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N.F.L. owners mandated the use of thigh and kneepads by players beginning with the 2013 season.

N.F.L. owners mandated the use of thigh and kneepads by players beginning with the 2013 season.

In a case brought by former players and their wives against the N.F.L. and the helmet maker Riddell, the suicide of former Falcons player Ray Easterling is cited in federal court on Wednesday.

In a case brought by former players and their wives against the N.F.L. and the helmet maker Riddell, the suicide of former Falcons player Ray Easterling is cited in federal court on Wednesday.

The writer posits that baseball is trapped by its history and the limits of the sport itself but that football is malleable enough to become whatever its audience wants it to be.

The writer posits that baseball is trapped by its history and the limits of the sport itself but that football is malleable enough to become whatever its audience wants it to be.

When 32 players - one representing each team - finally stepped onto the stage after a seemingly endless series of promotional videos and presentations, it was hard to tell the difference between the new uniforms and the old ones.

When 32 players - one representing each team - finally stepped onto the stage after a seemingly endless series of promotional videos and presentations, it was hard to tell the difference between the new uniforms and the old ones.

Talk about Colts quarterback Peyton Manning's future in Indianapolis has dominated the first two days of Super Bowl week.

Talk about Colts quarterback Peyton Manning's future in Indianapolis has dominated the first two days of Super Bowl week.

Four lawsuits that accuse the N.F.L. of hiding information about the dangers of concussions and hits to the head are being consolidated in Philadelphia.

Four lawsuits that accuse the N.F.L. of hiding information about the dangers of concussions and hits to the head are being consolidated in Philadelphia.