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Diana Moskovitz
December 1, 2024
NFL
You Can’t Sell Tua Tagovailoa’s Story
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Tom Ley
November 12, 2024
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NFL
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Ray Ratto
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NFL
This Can’t Keep Happening To Tua Tagovailoa
378
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Barry Petchesky
September 13, 2024
MLB
Anthony Rizzo Played For Two Months With A Brain Injury And Only He Noticed
174
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Chris Thompson
August 4, 2023
NFL
Tua Tagovailoa Feels He’s Less Prone To Brain Injury After “Learning How To Fall”
183
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Israel Daramola
April 19, 2023
NFL
Who’s Going To Protect Tua Tagovailoa?
171
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Ray Ratto
December 27, 2022
NFL
The NFL Concussion Protocol Worked Just Fine, Even When It Didn’t
71
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Justin Ellis
October 9, 2022
NFL
Independent Concussion Evaluator Fired Over The Mishandling Of Tua Tagovailoa’s Brain
196
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Samer Kalaf
October 2, 2022
NFL
What Happened To Tua Tagovailoa Was No Surprise To Anyone Paying Attention
545
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Barry Petchesky
September 30, 2022
NFL
I Know What I Saw, Man
254
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Barry Petchesky
September 26, 2022
Jamboroo
A Way To Make Pro Football Safer Has Been Hiding In Plain Sight
350
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Drew Magary
September 15, 2022
NFL
Get A Load Of These Big Dumb Helmet Helmets
198
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Albert Burneko
August 1, 2022
Pro Wrestling
Jeff Hardy’s ‘Double Or Nothing’ Experience Shows Wrestling Still Needs To Be More Afraid Of Concussions
41
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Lauren Theisen
June 3, 2022
NFL
This Is What It Looks Like
254
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Barry Petchesky
December 17, 2021