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By Ken Reed

The University of Michigan football team is getting $2.25 million to be featured in a “Hard Knocks”-like Amazon Prime Video documentary.

“We are proud to collaborate with Amazon Prime Video in documenting our University of Michigan student-athletes’ daily experiences and the lifelong lessons learned both on the football field and in […]

By Ken Reed

A recent research study by Yale University revealed that if high school contact sports could be made non-contact (e.g., tackle football to flag football) the savings in medical costs would be $19.2 billion per year.

Moreover, that figure only takes into account the immediate consequences of an injury, not the long-term […]

By Ken Reed

I have to admit, the few times I’ve been lucky enough to sit in box seats a few rows behind a Major League Baseball (MLB) team’s dugout, I’ve truly enjoyed the proximity to the field and the wide open view.

I haven’t felt the need to call on MLB to erect more […]

By Ken Reed

There certainly hasn’t been a shortage of commentary in recent days regarding the kneeling for the national anthem issue.

I’ve read and heard a variety of perspectives. However, the thoughts of three people really stood out to me.

First, is the statement from Marie Tillman, Pat Tillman’s widow. Pat Tillman is the […]

By Ken Reed

The traditional and social media worlds are on fire today following President Donald Trump’s inflammatory comments about NFL players who choose to peacefully protest during the playing of the national anthem.

Trump, who seems to take perverse pleasure in dividing this country rather than trying to unify it, was likely taken aback […]

By Ken Reed

Football is clearly dangerous to the human brain. And there are a lot of opinions as to what to do about it. From safety proposals, to rule changes, to calls for an outright ban on the game at the youth and high school levels.

But the purpose of football isn’t to inflict […]

By Ken Reed

The research studies that link playing football to brain-related health issues continue to pile up.

The latest study, conducted by Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center, and published in the medical journal Translational Psychiatry, found that those who participated in football before the age of 12 were twice as likely […]

By Ken Reed

Get this: The Atlanta Falcons have decided to stop gouging fans at their concession stands. That’s right. At the Falcons’ new home, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, fans can get a hot dog for two bucks. Same price for a soda. Popcorn is $3. French fries? $3. Also, 12-ounce beers are $5.

Those prices […]

By Ken Reed

Mention the name Colin Kaepernick these days and almost everyone has an opinion. It doesn’t matter if they are sports fans or not.

Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49’ers quarterback, is a lightning rod, either hated as un-American, or admired for his courageous fight for social justice. Very few people are neutral […]

By Ken Reed

Get this: The Buffalo Bills signed a quarterback this past weekend that hasn’t thrown a pass in the NFL for six years! That’s right, the Bills have signed Joe Webb to be a backup quarterback. He last threw a pass in an NFL regular season game in 2011.

With that signing, […]