The nfl season kicks off with the marquee matchup of Patriots vs. Steelers Sept. 10, but the buildup to this historic campaign appears to be anything but ideal. The league's troubling pattern of player arrests has continued, including domestic abuse, drugs and illegal gun possession in the offseason. The biggest story coming out of the Hall of Fame ceremony in August was the daughter of Junior Seau, the star linebacker who committed suicide while suffering from a progressive brain disease, being denied the chance to speak in his stead. In recent weeks, the trailer for the film Concussion shows Will Smith playing a doctor who finds grave disease in the brains of two NFL players as the league turns a blind eye.
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