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Increased awareness moves football concussions to the spotlight
Derrick Johnson, a Laurel resident, was playing defensive back for the University of North Carolina in 2002 when he went for a tackle on a third-down play. "I went in low for a tackle and took a knee to the head," Johnson said of the game at Florida...Tags: Derrick Johnson, Health and Safety at School, National Football League, Football, Chicago Bears
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Football: America's dangerous game
We may never know exactly why Junior Seau died, of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, at his home in San Diego on May 2. Suicide is commonly the result of depression, and perhaps Mr. Seau had a mood disorder that had nothing to do...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Alzheimer's Disease, Concussion, Football, Suicide
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Young football players at greater concussion risk than pros
From what he remembers, and it isn't much, Cameron Williams was cold. On a steaming autumn day last year in Burtonsville, the 13-year-old shivered as he walked back to his Unity Thunder football team's huddle, barely able to keep his eyes open. Dizzy,...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Health and Safety at School, Heart and Circulatory System, Martin O'Malley, Brain
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49ers great enjoyed fame, awaits pain
To properly know who Ronnie Lott is, and what he has become, it is important to know who he was. Also, it needs to be established that Lott will be 52 on May 8, which makes him, in the ongoing discussion of the long-term impact of NFL injuries, a...Tags: Super Bowl, Cinderella (fictional character), Colleges and Universities, Amputation, Multi-Sport Events
Sep 18, 2012
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May 8, 2012
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