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Super Bowl XLVII is hardly the only event in football making news this week. Immediately following President Obama’s comments in The New Republic, suggesting he’d have been unlikely to allow a son to play the sport, the NFL Players’ Association announced a 10-year, $100 million project by Harvard University to treat, study and prevent injuries in the increasingly violent sport.

Filed in Blog Topics: concussion, Tom Farrey, NFL, football, ESPN, Robert Cantu, DeMaurice Smith

As the season for youth and high school football draws to a close, one could argue that it’s been one of the most memorable in history. But not for the reasons one might suspect such as spectacular displays of athleticism, broken records, classic rivalries, or nail-biting finishes. No, this season was memorable for the increased focus on player safety, especially regarding concussion.

Filed in Blog Topics: football, concussion, playing safety