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" There&amp;#039;s a good read in the New York Times Magazine this weekend about the lawyer who filed the first case against the NFL on behalf of ex players with cognitive and emotional problems. It contains a passage that stood out about a former player throwing an &amp;quot;odd&amp;quot; pre-Super Bowl party &amp;quot;designed to both celebrate the coming game and raise money and awareness for research into football-related brain damage.&amp;quot; We often straddle that same line between being fans of the game and critics of its violence. Does being one of those invalidate the other? Not for the thousands of ex-NFL players seeking damages from the league. The piece goes on to suggest that greater awareness of football&amp;#039;s risks will reduce its fan base, just as awareness of the dangers of cigarettes took them from staple of American culture to fringe addiction. Perhaps, but the TV ratings tell a different story. As for visible concussions last week, there were three, and they&amp;#039;re below. Here&amp;#039;s everything from weeks prior. Johnson Bademosi, S, Cleveland Browns  As a gunner, Bademosi&amp;#039;s job on punts is to get to the opposing team&amp;#039;s kick returner as fast as possible. But sprinting down field, eyes fixed on your target, leaves one in a vulnerable position, as this vicious block from Keith Tandy proves. After falling to the ground limp, Bademosi left the game and didn&amp;#039;t return. He missed last night&amp;#039;s game with a concussion. Leon Hall, CB, Cincinnati Bengals  Friendly fire can be equally as devastating. On this play, Hall goes up with Jags receiver Allen Hurns and his teammate, safety George Lloka, flies into the frame like a head-seeking missile. Someone was getting hurt on this play and fortunately for Hurns, he ducked out of the way just in time. Unfortunately for Hall, he was right behind him. With a quick turnaround, Hall didn&amp;#039;t have time to make it through the concussion protocol before last night&amp;#039;s game, so he sat out. Johnathan Joseph, CB, Houston Texans  It&amp;#039;s only nine weeks into the season, but this is a top contender for the most surprising hit resulting in a concussion. As you can see above, Eagles running back Darren Sproles barely seems to make contact with Joseph&amp;#039;s head. And what little contact there is comes to the side of the head, not the top or back, like we so often see in concussion-causing hits. What&amp;#039;s more, Joseph popped right up after this, smacked Sproles on the butt, and started to walk back to the huddle. A few steps later he was down on a knee and soon out of the game. Lucky for Joseph, the Texans are on a bye this week, so he doesn&amp;#039;t have to rush back to action. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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