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Bernie ParrishHere’s the headline from USA Today:

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Roger Goodell: NFL, armed forces sharing head injury information for almost two years

“When I went to Afghanistan, I went with Admiral (Michael) Mullen (chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). We stopped in Ireland and got a beer in Shannon (an Irish airport), and he said one of the issues they were having was MBTI, the Mild Brain Trauma Injury. When a soldier has a brain injury, when is it safe to put him back on the battlefield? I said, ‘We have a lot of experience with this, admiral. We’d be happy to exchange information with you.’ “

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