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For too long, sports journalists glossed over football's violence. I was one ... Washington Post ... the average NFL salary was about $55,000 a year. I asked him that evening if the hit, which could have left him permanently paralyzed — it did end his career — had in any way made him rethink his decision to play professional football. More from ...

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