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Bob Probert movie a heart-breaking mix of honesty and tender humanity

As kids head back to school, you may want to rethink whether your child should play tackle football. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY

Former Detroit Red Wing Bob Probert is passed out on a couch, wrapped in a blanket, a man struggling with addiction, as his children come down the stairs.

“Good morning!” Dani Probert, his wife, says sweetly to the children. “Merry Christmas!”

The kids bounce around the Christmas tree and look at the presents. As the children approach their father, once named the greatest enforcer in the NHL, Dani says in the background: “I wouldn’t get too close.