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NFL Hall of Famer Barney says football will be obsolete within 20 years
Detroit Free PressDETROIT Lem Barney is an NFL legend, a Hall of Famer who made his living playing football. And he wouldn't do it again. Speaking on Friday at the Sound Mind Sound Body Camp in Southfield, Mich., the Detroit Lions great said the sport will be gone in the...Tags: Football, Politics, Sports, Concussion, Detroit Lions
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Te'o reacts to being drafted by Chargers
Shortly after being selected with the 38th overall selection in this year’s draft, Manti Te’o spoke with Chargers.com for a wide ranging interview. Here’s what he had to say: Chargers.com: So when did you realize you were going to be...
Tags: Football, Sports, National Football League
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Are the Ravens now the Patriots of the Mid-Atlantic?
I couldn’t help but notice a couple of trends with the Ravens’ four offseason additions so far. First, the Ravens signed four players who were cut by other teams this past offseason. Why is that significant, other than the chips they might...
Tags: Bernard Pollard, Randy Moss, Ozzie Newsome, John Harbaugh, Cary Williams
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A game the NFL can't win?
Professional football is the most popular spectator sport in America, which is one reason the Super Bowl is expected to draw 110 million viewers. With its famous athletes, storied franchises and lucrative TV contracts, it's an industry whose future...
Tags: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, San Diego Chargers, Broken Bones, Sports, Injuries and Wounds
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On eve of Super Bowl, football caught between a rock and hard tackle
One afternoon in early January, I took a tour of the refurbished Memorial Stadium in Berkeley with a pair of architects from the firm HNTB. For me it was a visit brimming with nostalgia: I grew up about three miles north of the stadium, in the Berkeley...
Tags: Entertainment, Pacific-12 Conference, Memorial Stadium, Arts and Culture, Television Industry
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Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman
LA JOLLA — Bob Zeman will do the same as millions Sunday. He will grab the remote, find an easy chair and turn on the Super Bowl. "I still like the drama of the game," he says. He won't exactly be a fan. More like an observer. He knows too much...
Tags: San Diego Chargers, Minnesota Vikings, Sports, Oakland Raiders, Baseball
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Rodney Harrison is 'scared to death' after suffering concussions
Rodney Harrison, the former all-pro safety for the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, said he's scared for his future after sustaining numerous concussions during his playing days. "I'm scared to death," Harrison said in an interview with...
Tags: San Diego Chargers, Bob Costas, Sports, Baltimore Ravens, Rodney Harrison
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Ed Reed clarifies remarks about the late Junior Seau
The Baltimore SunRavens free safety Ed Reed clarified his remarks about late NFL linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide last year. Reed was asked about Seau, whose brain has been examined in an autopsy by the National Institutes of Health and found to have...Tags: Symptoms, National Institutes of Health, Football, Sports, Baltimore Ravens
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Baltimore Raven Ed Reed, Obama warn of dangers of football
President Barack Obama and Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed have something in common. Both love the game of football but would be hesitant to expose a son to its physical dangers. "I am a big football fan, but I have to tell you, if I had a son, I'd...
Tags: Sean Payton, Bernard Pollard, Jim Harbaugh, Judges, John Harbaugh
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NFL players react to Obama's opinions on football
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs respects and understands President Barack Obama's opinion about the dangers of football — and hesitation about having a child play. The hard-hitting 2011 Defensive Player of the...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, Jim Harbaugh, Jack Harbaugh, Sports, Baltimore Ravens
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Head injuries and the NFL
Medical researchers recently confirmed what many had already suspected. Junior Seau, the former NFL linebacker who killed himself last spring, suffered from degenerative brain disease -- most likely the result of multiple hits to the head accumulated...
Tags: Tribune Tower, Chicago Bears, Steve James, Football, Sports
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Try this for a Super Bowl 'X factor'
Raise your hand if you believe the Harbaugh family storyline has been exhausted. I believe we’ve heard from Mom and Pop Harbaugh, the brothers and the sister. Unless Manti Te’o proclaims he is now going steady with an imaginary Harbaugh...
Tags: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chicago Bears, Jim Harbaugh, Sports, Concussion
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