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Duerson family lawsuit could alter NFL
The NFL is in Indianapolis this week for the annual scouting combine.
But the quakes and tremors that shook the league Thursday emanated from a seismic event a little more than 200 miles away.
In the law offices of Corboy & Demetrio on Dearborn Street...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Justice System, Troy Aikman, Health, Los Angeles Times
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Family of ex-Bear Dave Duerson sues over his suicide
Tribune reporterFormer Chicago Bear Dave Duerson’s family today sued the NFL over his suicide last year, claiming the league for decades had known that concussions from playing football cause brain damage but deliberately concealed that information from players,...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Chicago Bears, Brian Urlacher, Suicide, Health
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Up against the NFL
The question was one Hunter Hillenmeyer didn't want to answer.
It was 2010, and the Bears had just placed him on injured reserve after the third publicly documented concussion of his eight-year career. After meeting with reporters at Halas Hall, he was...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Laws, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears
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Players still willing to hide concussions
Ask Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew whether he would try to play through a concussion or yank himself from a game, and he'll provide a straightforward answer.
''Hide it,'' the NFL's leading rusher said.
''The bottom line is: You...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Health and Safety at School, Chicago Bears, Labor Legislation, Health and Safety at School
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review (WTTW-Ch. 11) Host Joel Weisman with Abdon Pallasch, Chicago Sun-Times; Lorraine... -
New focus on concussions is altering prep athletics
Tribune staff reportersThe scowl that creased Troy Piccinini's face on a recent afternoon was not the game face of a football player, at least not this fall. Piccinini, 16, just had struggled through tests of his short-term memory and other cognitive functions. After suffering...Tags: Elections, Injuries and Wounds, Psychologists, Politics, Concussion
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Football's concussion problem: What if the game is doing irrevocable harm?
South Bend Tribune Staff Writer(First of two parts) They crash together with ferocity. Helmets collide. Teeth clench. Feet pound. It is practice day for the Granger Rocket Football league, and the gathered boys - ages 9, 10, 11, 12 - are going through the standard tackling and...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Chicago Bears, Alzheimer's Disease, Detroit Lions, Mike Webster
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The '85 Bears finally get their White House due
We knew this was a unique story. After a quarter century, the Chicago Bears were coming to the White House for a celebration of their victory in Super Bowl XX.
The long delay was a product of tragic circumstances. Two days after the Bears beat the New...Tags: Elections, Chicago Bears, Mass Media, Super Bowl, Politics
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President Obama honors 1985 Chicago Bears
The Fabulous ForumThe 1985 Chicago Bears were honored by President Obama at the White House on Friday, a quarter of a century after they won the Super Bowl.... -
’85 Bears among celebrity golfers in today’s HP tournament
TribLocal - Highland Park & Highwood » NewsPlayers from the 1985 Chicago Bears will be among the guest players at the Celebrity Golf Pro-Am today at the Highland Park Country Club, hosted …...
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