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Football is far and away America’s biggest sport. But considering what’s been learned in recent years about the possible brain damage that comes along with it, should we keep it on its pedestal - Greggory Moore

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Should Tackle Football Be Phased Out of American Life?

For over a century, baseball was unrivaled as “America’s pastime.” With an appeal transcending geography and social class, it was the racial integration baseball in 1947 that began to break the camel of segregation’s back, even though Black players were playing pro football as early as the 1920s.

But by the 1990s football had pushed baseball to the side of the sports stage. Each fall the ratings landscape is dominated by NFL games, with the Super Bowl being the year’s most-watched television program, a fact reflected by that year’s lucky TV network being able to charge millions of dollars for each 30-second ad spot. Today

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 Should Tackle Football Be Phased Out of American Life?

Football is far and away America’s biggest sport. But considering what’s been learned in recent years about the possible brain damage that comes along with it, should we keep it on its pedestal?

Football Players Health Study

Drawing on expertise from across Harvard University, the Football Players Health Study is dedicated to understanding the causes of conditions former NFL players face, with the goal of improving their health and wellbeing.

Heads Up Football

Leading college and NFL coaches are big supporters of Heads Up Football, because they know it can make a big difference for the safety of all athletes, including those they will see in a few years.

Korey Stringer Institute

The mission of the Korey Stringer Institute is to provide first-rate information, resources, assistance, and advocacy for the promotion of prevention of sudden death in sport via health and safety initiatives.

Play Safe Play Smart

The NFL commitment to health and safety.

NFL Foundation

We believe that education is essential to improve the game, and keep youth football players safe. For these reasons we support opportunities for youth football coaches to receive proper education and industry-leading health and safety resources that will help them protect their players on the field.

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