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Conrad Dobler’s Steel Knee

A while back, the New York Times out together this touching multimedia slideshow entitled Life After Football. It gives readers a glimpse into the lives of four all-time NFL greats: Conrad Dobler, Donnie Green, Mike Mosley and Brian DeMarco; the slideshow accompanied an article entitled, A Battle Over Who’s Helping Disabled Players Rages Anew, which covers a subject getting increasing coverage by the day. View the slideshow HERE. and read the article HERE.

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