Is the concussion crisis and CTE the end of the NFL?
Original Polis poll: https://pol.is/2arcefpshi
Concussions in the NFL
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User 297
[2018-12-26 18:06]
Hello
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User 296
[2018-12-02 18:11]
Football and other kinds of aggressive sports should be replaced by sports focusing more on cooparative aspects and social competences.
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User 295
[2018-11-25 10:58]
Ich denke Football wird noch lange ein wichtiges Spiel sein.
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User 294
[2018-11-16 12:06]
Lots of professional sports cause long term injuries. Such as soccer, tennis, boxing ecetera. Isn't sport supposed to be healthy?
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User 293
[2018-10-29 16:07]
Yes I agree
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User 292
[2018-08-21 14:26]
A life without football is like a salad without dressing, sad and boring
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User 291
[2018-08-01 06:24]
Donald Trump requires low intelligence voters to survive as a politician
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User 290
[2018-07-09 13:37]
Football is a beautiful sport and such issues will solve themselves with time.
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User 289
[2018-06-18 17:22]
“tribal”. that's exactly what’s wrong with football. folks way too willing to get high on tribal experiences. small spectacles - yay!
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User 288
[2018-06-18 17:19]
football may indeed be “too big to fail”. but so are banks, quote unquote. probably both need taking down a peg - or several pegs?
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User 287
[2018-05-21 09:17]
football is exciting
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User 286
[2018-04-05 12:13]
To most of the world "football" is what Americans call soccer
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User 285
[2018-03-16 09:11]
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User 284
[2018-02-22 02:07]
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[2018-02-22 02:06]
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[2018-02-09 19:24]
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[2018-01-25 21:54]
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[2018-01-22 06:35]
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User 279
[2018-01-19 19:40]
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User 278
[2018-01-19 19:39]
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User 277
[2018-01-16 21:35]
damn homie in high school you was
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User 276
[2018-01-10 21:22]
As long as everyone is aware of the impacts, they should be allowed to make their own decisions.
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User 275
[2017-12-07 06:14]
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User 274
[2017-12-07 06:12]
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User 273
[2017-12-07 06:06]
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User 272
[2017-12-06 13:47]
Football can be boring.
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User 271
[2017-11-24 20:04]
I don't think so. It's probably more the possibility of going to a good school.
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User 270
[2017-11-21 15:18]
Voting on statements about football adds nothing to my understanding of the issue of concussions in sport.
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User 269
[2017-11-17 20:06]
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User 268
[2017-11-08 19:15]
Football... how can it be safer but also retain what makes it interesting?
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User 267
[2017-11-08 04:35]
More provision should be given to homeless people in the design of public space.
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User 266
[2017-11-06 23:01]
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[2017-11-06 23:01]
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[2017-11-06 22:45]
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[2017-11-06 22:44]
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[2017-11-06 22:42]
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[2017-11-06 22:38]
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[2017-11-06 22:38]
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[2017-11-06 22:37]
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[2017-11-06 16:28]
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[2017-11-06 16:27]
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[2017-11-06 16:19]
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[2017-11-06 15:55]
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[2017-11-06 15:53]
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[2017-11-06 15:30]
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[2017-10-30 23:57]
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User 251
[2017-10-27 15:26]
Comment
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User 250
[2017-10-27 15:25]
hello
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User 249
[2017-10-26 19:42]
Football sucks.
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User 248
[2017-10-18 17:08]
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User 247
[2017-10-18 17:07]
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User 246
[2017-10-18 14:48]
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User 245
[2017-10-18 14:41]
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User 244
[2017-10-13 16:36]
Ok
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User 243
[2017-10-13 16:33]
Ok.
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User 242
[2017-10-13 16:33]
Maybe.
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User 241
[2017-10-13 16:33]
No.
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User 240
[2017-10-13 16:33]
Yes.
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User 239
[2017-10-13 16:30]
Football is good.
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User 238
[2017-10-13 16:30]
Football is amazing.
