Displaying items 13-24 of 86
» View baltimoresun.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
•
Next >
-
Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman
LA JOLLA — Bob Zeman will do the same as millions Sunday. He will grab the remote, find an easy chair and turn on the Super Bowl. "I still like the drama of the game," he says. He won't exactly be a fan. More like an observer. He knows too much...Tags: Barack Obama, Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers, Phil McGraw, San Francisco 49ers
-
Brain issues in back of Fencik's mind
Gary Fencik plans to watch Sunday's Super Bowl on a big screen TV from the comfort of his own home. The former Bears safety, who played in Super Bowl XX in New Orleans, also says he enjoys the comfort of not knowing whether he might be predisposed to...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Research, Psychiatry, San Francisco 49ers, Symptoms
-
Rodney Harrison is 'scared to death' after suffering concussions
Rodney Harrison, the former all-pro safety for the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, said he's scared for his future after sustaining numerous concussions during his playing days. "I'm scared to death," Harrison said in an interview with...
Tags: Rodney Harrison, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers
-
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. Seau's children and ex-wife,...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, Atlanta Falcons, Medical Research, San Diego Chargers, NFL Pro Bowl
-
Junior Seau had brain disease at time of suicide, tests show
L.A. NOWAdvanced tests done at the National Institutes of Health on the brain of football star Junior Seau, who committed suicide in May, showed he had signs of a degenerative brain disease, the Associated Press reported. The examination of Seau's brain...... -
Junior Seau had brain disease when he committed suicide
Retired NFL star Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide in May, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health. ABC News/ESPN reported Thursday that Seau’s family was recently told of the findings,...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Research, Medical Research, National Football League
-
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. Either Mark Gastineau's hit or...
Tags: National Football League, Football, Joe Klecko, Derrick Brooks, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
-
Billy Corgan's salon hopes to inspire conversation
For an establishment called Madame ZuZu's, the host is pretty dressed down: no flowing silk robe or pointy painted fingernails. And even if Billy Corgan could qualify for madame-hood, he wouldn't be going for extravagance. At least not at 6 p.m. on a...
Tags: Wrestling, Chicago Tribune, Poetry, Jim McMahon, Starbucks Corp.
-
In Ed Reed case, NFL plays more head games
An initial response to Ed Reed's one-game suspension this week was a shrug. It didn't really matter, anyway. His Baltimore Ravens are playing the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. It got sillier as other reactions poured in. Baltimore Sun columnist Mike...
Tags: Ed Reed, Emmanuel Sanders, Baltimore Ravens, Punishment, San Diego Chargers
-
Carrier tries to understand deaths of Duerson and Seau
Mark Carrier has lost two former teammates to suicide — Dave Duerson and Junior Seau — over the last 15 months. A hard-hitting 1990 first-round draft pick of the Bears out of USC, Carrier succeeded Duerson after the veteran was released...
Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Punishment, Cincinnati Bengals, NFL Pro Bowl, Detroit Lions
-
Too many around Bears just don't get it
Without hesitation or apology Thursday at Halas Hall, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher admitted again that he would lie about having a concussion to stay in a game. The irony was you admired Urlacher's honesty. In the midst of Chicago's weeklong...
Tags: Kellen Davis, Chicago Park District, Brandon Marshall, Soldier Field, Jim McMahon
-
Girardi | Keese: Hard-Hitting Lawyer Tackles NFL Over Player Safety
Tom Girardi had a busy day ahead him as he made his way to the office on May 2, 2012. He had a trial to prepare for and, that evening, he was bestowing a new chair in advocacy at his alma mater, Loyola Law School. And then news broke around noon that...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Vioxx (drug), National Football League, Football, Substance Abuse
Feb 2, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Feb 1, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jan 31, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 23, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 10, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Jan 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 12, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jan 11, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Nov 23, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 25, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Nov 15, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Jul 23, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Dave Duerson topic gallery.
