(American) Football

It's the start of Football Season here in the US. Whether you're marking your calendar with all of your favorite team's games, or rolling your eyes at the very idea, you can't deny that there's a lot to unpack around this particular sport. Is the NFL doing enough to prevent CTE? Or address racism? Spoiler alert: nope, neither. Join us as we dig deep, while somehow still barely scratching the surface of this controversial behemoth.

References:

https://nul.org/news/nine-decades-after-nfl-banned-black-players-super-bowl-lvii-first-feature-two-black-starting

https://footballplayershealth.harvard.edu/about/news/examining-race-trends-in-the-nfl-diversity-but-not-inclusion/

https://players-coalition.org/

https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/reading-physical-culture/2023/04/21/the-dominance-of-whiteness-in-the-nfl/

https://www.choice360.org/tie-post/the-nfl-operates-like-a-monopoly-which-fortifies-systemic-racism/

https://med.nyu.edu/departments-institutes/population-health/divisions-sections-centers/medical-ethics/education/high-school-bioethics-project/learning-scenarios/the-nfl-brain-injury

https://u.osu.edu/groupbetaengr2367/brian-add-stuff-here/

https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/theres-a-way-to-deal-with-brain-injuries-in-football-it-isnt-safety-gear/

Study: At least 25% of NFL players in sample had CTE - ESPN

CTE in football players is a health crisis. It’s time for us to stop watching | NFL | The Guardian

Head to Head: The National Football League & Brain Injury | NYU Langone Health

Damar Hamlin's Collapse Highlights the Violence Black Men Experience in Football | Scientific American