Thursday, November 18, 2010

Video: Worth the Risk

By Joe Proudman

Player safety has been a big discussion in football lately, especially surrounding concussions. As former players get older more and more are developing diseases that can be traced back to their time as athletes. Paul Borris suffered a sever concussion about a month ago, during the last game of the Brooklyn Mariners regular season. The Mariners are a minor league football team made up of regular guys with full time jobs. Borris said he knows the risk of playing football, but loves the game and if he can continue to play in the future, he will.

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