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Ricky Being Ricky

Aloof, that is one way to characterize Ricky Williams. The one time dominant running back in the sport of football who retired early to pursue “peace” and smoke dope only to come back to earn more money has discounted the...

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Law School Yes, Football No

In the news recently is an undrafted free agent that was signed by the Cleveland Browns, Andrew Sweat. Not because of his prowess on the gridiron, which was decent enough to get a look, rather his career change. Some are su...

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In Retrospect not the First Concussion for Catcher

Sometimes sustaining a concussion can bring back memories of other similar injuries, that at the time did not register as concussions, the most recent case is Josh Thole of the New York Mets, Andy Martino of New York Daily News...

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Open Letter and Proposals to IHSA about Concussions

I have been working on this letter for a little while but was really spurred to action by the parent in Maryland, Tom Hearn who discussed his concerns with the local school board. I have tried and tried to use the “chain-of...

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2012 Footy Concussion Report #1

There may not be any posts about Australian Rules Football concussions to this point but we have been watching. As you have seen in previous days the press in Australia is starting to report more and more the issues with conc...

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Concussion Hard Limits?

If you have read Fifty Shades of Grey you know what a hard limit is (yes I will freely admit I have read the series after my wife brought it home) and there is at lease one respected doc Down Under that has proposed such a limi...

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Greatest Football Team Ever in Canada – Head Games

The Fifth Estate of CBC aired a documentary on the “Greatest Football Team Ever” in Canada, not as a retrospective homage to the good times, rather as an unfolding mystery. The most peculiar thing about this very good doc...

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Parent Urges School Board to Take a Look

In Maryland, Montgomery County to be specific, the school board is taking – at the minimum – a look at what they can possibly do to help with the safety of the kids they are in charge of. Lisa Gartner of The Examiner wrot...

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