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		<title>Concussions and Helmets: The Lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I played football for the University of Washington Huskies and then went into the NFL first through the Baltimore Colts, on to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and eventually with the Raiders, we all wore Riddell helmets. Little did I know that Riddell was an official paying sponsor of the NFL and was the supplier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concussions Going Mainstream</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, there have been some amazingly honest discussions during live NFL game broadcasts. So what&#8217;s been different from past coverage? Mainstream NFL announcers and commentators have begun to bring up those elephants in the room. And slowly, the conversation has also started shifting to include retired players who are now being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. No Resigns!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIS JUST IN: The NFL&#8217;s Dr. No &#8211; Dr. Ira Casson &#8211; has just resigned along with his co-chair from their MTBI Committee. Following the release of a leaked memo sent out to all the teams, NFL Commissioner made his usual non-statement about making &#8220;progress.&#8221; AAA Chairs of NFL concussion panel resign; Goodell reviewing rules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Morning News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lead story for Friday morning: NFLPA Executive Director DeMaruice Smith calls for ouster of Dr. No. &#8211; Ira Casson. New York Times&#8216; Alan Schwarz writes: AAA &#8220;Ouster of N.F.L.’s Voice on Concussions Sought By ALAN SCHWARZ The National Football League Players Association is calling for the removal of Dr. Ira Casson as co-chairman of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Participated in the NFL&#8217;s Retired Players Brain Study?</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/10/nfls-retired-players-brain-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, the N.F.L. is currently conducting a study in which 120 former N.F.L. players are undergoing thorough examinations outside New York City to assess their current neurological function. This is not the Michigan phone survey that was recently revealed &#8212; this is an in-person, full-day evaluation conducted by Dr. Ira Casson [...]]]></description>
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