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...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. welcome back. 58 minutes past the hour. hit what you see, see what you hit. nfl owners looking to penalize running backs who lower their heads and using the crown of their helmets. similar rule applies to defensive players. former giant brandon jacobs not mincing words tweeting, youre going to have to look here, how the f can we protect ourselves? "s...

>> eric: welcome back. greg thinks social media emasculating member. i think libs are turning us in a nation of wussies. bob thinks real men wear suspenders and smoke cigars. were probably all right, but nothing compares to this. bastion of brutality, the main event is conditioning banning running backs leading to a tackle with their heads. that is the time of end of times. cowboy emmitt smith agrees. listen.

Varies dramatically by the players position. quarterbacks and running backs at higher speeds were three times more likely to die from a disease from damage to the brain than less dynamic players, such as linemen. the nfl announced theyre donating $30 million to fund research into brain injuries and other medical issues. for all the research, the most pressing question for families sending kids out on to the field this fall is one without an answer. how can players be protected from the violence ...

Hitting three homers on wednesday and hit another yesterday, a triple shy of the cycle. rangers over the twins 10-6. olympic gold medalist gabby douglas threw out the first pitch between the mets and rockies. id love to show you highlights, but there werent any. mets won 1-0. jake locker was named the titans starting quarterback and yesterday threw a pair of touchdowns against the cards. titans like what they see and won it 32-27. packers dont have a premier back, but who needs one when yo...

Im going to have to ask for your patience here. the stones were busted in providence for marijuana possession, he said, but i sprung them! dont go crazy, theyll be here. they went on stage around 2:30, 3:00 in the morning and played till around 6:00. that was the best concert i ever saw. >> how stoned were they? >> i dont know. >> okay, eugene robinson -- >> warren sapp said he had the voice of god this morning. >> i know. >> thank him. warren sapp, thats a guy im really glad he likes me rather ...

the hearing. not only do they want to hear from the director of the u.s. secret service, mark sullivan, what happened in columbia. this is the first time well hear publicly from the director himself. but also what the secret service investigation has found, and then the lingering question, many lingering questions, of is there a pattern here or a culture that has been many questions been raised within the secret service that the secret service should have seen this coming as senator li...

Do lay people have any idea the punishment the pro running backs and linebackers take? >> i believe the average fan understands the way we feel monday morning. we know its a collision sport. we take a responsibility of rehabbing our way back to health so we can play the game that we love. >> what do you think about this seeming epidemic of suicide? >> its unfortunate that when you lose one life thats far too many. we as akty players and retired players have to come together. if we could come to ...

Do lay people have any idea the punishment the pro running backs and linebackers take? >> i believe the average fan understands the way we feel monday morning. we know its a collision sport. we take a responsibility of rehabbing our way back to health so we can play the game that we love. >> what do you think about this seeming epidemic of suicide? >> its unfortunate that when you lose one life thats far too many. we as akty players and retired players have to come together. if we could come to ...

Do lay people have any idea the punishment the pro running backs and linebackers take? >> i believe the average fan understands the way we feel monday morning. we know its a collision sport. we take a responsibility of rehabbing our way back to health so we can play the game that we love. >> what do you think about this seeming epidemic of suicide? >> its unfortunate that when you lose one life thats far too many. we as akty players and retired players have to come together. if we could come to ...

>> jamal, did you ever feel in a pile, bottom of pile, whatever it might be that somebody was going beyond the bounds of fair play? >> oh, yeah a lot of times. i think that it happens. you know, it happens. its in the competitive nature of an athlete and a football player that hey, my dad told me to hit them before they hit you. its like id rather give it than take it. but at the same time, if youre a key to a game, like the quarterback or a running back who is going to touch the ball a lot, i t...