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Doyel: Irsay's stupid strategy on concussions

The NFL has unleashed a new weapon in the war on concussions: stupid.

Congratulations, NFL. You’re winning. You’re stupid!

Sad to say, the NFL’s latest soldier of stupid warfare is none other than Colts owner Jim Irsay, who unloaded a torrent of concussion-related gobbledygook to SportsBusiness Journal last week, gobbledygook that went public Monday, reviving an issue that is gaining momentum in the wrong direction.

Irsay said it is “absurd” to tie football to suicides, as has been done in the case of Junior Seau, Dave Duerson and other ex-NFL players. That’s a cold-hearted position to take, but Irsay backed it up with some solid science.