Michael Moynihan column: The truth behind the numbers in American Football 

A piece by Daniel Engber on slate.com struck me recently, as the saying goes, as deserving of a wider audience, writes Michael Moynihan.

Engber pointed out that there’s a numbers problem in American football, and gave evidence to support his view — oft-repeated statistics about spousal abuse among former NFL players, the high rates of Alzheimer’s among former players, as well as other dementia-related illnesses, and the players’ general propensity to be broke within a couple of years of retirement, no matter how much they earn.

To be more specific, though, Engber gave his view that there was a numbers problem because he was able to show just how inaccurate those figures were.