America’s favourite sport endures its worst ever week
In the span of five days, America’s favourite sport bombarded fans with a video of one player punching his wife, details about a former MVP hitting his son with a tree branch, reminders of two more lingering domestic violence cases — all being overseen by a commissioner, Roger Goodell, who has looked ill-suited to handle any of it.
Friday also brought news that speaks to the oversized violence of the game: One story about a study that showed nearly three in 10 ex-players face Alzheimer’s or moderate dementia; and another about the long-awaited implementation of a policy to test for human growth hormone.
