A week of football injuries shows the damage the sport can inflict - STAT

A week of football injuries shows the damage the sport can inflict - STAT

A week of football injuries, from youth to the pros, shows the damage the sport can inflict

By KATHLEEN BACHYNSKI AND LISA KEARNS AND ARTHUR CAPLAN

JEFF ROBERSON/AP

In one week of youth football, from Nov. 6 to 12, one player died, one was paralyzed, and many sustained injuries. And that's not counting concussions.

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