Wednesday, March 23, 2011

A Dangerous Move


The National Football League owners vote to move kickoffs to the 35 yard line is sold as an effort to promote safety in what is one of the most violent - and entertaining - plays in professional football. And therein lies the rub: how much can the league tinker with its rules to protect its players without altering the character of the game, a game whose popularity is largely predicated on its inherently violent nature?

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