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Dying to Play
Study Details
- Authors
- Kevin Cook
- Published
- 09/11/2012
- Citation
- Cook, Kevin. 2012. Dying to play. New York Times (September 11): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/opinion/head-injuries-in-football.html
The beating goes on. This past Saturday a Tulane University football player, Devon Walker, collided with a teammate while making a tackle. Walker, who is 21, broke his neck. Fans gasped. Doctors performed C.P.R. He may or may not walk again. The incident was an urgent reminder of a problem that even the National Football League seems finally ready to acknowledge: all that on-field headbanging is taking a serious toll.