Tag Archive | CTE
What Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins Tells Us About CTE and Domestic Violence, If Anything
Over the weekend, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot Kasandra Perkins — his girlfriend and the mother of his 3-month old daughter — and then went to the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium (where the Chiefs play) and, in front of the team’s general manager and head coach, shot himself. This horrifying tragedy raises [...]
Weekend Links Post
As we often do on Fridays, here are some links to articles we’ve found particularly interesting this week: Two updates on the Montana football rape cases we’ve previously discussed here: at Title IX blog, they’re discussing how the Department of Justice has started an investigation into how Missoula, Montana has handled rape and sexual assault [...]
Junior Seau’s Death is a Feminist Issue
In news that deeply saddened the football and sports communities last week, linebacker Junior Seau killed himself by gunshot wound to the chest. He was just 43 years-old and had an illustrious 20-season career. The significance of the decision to shoot himself in the chest is not lost on those privy to a devastating problem across all contact sports: players [...]
