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Another Autopsy Links NFL Hits to Brain Damage

(Newser) - A sixth former NFL player has been diagnosed posthumously with a rare brain disease, lending credence to claims that concussions sustained playing football can have a cumulative, even deadly, effect, the Tampa Tribune reports. Tom McHale, who played for the Buccaneers, died from an overdose of painkillers and cocaine in...

Concussion Means It's Time to Retire, Moron
Concussion Means It's Time to Retire, Moron
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Concussion Means It's Time to Retire, Moron

Roethlisberger risks losing far more than just a football game

(Newser) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger plans to start Sunday’s playoff game despite having sustained a concussion on the final day of the regular season, and he and the people aiding and abetting that foolhardy decision need a wake-up call. “Ben Roethlisberger is not brave,” Charles P. Pierce...

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