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David Maraniss

David Maraniss is an Associate Editor at The ­Washington Post. His books include When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi and, in 2015, Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story. (February 2016)

The Collision Sport on Trial

Collisions are the essence of football. They are intended to occur on every play in every game.

Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifesto

by Steve Almond

The Game’s Not Over: In Defense of Football

by Gregg Easterbrook

Billion-Dollar Ball: A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football

by Gilbert M. Gaul

League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions, and the Battle for Truth

by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru

Concussion

a film directed by Peter Landesman

Requiem for a Running Back

a documentary film directed by Rebecca Carpenter

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