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March 17, 2015
Jamil Smith
The NFL’s Macho Culture Must Die
Lessons from Chris Borland's retirement.
February 2, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Super Bowl Ads Were Slightly Less Sexist This Year. Don't Celebrate Yet.
January 30, 2015
Jamil Smith
The Invisible Josh Gordon
The troubled NFL player's letter was a plea not for help, but to be seen
December 26, 2014
Sam Eifling
Americans Showed in 2014 They Don't Care How Awful the NFL Is
October 3, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Player Concussions Aren't Just Football's Problem—They're Society's, Too
September 25, 2014
Danny Vinik
ESPN Cares More About Protecting the NFL Than Reducing Domestic Violence
What Bill Simmons's suspension tells us about the network's priorities
September 23, 2014
Danny Vinik
What Really Matters in the Ray Rice Saga Is Not the Culpability of the Baltimore Ravens
It's whether the NFL commits to combat domestic violence
September 22, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The NFL's Failure in the Ray Rice Scandal Went Way Beyond the Commissioner
September 18, 2014
Danny Vinik
Too Many Americans Think Spanking Is an Acceptable Form of Discipline
September 17, 2014
Naomi Shavin
Does Head Trauma Cause People to Be More Violent?
September 16, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The NFL Owes Domestic Violence Victims a Big, Fat Check
September 15, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Five Things We Can Do to Reduce Domestic Violence
A national conversation has started. Here's how it should end.
September 12, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
WATCH: James Brown Delivers a Message on Domestic Violence to Football Fans
September 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
It's Looking Even Worse for Roger Goodell
This isn't just about the Ray Rice incident anymore
September 10, 2014
Danny Vinik
If Roger Goodell Saw That Tape He Needs to Step Down as NFL Commissioner
He needs to be held accountable for the NFL's out of control domestic abuse problem
September 8, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
New Ray Rice Video Reminds Us That Domestic Violence is Violent
Video is available for this article
August 29, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Will the NFL's Domestic Violence Rule Backfire?
August 27, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
ESPN's Report on Michael Sam's Shower Habits Was Delinquent Journalism
How he's accepted is a legitimate story, but the network is fumbling it
August 24, 2014
Steve Almond
College Football Is Ruining Education
And the NFL is profiting from it
August 4, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Roger Goodell Just Blew It
The NFL sends a shamefully weak message on domestic violence

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