In 1981, Dwight Clark gave the NFL one of its iconic moments with “The Catch,” sending the 49ers into their first Super Bowl and marking the beginning of a golden era of professional football.
Now the man who has been one of the game’s greatest ambassadors is asking the NFL to reciprocate. His heartbreaking disclosure Sunday that he has ALS was accompanied with a request to the NFL to work with the league’s players to “make the game of football safer, especially as it relates to head trauma.”
This should be the No. 1 issue before the NFL, but don’t hold your breath.