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SPORTS Wednesday 21 June 2017

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In this Thursday, June 15, 2017,
photo, NFL player Jerome Bet-
tis attends a football game in
Ramat Hasharon, near Tel Aviv,
Israel.
Associated Press
Hall of Famer
Jerome Bettis:
NFL’s been cagey
on concussions
By ARON HELLER
Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hall of
Fame running back Jerome
Bettis says the NFL has taken
advantage of its players by
not sharing with them all the
information it had about
the risk of concussions.
After viewing an innovation
expo in Jerusalem that in-
cluded a presentation from
ElMindA, an Israeli neuro-
technology company that
can help the NFL diagnose
concussions, Bettis said
Monday that he was en-
couraged by the progress
but still perplexed about
how transparent the league
has been over the years.
“The problem is we don’t
necessarily know all the
things the league is doing.
For instance, working with
this company here, you
don’t know if they are work-
ing with them closely to try
to help solve the problem,” Bellinger rings up record-pace blasts
Bettis said. Bettis, the NFL’s
sixth all-time leading rusher,
said he suffered concus-
sions during his 13-year ca-
reer, adding, “I don’t think
you’ll find many guys that Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger runs the bases af-
ter hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Indians starting
had a long career, played pitcher Josh Tomlin in the fourth inning of a baseball
10-plus years, that didn’t game, Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Cleveland.
have a concussion.” Associated Press
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