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Concussions

In this April 23, 2012 file photo, President Obama strikes the Heisman pose after he awarded the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Air Force Academy football team at the White House in Washington. “I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you, if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football,” President Barack Obama tells The New Republic. In an interview in the magazine’s Feb. 11 issue, Obama says he worries more about college players than he does about those in the NFL. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama: Sport of football 'will probably change'

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is a big football fan with two daughters, but if he had a son, he says he'd 'have to think long and hard' before letting him play because of the physical toll the game takes...
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Director Steve James attends the DGA Awards Meet the Nominees - Documentary event held at the Directors Guild of America Theater on January 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

'Hoops Dreams' director tackles concussions in football

Nancy Armour, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — The director of "Hoop Dreams" is taking on the concussion crisis in sports with his latest film...
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NBC studio analyst Rodney Harrison looks on during the Super Bowl XLVI Broadcasters Press Conference at the Super Bowl XLVI Media Canter in the J.W. Marriott Indianapolis on January 31, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Rodney Harrison says he had '20 to 30' concussions during career

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theGRIO REPORT - Rodney Harrison admits that years of hard hits are starting to take their toll on his health and likely will only get worse...
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Art Monk sues NFL over concussions

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WASHINGTON - One of the greatest Washington Redskins of all-time is suing the NFL over lingering symptoms from concussions, The Washington Post reported...
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'They use you up': Hall of Famer Dorsett suing NFL

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(AP) - Tony Dorsett traces several health problems to concussions during a career that lasted from 1977-88, and he has joined more than 300 former players in suing the NFL..
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Ex-NFL players blame league for brain injuries

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ATLANTA (AP) - Jamal Lewis, Dorsey Levens and two other former NFL players have sued the league over brain injuries that they say left them struggling with medical problems years after their playing days ended...
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