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User 237
[2017-10-10 20:34]
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User 236
[2017-10-05 19:41]
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[2017-10-05 01:45]
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[2017-10-05 01:43]
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User 233
[2017-10-05 01:42]
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User 232
[2017-09-29 21:24]
Football sucks. Get rid of it.
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User 231
[2017-09-24 18:21]
football is crap
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User 230
[2017-09-14 16:51]
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User 229
[2017-09-14 16:47]
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User 228
[2017-09-12 20:19]
Not personal stuff
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User 227
[2017-09-12 15:46]
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User 226
[2017-09-12 15:45]
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User 225
[2017-09-05 17:49]
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User 224
[2017-08-30 13:30]
Je préfère m'informer des nouvelles mondiales sur la TV que sur Internet
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User 223
[2017-08-15 15:41]
Football isn't inherently dangerous (see flag football) but the current ruleset does not prioritize player safety enough.
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User 222
[2017-08-10 16:57]
The helmets should be much larger and more padded.
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User 221
[2017-08-09 19:21]
Sounds great!
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User 220
[2017-08-08 18:09]
Should we really be "normalizing" the fact that the NFL has neurologists on site at games.
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User 219
[2017-08-08 18:06]
I would never consent to risks once I'm aware of the negative consequences.
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User 218
[2017-08-08 18:05]
Some people thrive on risks, even when they know the consequences of their actions.
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User 217
[2017-08-08 18:03]
I didn't play or watch football as a child and, look, I'm a high-functioning adult.
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User 216
[2017-08-01 21:48]
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User 215
[2017-08-01 21:48]
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User 214
[2017-08-01 21:48]
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[2017-08-01 21:48]
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User 212
[2017-07-14 21:56]
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User 211
[2017-06-29 17:10]
Why don't we join the rest of the world and play soccer
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User 210
[2017-06-28 20:45]
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User 209
[2017-06-27 06:20]
I played football and suffered concussions. Football should be banned in high school and colleges.
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User 208
[2017-06-14 19:42]
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User 207
[2017-06-14 14:32]
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User 206
[2017-06-06 05:16]
I agree
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User 205
[2017-05-16 07:46]
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User 204
[2017-05-15 21:16]
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[2017-05-11 00:47]
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[2017-05-11 00:44]
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User 201
[2017-05-11 00:43]
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User 200
[2017-04-08 01:27]
It's not our right to tell people what to do, only inform them of the consequences.
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User 199
[2017-03-15 16:14]
Needs people's regulation. Support will come believing football has good values. Right now it is just another piece of capitalistic world
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User 198
[2017-03-14 23:12]
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[2017-03-14 01:30]
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[2017-03-10 23:36]
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[2017-03-10 22:44]
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[2017-03-10 22:43]
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[2017-03-10 22:43]
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[2017-03-10 22:06]
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[2017-03-10 22:06]
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[2017-03-10 21:55]
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[2017-03-10 21:53]
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[2017-03-10 21:39]
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[2017-03-10 21:33]
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User 186
[2017-03-10 21:30]
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User 185
[2017-02-23 00:18]
Future generations will likely look back on football as a relatively barbaric and unenlightened pastime.
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User 184
[2017-02-22 20:15]
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User 183
[2017-02-05 01:50]
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User 182
[2017-01-26 04:26]
Personally, I don't like watching people injure themselves, so I usually choose to avoid it.
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User 181
[2016-12-06 01:51]
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User 180
[2016-12-06 01:51]
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User 179
[2016-11-27 19:44]
I hope so!
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User 178
[2016-09-12 16:24]
Football is boring
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User 177
[2016-06-15 21:37]
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[2016-06-15 21:26]
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[2016-06-15 21:23]
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[2016-06-08 08:07]
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[2016-06-07 23:36]
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[2016-06-07 22:46]
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User 155
[2016-02-12 21:10]
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User 154
[2016-01-30 18:55]
Yes, it will change the game. The solution is to make helmets soft on the outside, to discourage the use of the helmet as a weapon.
