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January 19, 2016
Super Bowl hero wishes he never played pro football.:
Randle El, who retired in 2010 and is now 36 years old, has trouble walking down stairs and experiences memory lapses, the Post-Gazette reported.
This story is getting pretty good traction at large. Including a headline here and there stating that the NFL "is in trouble and knows it". They're thinking of the recent Concussion film release, etc. as well.
posted by beaverboard at 02:34 PM on January 20, 2016
"There's no correcting it. There's no helmet that's going to correct it. There's no teaching that's going to correct it. It just comes down to it's a physically violent game. Football players are in a car wreck every week," he said.