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The NFL’s Brutal Past Could Cost the League its Future

When former Dolphins Nick Buoniconti started falling, he knew something was wrong. What he and his family didn’t know was that they’d take a winding path to figuring out what.

Kudos to Scott Price of Sports Illustrated for his superb pair of pieces here at The MMQB on two broken former Dolphins: linebacker Nick Buoniconti, 76, on Tuesday and running back Jim Kiick, 70, which will be published Wednesday morning. Price’s stories are thought-provoking and lead the reader to think there will be scores of retired football players from past eras in a gruesome line following Buoniconti and Kiick.