next big thing, or unsporting stupidity?
1 year, 9 months ago

Slap fighting: The next big thing, or unsporting stupidity?

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The competitors stand rigidly upright with their hands behind their backs, waiting to absorb a brutal slap to the face. Chris Nowinski, cofounder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, agrees, calling slap fighting “one of the stupidest things you can do.” “There’s nothing fun, there’s nothing interesting and there’s nothing sporting,” Nowinski said. Despite the naysayers, …

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Slap fighting: The next big thing, or unsporting stupidity?
1 year, 9 months ago

Slap fighting: The next big thing, or unsporting stupidity?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Chris Nowinski, cofounder and CEO …

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Tua Tagovailoa and the hard truth of showing replays
2 years, 2 months ago

Tua Tagovailoa and the hard truth of showing replays

New York Times  

I’ve been writing a lot lately about what gets said — and, far more notably, about what does not get said — during NFL broadcasts. The NFL Players Association has since terminated the unaffiliated neurotrauma consultant involved in Tagovailoa’s concussion check while the NFL and the NFLPA released a joint statement Saturday night agreeing to modify the league’s concussion protocols …

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How the Dolphins handled Tagovailoa's injuries raises questions about player safety
2 years, 2 months ago

How the Dolphins handled Tagovailoa's injuries raises questions about player safety

NPR  

How the Dolphins handled Tagovailoa's injuries raises questions about player safety MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Even for fans accustomed to hard-fought games and even brutal contact, the image of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa lying flat on his back after a hit during Thursday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals was a sickening sight. MARTIN: I mean, I don't know if you …

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Former USC, Chargers center Max Tuerk had CTE at time of death
2 years, 10 months ago

Former USC, Chargers center Max Tuerk had CTE at time of death

LA Times  

Max Tuerk, who was a star at Santa Margarita High and at USC before being drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2016, was suffering from Stage 1 CTE at the time of his death in 2020 at 26. After Max’s death, Greg and Val sent their son’s brain to the Veteran Affairs-Boston University-Concussion Legacy Foundation Brain Bank. We just …

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‘Modern-day Joe Camel’: Did Nickelodeon broadcast gloss over NFL’s violence?
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Modern-day Joe Camel’: Did Nickelodeon broadcast gloss over NFL’s violence?

New York Times  

Social media basked Sunday in the New Orleans Saints-Chicago Bears game broadcast on kids channel Nickelodeon, with raves for the augmented reality slime showers in the end zone to precocious channel personalities offering Football 101 explanations. Tackle football is not appropriate for children under 14, so until the NFL stops recruiting young children to play, I see the Nickelodeon broadcasts …

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