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Malcolm Gladwell, Ted Johnson, and Why Football Isn’t Like Dogfighting
Published: October 23, 2009
At issue is whether the sustained legal hits to the head—as opposed to illegal actions—cause the long-term damage many players suffer from later in life.
Gladwell even draws a parallel to football and dogfighting, suggesting the brutality of the two sports is similar, and pondering whether football as we know it can vanish over the coming years.
This issue is particularly near and dear to Patriots fans, who saw Ted Johnson's career cut short because of numerous concussions. He has said he suffers from post-concussive syndrome and intends to donate his brain to a Boston University study after he dies.
I am normally an unabashed Gladwell fan, but I strongly disagree with the comparison between dogfighting and football. I ...
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