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Archive for October 2010
NFL: Concussions or Cash Flow?
“Taking $75,000 away from James Harrison is criminal to me.” — Mark Schlereth, former Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos offensive lineman…current ESPN Analyst. NFL: Player Safety Policy or Revenue Risk Management Strategy Quotes from Troy Polamalu in 2008 on NFL rules and hard hits: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3646392 Note the absence of references to helmet-to-helmet (H2H) contact. I … Continue reading
2010 NFL Season: Historic Day for Black Quarterbacks
For Black quarterbacks across the NFL, October 10 is a day that many of them (based on their previous recorded statements) will view as just another Sunday. But, for observers of the game and others aware of the way that questions of race color perceptions of performance, yesterday was a historic day. For the first … Continue reading
Permanent National Recession
From McKinsey & Company’s Closing the talent gap: Attracting and retaining top-third graduates to careers in teaching: “McKinsey research last year found that the achievement gap between the U.S. and top performing nations — a burden borne most directly by low-income and minority students — imposes the economic equivalent of a “permanent national recession” on … Continue reading
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