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[2015-12-12 04:25]
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[2015-12-12 04:21]
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[2015-12-01 10:06]
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[2015-12-01 10:06]
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[2015-12-01 10:05]
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[2015-12-01 10:05]
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[2015-11-23 08:01]
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User 141
[2015-11-17 05:40]
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User 140
[2015-11-05 11:03]
HI
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User 139
[2015-11-03 22:35]
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[2015-10-31 05:15]
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[2015-10-31 05:14]
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[2015-10-31 05:14]
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[2015-10-31 05:02]
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[2015-10-23 06:32]
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[2015-10-22 11:17]
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[2015-10-22 11:03]
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[2015-10-22 08:16]
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[2015-10-09 18:36]
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[2015-09-24 19:06]
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[2015-09-08 01:57]
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[2015-09-08 01:47]
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[2015-09-08 01:46]
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[2015-09-08 01:42]
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[2015-09-08 01:41]
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[2015-09-08 01:40]
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[2015-09-08 01:32]
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User 118
[2015-09-04 23:57]
Football is ingrained in American culture. It won't change for a long, long time -- if ever.
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[2015-09-04 22:56]
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[2015-09-04 21:43]
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[2015-09-02 23:38]
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[2015-09-02 19:10]
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[2015-09-02 18:11]
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User 103
[2015-08-19 10:28]
In NZ (All Blacks) referees, game rules (by age), training equipment and techniques are continually evolving in response to this news.
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[2015-08-14 21:29]
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[2015-08-07 09:07]
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[2015-07-28 21:10]
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[2015-07-26 18:01]
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[2015-07-24 21:55]
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[2015-07-24 21:54]
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[2015-07-24 09:11]
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[2015-07-24 08:59]
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[2015-07-24 08:47]
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[2015-07-24 08:32]
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[2015-07-24 08:29]
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[2015-07-23 20:35]
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[2015-07-22 06:38]
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[2015-07-21 00:53]
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[2015-07-21 00:52]
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User 71
[2015-07-06 16:43]
This is a statement.
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User 70
[2015-07-01 20:26]
hey cool
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User 69
[2015-06-28 05:18]
Football as it stands now needs reform from independent authorities
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User 68
[2015-06-25 16:57]
I don't like football
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User 67
[2015-06-19 04:02]
Wowowowhatamilookingat!?thisisastatement.
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User 66
[2015-06-09 11:16]
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User 65
[2015-06-04 08:49]
好酷喔
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User 64
[2015-06-02 17:57]
I could never imagine allowing my children to play football.
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User 63
[2015-06-02 03:46]
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User 62
[2015-05-31 02:21]
To me football players are sort of modern gladiators!
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User 61
[2015-05-28 23:27]
Yellow color is associated with warmth.
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User 60
[2015-05-19 05:46]
I think Hillary Clinton would be a great president. She may not be the change I want, but she'll be the person to continue the good parts of the Obama presidency.
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User 59
[2015-05-13 20:28]
Poop test.
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User 58
[2015-05-06 19:30]
It's just too bad that these injuries don't occur early enough to prevent football players from breeding.
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User 57
[2015-04-29 19:57]
my god !!
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User 56
[2015-03-13 16:26]
Football is forever American.
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User 55
[2015-03-05 21:57]
Guns are a part of our culture despite the frequent and horrific examples of their destruction. American Football will never fade because of its violent characteristics as long as we have guns.
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User 54
[2015-02-11 02:07]
My history of sports concussions makes it difficult to make meaningful contributions in online dialogue when I'm limited to only 200 characters or less.
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User 53
[2015-02-11 02:03]
"Girls suffer sports concussions at a higher rate than boys. Why is that overlooked?" -WP 2/10/15. So the football players beat up Gladwell in high school. He didn't care about girls back then either.
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User 52
[2015-02-06 21:33]
It's an overused word, but this CTE revelation is a bombshell. It turns out that Russian roulette has better odds than a football career.
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User 51
[2015-02-06 21:33]
Full grown men running full speed into each other is going to cause physical and mental harm regardless of the advances in safer equipment.
