“Death by football” is a phrase we should say aloud. If they don’t die on the field it doesn’t mean we aren’t treating them like gladiators, sent to die for our enjoyment. Remebering that the men on the line taking those hits are largely Black, dying to protect the QBs who are largely white.
@nkalamb.bsky.socialWhether we want to admit it or not, every NFL game is a snuff film.
It's long past time fans of the sport faced up to a reality that becomes clearer every day: American football is simply too dangerous.
This year, turn off the NFL.
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CTE in football players is a health crisis. It’s time for us to stop watching
A new study offers more evidence that America’s biggest sport produces life-altering head trauma. The NFL will never turn itself off, so it’s on fans to do so