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The NFL’s Concussion Problem Just Got A Lot Worse
Michael Kasdan discusses the breaking evidence showing that the extent of football’s link to brain trauma is serious and far worse than expected. —- A few weeks ago, in this very space, I wrote that...
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The End of Football For Men and Boys? Readers and Experts Discuss Where We Go...
We want to know what you think. — For years, the NFL has obfuscated and tried to push under the rug the serious long-term health effects of playing football, and the prevalence of head injuries,...
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My Wife’s Experience Of Letting Go
Letting Go Her eyes roll back into her head and she falls unconscious to the floor. Steven Lake describes what happened to his wife. — My wife’s experience of letting go did not happen in the...
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Why We Run #9: The Need
After a concussion that changed his life, Matt Donnelly runs to feel not crazy, to not be in pain, to feel normal, even if its only temporary. ___ The Good Men Project Sports asked Why We Run? In...
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Like Chris Borland, Risk Not Worth Reward For Millions of Youth Players
Brian Patrick Harmon hopes that the bomb dropped by 49ers linebacker Chris Borland by retiring from the NFL at age 24 will have lasting effect not only in the NFL but in youth football. ___ When it...
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Why Are We Teaching Cadets to Hurt Each Other?
It’s time to stop violent hazing and spirit-building activities at military training academies. I had a “Code Red” A Few Good Men flashback as I read of a recent incident at West Point Military...
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This ‘Concussion’ Trailer Shows the Dark Side of the NFL
A startling discovery is made and one man fights to bring the truth out to the masses Football is a beloved sport that fans watch all over the world. The NFL is a powerful corporation that runs the...
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Football Is More Than A Game, It’s An Addiction
When a player chooses to risk his long-term health by playing after severe injuries does that mean he’s addicted to the game? — Recently a wide receiver by the name of Wes Welker was signed to play...
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‘Concussion’ Is Not the NFL’s Two Minute Warning CTE Families Hoped For
Kimberly Archie’s 24 year old son died from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy from playing football. Here is her poignant review of the movie Concussion, in theaters tomorrow. — Concussion is...
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‘Concussion’ A Film that Exposes a Shocking Truth
One doctor risked everything to make the NFL admit an unbelievable truth In history there have been plenty of stories that are hard to believe but they really happened. Some of these stories have been...
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For Whom the Bell Tolls: The Inglorious Story of My Concussion
Embed from Getty Images Every now and then an injury is really a wake up call. — One….Two… You know that moment in the boxing match where the referee gazes into the fighter’s eyes looking, for signs...
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It’s All in My Head: My Year of Migraines
Living with migraines—after a concussion—wasn’t the life he ordered. — It was the damn video game on the big screen that did me in. There I was at our favorite superstore, staring at Mario Kart as my...
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The Dream and Nightmare State, Post-Concussion
Years after his concussion, he’s still looking for answers and wondering how life would have been without the brain injury. — Sometimes I wonder if I’m even really here. I’ll save you my...
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This is the Invisible Injury I Don’t Talk About
Why don’t we talk about the mental health issues that affect us? — This is the one I don’t talk about. I had always thought that invisibility would be the best super power. That was until I was...
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The World of Sports Reveals the World of Masculinity—And It’s Not Always Healthy
Sports can be a prism through which to view larger social and cultural issues. Nowhere is that more apparent than with issues relating to the battle between ‘modern’ and ‘traditional’ masculinity....
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It’s Not ‘Just’ a Concussion
Embed from Getty Images In a society where the result of a severe bump on the head is often overlooked, misdiagnosed, and misunderstood, the word “concussion” should NOT be taken lightly. Every...
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From Future Football Star to Horse’s Ass
Embed from Getty Images Bruises and spraining that felled my teammates—nah, I didn’t pay much attention. I never saw anyone go unconscious either, and suffering a concussion without being knocked out...
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What It’s Like to Be Almost Homeless
The holidays are always hard for me but this year there is an extra darkness looming in the hallway and asking for a seat at my empty table.His name is homelessness and he doesn’t discriminate based...
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Concussions, Football and the Disposability of Men
Embed from Getty Images—It is hard to dismiss the overwhelming evidence of footballs’ hold on American culture. It’s equal parts modesty and showmanship, fast paced and instant replay, gritty and...
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Introducing the Disposability of Men Social Interest Group
Embed from Getty Images—Start Date for calls:Wednesday, JANUARY 11, 20177:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. PacificThe Good Men Project has, for years, looked at and written about the changing roles of men in the...
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