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User 50
[2015-02-06 21:29]
Football will get past this. We're not going to ban boxing (a sport *solely* concerned with inflicting head injuries)
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User 49
[2015-02-03 04:36]
test 3
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User 48
[2015-02-03 04:33]
test 1234
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User 47
[2015-02-03 04:32]
test 123
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User 46
[2015-02-03 04:09]
test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test
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User 45
[2015-01-30 03:40]
I'm excited to watch the Seattle Seahawks in the superbowl, not too concerned about the injuries.
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User 44
[2015-01-22 17:30]
Why didn't Malcolm Gladwell warn me that I'd get a long-term knee injury from running in high school, just like many, many other young people do. He's clearly latched onto one topic, with haphazard regard for its context. He's almost exactly the definition of a troll!
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User 43
[2015-01-18 08:49]
We already feel sorry for all the poor people who will keep playing this horrible, horrible sport, don't we.
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User 42
[2015-01-18 05:24]
Tackle football should not be a high school sponsored activity
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User 41
[2015-01-18 05:23]
I think the bigger issue will be socioeconomic; poorer folks will be more willing to take the risk for our own amusement. I do feel troubled by this morally as someone who enjoys watching football.
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User 40
[2015-01-16 03:00]
Considering I've read 4 of his books I'm hesitant to say this, but I think Gladwell's commentaries on sports, and the "10,000 hour rule," have already unravelled. His "rule" has been utterly debunked, so you can imagine it doesn't apply to youth hockey as he tried to demonstrate in Outliers. From this video, he not only thinks boxing "disappeared," but he's also never heard of MMA apparently. Football and the lot have always been known as very dangerous sports.
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User 39
[2015-01-16 02:51]
Gladwell calls football a "moral abomination," but I think the real abomination is how he picks one sport without contextualizing the ENTIRE community health risk posed by ALL sports. Ex: so far I haven't heard him mention the rate of concussions of girls heading 70 mph soccer balls. The rules in college and pro football have changed to better protect QBs and receivers. I think Gladwell put down his crumpet to watch football for 1 second and didn't like what he saw. He's an atrocious sports fan.
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User 38
[2015-01-15 23:27]
The monetary incentives of professional football will continue to attract players for a long time, particularly from low income populations.
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User 37
[2015-01-13 21:53]
I played football in high school
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User 36
[2015-01-13 21:52]
I grew up watching football.
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User 35
[2015-01-13 21:42]
Tackle football should not be a school sponsored activity.
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User 34
[2015-01-13 21:40]
I'm still going to watch football.
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User 33
[2015-01-13 21:40]
I will not let my kids play.
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User 32
[2015-01-13 21:32]
This is one of many aspects of American life in which individuals do not pay enough attention to their own well-being and/or fail to protect others from sources of harm. We infuse our food and homes with toxic chemicals, and we eat junk and drink beer while watching young men destroy their bodies and minds.
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User 31
[2015-01-13 21:13]
Football isn't going anywhere. However, parents are going to increasingly not let their kids play the sport, because of the danger involved. In the years ahead, football is going to have a recruiting problem.
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User 30
[2015-01-13 21:09]
Football isn't going anywhere anytime soon. However, in much of the country, parents are going to increasingly not want their kids to play the sport. Football is about to have a recruiting problem in the years ahead.
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User 29
[2015-01-13 11:54]
Why do college football coaches get paid $5m per year and the Top Physics Professor in the world gets paid less than $500k? I think if this was reversed we'd see some big changes.
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User 28
[2015-01-13 11:51]
Football is a proxy for and plays a practical role in averting war.
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User 27
[2015-01-11 01:47]
I will not let me kids play. I'm also still watching football. I'm not sure what that says about me.
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User 26
[2015-01-11 01:46]
Football is 'too big to fail'
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User 25
[2015-01-11 01:45]
You need to say this out loud and think about it for a minute to let it sink in.
The NFL just admitted that 1/3 of all NFL players will develop cognitive problems resulting from brain damage.
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User 24
[2015-01-11 01:44]
It's an overused word, but this CTE revelation is a bombshell. It turns out that Russian roulette has better odds than a football career. This southern conservative remains glad that he didn't let his strapping sons play football.
