Running Backs, the NFL and Morality

Running backs, the NFL and morality: Slate’s Robert Weintraub says it’s immoral to keep high school running backs from going pro straight out of school because the toll the game takes on them “warrants a backfield exception.” Suggested Reading The Truth Behind This Viral Meme King Might Surprise You America’s Birth Rate Is Shifting Toward…

Running backs, the NFL and morality: Slate’s Robert Weintraub says it’s immoral to keep high school running backs from going pro straight out of school because the toll the game takes on them “warrants a backfield exception.”

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