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74. How Does Playing Football Affect Your Health?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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NFL Players Have Shorter Life Expectancies Than MLB Players

There are a lot of NFL players that were good at another sport in high school or college, but at some point in their lives, they chose to play football. It also reminds me of the old veteran stadium before it became the link for the Eagles play was kind of a disaster to play on. And the schedule is not set by the players, it's set by the league. So to the extent that you're exposed to environments that may or may not be relatively less safe, that's something you could exploit there too.

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