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    Feb 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. 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 appears limitless.
    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: Trials, Lawyers, Sports, National Football League, Services and Shopping

    2. Jan 31, 2013 | Zap2It

  2. “Costas Tonight: State of the NFL” Thursday on NBC Sports Network

    Channel Guide Magazine
    A Super Bowl edition of Costas Tonight will examine the state of the NFL with a special airing Thursday, Jan. 31, at 9pm ET on NBC Sports Network. Topics discussed include player health and safety, the Rooney Rule and a preview of Super Bowl XLVII. Guests...
    3. Jan 29, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  3. Baltimore Raven Ed Reed, Obama warn of dangers of football

    President Barack Obama and Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed have something in common.
    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: New Orleans Saints, Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Alzheimer's Disease, Science and Technology

    4. Jan 28, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  4. President Obama tackles NCAA on concussion safety

    President Obama told the New Republic that he is concerned with the issue of safety in college football and that if he had a son, he would have doubts on letting him play football.
      President Barack Obama believes the NCAA should do more to make college football safer for the student-athletes involved. In a sit-down interview with the New Republic, the President talked about being a big football fan, but has doubts about the...

    Tags: Sports, College Sports, College Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Barack Obama

    5. Jan 28, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Try this for a Super Bowl 'X factor'

    <strong>Raise your hand if you believe</strong> the Harbaugh family storyline has been exhausted.
    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: Sports, Bill Belichick, Michael McCaskey, New England Patriots, National Football League

    6. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Study finds chronic brain damage in retired football players

    Doctors have discovered a way for professional football players to see how much damage their brains have suffered through a bruising career before it&rsquo;s too late, according to a new study.
    Doctors have discovered a way for professional football players to see how much damage their brains have suffered through a bruising career before it’s too late, according to a new study. UCLA researchers led a team of scientists that used a...

    Tags: Sports, National Football League, University of California, Los Angeles, Behavioral Conditions, National Football League Players Association

    7. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Junior Seau's family sues NFL

    LOS ANGELES -- The family of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who killed himself last year, sued the NFL on Wednesday, saying that brain damage he suffered during his 20 years in the league led to his suicide.
    LOS ANGELES -- The family of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who killed himself last year, sued the NFL on Wednesday, saying that brain damage he suffered during his 20 years in the league led to his suicide. Seau's children and ex-wife,...

    Tags: Litigation, Trials, Atlanta Falcons, Sports, Dave Duerson

    8. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Ravens notebook: Corey Graham comes up big against Broncos

    Reading the eyes of Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, Ravens cornerback Corey Graham broke on the football and undercut wide receiver Brandon Stokley to intercept the four-time NFL Most Valuable Player in overtime.
    The Baltimore Sun
    Reading the eyes of Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, Ravens cornerback Corey Graham broke on the football and undercut wide receiver Brandon Stokley to intercept the four-time NFL Most Valuable Player in overtime. The pivotal turnover set up...

    Tags: Adderall (drug), Indianapolis Colts, Chris Gronkowski, Deonte Thompson, C.J. Davis

    9. Jan 12, 2013 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  9. Bernie Kosar -- My mind's on the mend

    Bernie Kosar has no back teeth, and each gap has a name attached. Jets defensive tackle Joe Klecko once hit Kosar so hard it knocked out a molar. Lawrence Taylor knocked out another molar. Derrick Brooks, yet another.
    Bernie Kosar has no back teeth, and each gap has a name attached. Jets defensive tackle Joe Klecko once hit Kosar so hard it knocked out a molar. Lawrence Taylor knocked out another molar. Derrick Brooks, yet another. Either Mark Gastineau's hit or...

    Tags: Miami Dolphins, Sports, Acupuncture, Dave Duerson, Joe Klecko

    10. Jan 23, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Junior Seau's family sues NFL over his brain injuries

    L.A. NOW
    The family of football star Junior Seau is suing the National Football League, asserting that he committed suicide because of the brain injuries suffered during his career....
    11. May 5, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Bounties, Seau's death shine spotlight on head injuries

    Growing up in Sacramento, Bears linebacker Lance Briggs found inspiration from a fellow Californian who threw his No. 55 jersey around with reckless abandon the way Briggs eventually would.
    Growing up in Sacramento, Bears linebacker Lance Briggs found inspiration from a fellow Californian who threw his No. 55 jersey around with reckless abandon the way Briggs eventually would. Imagine Briggs' thrill when he finally got the chance to have...

    Tags: New Orleans Saints, Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, National Football League, Jonathan Vilma

    12. Feb 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. One year later, Duerson's family still coping

    On Friday, a mother and her four children will drive to South Bend, Ind., to place flowers by a mausoleum.
    On Friday, a mother and her four children will drive to South Bend, Ind., to place flowers by a mausoleum. They will say a prayer. They will drive away, break bread, and then they will turn the page. That is how Alicia Duerson and her children —...

    Tags: Apple iPod, Walter Payton, Sports, Dave Duerson, George W. Bush

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