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Pushing Back Against Football, For Our Boys and Men: The First Annual CTE...
(HOUSTON, January 30, 2017)We gathered on Sunday night in a hotel room at the St. Regents Hotel in Houston. The families of men and boys who had played football, got CTE, and lost their lives.Chronic...
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Families Gather In Houston For First Ever #CTEAwarenessDay
(HOUSTON, January 30, 2017)I flew to Houston on Sunday night to join the families that were gathering there, during Super Bowl week, to honor the dead and to spread awareness about the disease that...
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Skull-Cracking the Case of my Severe Concussion
Embed from Getty Images—As we begin the new year, I am reflecting upon all that I have to be grateful for. Towards the top of that list is finding Dr. Jeremy Schmoe, a functional neurologist who has...
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Super Bowl, Football, and Playing Tough: A Good Men Project Compendium
Embed from Getty Images—3 Essentials for Winning Like a Super Bowl Champ— by Tor ConstantinoWhether you love football or hate it, Tor Constantino shares some success insights gleaned from watching the...
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For the Love of the Game: Football and the Disposability of Men–An Intimate...
Embed from Getty Images—Imagine embarking on your dream career and, over time, you become unable to perform because your mind and body are invaded, ravaged by an uncontrollable force that is the...
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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 massesFootball 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 with...
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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 everything...
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‘Concussion’ A Film that Exposes a Shocking Truth
One doctor risked everything to make the NFL admit an unbelievable truthIn 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 ImagesEvery 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 on...
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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 son...
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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 afflicted...
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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’...
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It’s Not ‘Just’ a Concussion
Embed from Getty ImagesIn 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 ImagesBruises 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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Invitation: The Disposability of Men Social Interest Group
Embed from Getty Images—This group meets every Wednesday@7:00 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 modern...
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