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A lot of emotion right now in buffalo and around the country as the buffalo bills play their first game since damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field six days ago. back with me now former nfl wide receiver donte stallworth. the latest score my understanding is 35-23, if i have that right. the bills just scored another touchdown. apparently they have two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the game today. pretty -- it sounds like theyve been inspired by all of this. that t...

Do you think the sport is gotten more dangerous? more violent, since you left? >> well the players are getting bigger, faster, and stronger every year. i saw that in my five years in the nfl. players are going to specialize earlier in life, i see kids who are in middle school, specializing in just football. i played three sports, i never really lifted weights until i got to college at baylor university, thats not the case to most of these athletes are coming out now, they may specialize in for a...

Kentucky freshman wide receiver Barion Brown backed up his considerable recruiting hype by returning a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in his debut.

>> you, dr. gupta, coming at you right before thanksgiving. >> i think what is interesting is that a lot of people pay attention to the big hits as youre saying. and obviously it draws a lot of fans and the viewer ship and all that. what is interesting and the science is really important here is that its probably a lot of the combination of the smaller hits, as well. and these sub concussive hits that seem to really play a role in developing this alzheimers-like disease that so many players incl...

>> they won. they have to pay, but they won. >> truly the root of the problem, the admission there is a problem. that is the only way that change will come about. >> they have made some changes too. cant lead with your head on a lot of tackles. made the game a bit safer. one of the biggest things it is going to keep changing. they know like an 800-pound gorilla. a lot of talk, kickoffs, the play most get concussions. >> collisions. >> run the fastest, down the field before impact. there probably...

>> truly the root of the problem, the admission there is a problem. that is the only way that change will come about. >> they have made some changes too. cant lead with your head on a lot of tackles. made the game a bit safer. one of the biggest things it is going to keep changing. they know like an 800-pound gorilla. a lot of talk, kickoffs, the play most get concussions. >> collisions. >> run the fastest, down the field before impact. there probably wont be kickoff returns. before long. in fiv...