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Why football needs better helmets

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Concussion research and the patriarchy

Nechama Moring - Undark
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Trump wants NFL to fire protesters

Charlie May
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Stepping away from football

Charlie May
Cam Newton (AP/Joe Mahoney/Shutterstock/Salon)

Head Games: The $100M PR stunt

Steve Almond
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Samoa's athletic outliers

Rob Ruck
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The NFL doomed itself

Andrew O'Hehir
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Fox News' horrible comparison

Joanna Rothkopf
Ray Rice (AP/Nick Wass)

Football and the culture war

Andrew O'Hehir
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The tragedy of Pat Bowlen

Steve Almond