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In Concussion, Dr. Joe Maroon — the NFL’s Head, Neck, and Spine Committee concussion expert — says: “If only 10% of mothers in America begin to conceive of football as dangerous, that is the end of football.”
Women — who are mothers and wives of football players as well as dedicated fans — are at the center of the sport’s concussion crisis. Yet in Sony’s Concussion, released Friday, the stories of female characters are used mostly as tools to support the film’s David vs. Goliath narrative.