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User 23
[2015-01-11 01:43]
Football *absolutely* has a compelling narrative, just not to Gladwell. Jacked guys, pretty girls, tribal enthusiasm & beer may not play on the upper west side, but it sure does most places.
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User 22
[2015-01-11 01:38]
The NFL has shown that it is taking the issue seriously - they have Neurologists watching the field with binoculars at every stadium. Let's move on and let them take care of it.
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User 21
[2015-01-11 01:36]
The point is that if *RICH* parents have this knowledge from watching PBS documentaries and reading Bloomberg & The New York Times, football will be a sport populated by poor athletes who aren't aware of the risks.
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User 20
[2015-01-11 01:35]
Football will get past this. We're not going to ban boxing (a sport *solely* concerned with inflicting head injuries - and millions of kids still play. There will always be a pool of willing players and that's a good thing for those of us who love watching the sport.
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User 19
[2015-01-11 01:33]
This is beginning of the end for football as we have known it.
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User 18
[2015-01-11 01:33]
Thank you to Frontline and ESPN for "League of Denial." Without the exposure from this documentary earlier this year, these conditions would continue to take a backseat to the NFL's full-court "no comment" press.
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User 17
[2015-01-11 01:32]
And these brain injuries are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the deleterious impact of football on the human body.
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User 16
[2015-01-11 01:24]
I played football when I was a kid, and loved it.
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User 15
[2015-01-11 01:24]
Here's a start - let's not have seven year-olds playing tackle football. Start tackle with high school.
I can't resist saying that I played football through all of my high school and college days. As a small running back I cherished the praise from coaches when I made a few extra yards by lowering my shoulder (head) and smashing full force into the tackler.
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User 14
[2015-01-11 01:23]
Fantastic sums of money, adulation and fame. That's why anyone would consider being a professional football player. A better question is why should the rest of us care if they scramble their brains?
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User 13
[2015-01-11 01:22]
They can play football all they want but my child won't and I am not going to worry about changing anyone else's mind because football is so ingrained here it will be 20 years before anything changes.
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User 12
[2015-01-11 01:22]
If I sent this article to fellow parents I would get a very angry and defensive response. They would also say their kids are learning "heads up" football so they don't get hurt.
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User 11
[2015-01-11 01:21]
As legal adults who are passionate about a game they excel at, they are choosing this path. I doubt that many of them would appreciate you taking this choice away from them, even if you think you know what is best.
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User 10
[2015-01-11 01:20]
Just as the public health campaign against smoking has been a long and eventually successful one, the campaign to end or severely diminish the role of professional football in our society will take a generation or two.
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User 9
[2015-01-11 01:19]
Hopefully the NFL will work to prevent injuries while keeping the game entertaining.
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User 8
[2015-01-11 01:18]
Let's develop a code of safety for kids' football & be smart, not hysterical.
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User 7
[2015-01-11 01:17]
The damage caused by playing football is becoming more and more analogous to the damage caused by smoking, and the reaction by the moneyed interests is exactly the same--denial
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User 6
[2015-01-11 01:16]
The popularity of football continues to grow despite the known dangers. A third of players developing problems related to increasingly hard impacts is a substantial figure. With so many children going through Pop Warner, high school and college leagues, the line of competition for these coveted and dangerous professional positions will also continue.
Full grown men running full speed into each other is going to cause physical and mental harm regardless of the advances in safer equipment.
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User 5
[2015-01-11 01:13]
Gladwell is a flamethrower and loves to watch the internet burn.
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User 4
[2015-01-11 01:12]
I love football but how can you not agree with Gladwell?
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User 3
[2015-01-11 01:11]
I agree with Gladwell. Boxing and its variations (e.g., Kickboxing) need to be banned as well.
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User 2
[2015-01-11 01:09]
If you were to ask anyone in the NFL, "is it possible to sustain life altering injuries playing in the NFL?" they would answer "Absolutely yes." This new research doesn't change anything.
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User 1
[2015-01-11 01:08]
We should still be able to engage in things with downsides if we understand what those downsides are.
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User 0
[2015-01-11 01:06]
Gladwell commenting on sports is like Terrell Owens commenting on classical lit.
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