The film casts Will Smith as Omalu, a gentle but determined soul working in a pathology lab in Pittsburgh. That’s how he gets a look at the brain of former Steeler Mike Webster (played, hauntingly, by David Morse), who died at age 50 in 2002. From there, Omalu faces an obstacle course erected by the…
Among issues spelled out the NFL’s policy are “whether the League’s collective interests (which include, for example, the League’s television interests, the League’s interest in strong and geographically distributed franchises, the League’s interest in securing attractive stadium facilities in which to play its games, and the League’s interest in having financially viable franchises) would be…
Drawing on the recent concussion litigation from the United States’ National Football League (NFL) the paper examines the emergence of neuroscience knowledge as part of a defining justification of the lawsuit. The paper argues that neuroscience knowledge is best understood as a regulatory discourse that is attached to larger social, political, and economic realities that…
Considering the occasionally wayward paths Pittsburgh (9 5) and Baltimore (8 6) took to get here, they’ll take it, too. Both teams have endured four game losing streaks that evaporated their early season momentum. Both have rebounded late in the year. The Steelers have won five straight while Baltimore is 5 2 since its bye…
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick stayed seated during the national anthem beginning in August 2016 to protest the treatment of African Americans and other people of color, specifically by police officers. He began taking a knee instead on Sept. 1, 2016 after talking to former Green Beret and former NFL player Nate Boyer about…
345 Park Avenue isn’t blackballing Kaepernick individual teams are, but this isn’t a centralized decision but the league has created and profited from a pseudo military code that discourages franchises from taking him. “Protecting the shield” isn’t merely a laughably ironic phrase to those with actual power, and they appear to believe the league’s integrity…
Scoring in fantasy football varies depending on the league. If you are in a standard league QB’s get 6 points for touchdowns and 1 point for every 10 yards he throws for. RB’s also get 1 point for every 10 yards they rush for 6 points for touchdowns. WR’s/TE’s are the same 1 point for…
Carr had not played against USC he had a terrible day he probably would have been gone before the Raiders second choice, NFL Network analyst and longtime personnel man Gil Brandt said. looked at him and figured he had piled up his numbers playing against inferior opponents in the (Mountain West Conference). Carr was stung…
Giving his view on the US president, the legend, who recently became a Russian citizen said: “I think that we have a really unfortunate situation in the sense that even though he was democratically elected, there are so many people out there that don’t think that’s the case. We have a tonne of enemies within….
Also let go on Monday were offensive tackle Terren Jones (Alabama State) and cornerback Ellis Lankster (Vigor) by the Buffalo Bills and place kicker Ty Long (UAB) by the Washington Redskins. Jones appeared in one NFL game last season, Lankster is a five year veteran and Long is an undrafted rookie. Bad weather could be…