A Word: Dying for Football?
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin seems to be making a remarkable recovery after suffering cardiac arrest on Monday Night Football. But the incident has renewed questions about how the NFL tries \u2013and often fails\u2013 to keep the sport from threatening the health of its athletes. On today\u2019s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by veteran sports journalist Howard Bryant to discuss the NFL\u2019s history of responding to injuries, and whether media and fans are complicit in the suffering of players.\xa0\n\nGuest: Sports writer Howard Bryant, author of Full Dissidence: Notes from an Uneven Playing Field\xa0\n\nPodcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola\n\nYou can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices