A documentary series produced by the NFL chronicles Super Bowl champions; it's called America's Game . Perhaps never before this year has such a title felt more appropriate: A violent, chaotic sport full of hypocrisy drawing the undivided attention of a violent, chaotic nation rife with contradiction.
In Glendale, Arizona, at Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, modern-day American gladiators in full-body armor will hurl into one another at warp speed, seeking to inflict as much human damage as legally possible. Meanwhile, a federal judge recently approved a settlement in a class-action suit for ailments related to careers built on repeated head trauma — medical research the NFL itself spent years trying to diminish Read more...
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