Ronald Metellus on concussions, Manti Te’o, and the complicity of fandom.
Will the NFL Be Able to ‘Fix’ Football in Time?
February 2, 2013 By 6 Comments
Joanna Schroeder investigates the efforts made by the NFL to help reduce brain injuries in football players, and wonders whether anything is enough.
School Sports and Kids: What is the Impact of a Concussion? (Infographic)
January 15, 2013 By 3 Comments
Recent studies show, “Each season the average college football player receives more than 1,000 blows to the head.”
Junior Seau Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury. Duh.
January 13, 2013 By 4 Comments
Liam Day wonders how long we can continue ignoring the mounting evidence that football damages players’ brains.
Money, Power, Death: Why Are Celebrities Like Chris Lighty Committing Suicide?
September 4, 2012 By 9 Comments
Showtime insists it’s time for the Black community to start talking about depression, and for men to stop trying to bear every burden alone.
Kevin Robinson – 50 Concussions and Still Riding BMX
July 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
40 year-old Kevin Robinson has had 43 surgeries, 25 broken bones and at least 50 concussions from his career as a professional BMX rider. Despite warnings from doctors about future brain damage, Robinson won’t stop riding.
RIP Junior Seau
June 16, 2012 By 4 Comments
Trigger warning for suicide. A month and a half ago, Junior Seau, a star NFL linebacker, committed suicide. “Junior is a warrior. He played 20 years in the NFL as a linebacker. You have to be a warrior. Warriors conquer problems they face and they run at them,” [former San Diego Chargers safety] McPherson said [...]
Flag on The Play? Ex-Players Sue NFL over Concussions
June 9, 2012 By 1 Comment
Mark Radcliffe tries to sort out his opinion of the recent concussions lawsuit filed by ex-players against the NFL.
Would You Let Your Son Play Football?
May 9, 2012 By 14 Comments
Joanna Schroeder wonders what the recent deaths of NFL players say about the disposability of men in our culture.
Should There Be Laws Protecting Children From Playing Football?
May 7, 2012 By 9 Comments
Liam Day wonders how parents letting a 5 year-old play football is much different than the “tanorexic” mother who put her 5 year-old in a tanning bed.
The Errant Heel: Episode Five
May 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
In Episode Five, Brian and Tom do their best to recap what was truly a strange and depressing week in sports. They also continue to compulsively make Game of Thrones references.
Junior Seau – Are NFL Players Dying Slow, Gladiatorial Deaths?
May 3, 2012 By 10 Comments
Kaleb wonders to what degree we, as Americans, are willing to sacrifice our young men’s lives for the National Football League.
Michael Oriard: Ordinary NFL Player, Extraordinary Man
May 3, 2012 By 5 Comments
Michael Oriard spent only four years in the NFL, but he has left behind a far more notable legacy than many of his contemporaries: the best memoir written by a professional football player, and one that’s more relevant now than ever.
USC and NFL Great Junior Seau Passes Away
May 2, 2012 By 5 Comments
We here at The Good Men Project mourn the loss of yet another NFL player. We hope that investigators will examine whether or not Seau may have been suffering from the same condition as Dave Duerson.
“When I went to forgive those who had bullied me in school, they had no idea what they had done to me.”
This is a comment by Anonymous on the post “Should We Forgive Apologetic Bullies?”