The air is getting cooler, pumpkin spice lattes are back and Labor Day has passed. Folks, fall football season is here. The NFL kicks things off Thursday, Sept. 5, with a matchup between the Baltimore ...

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Dr. James Andrews, the legendary orthopedic surgeon who has treated scores of NFL players, believes football would be outlawed if someone invented the sport today, he told SI's Greg Bishop and Michael ...

Famed orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews is tasked with treating many of the NFL's biggest stars, but he doesn't believe a sport as violent as football would have had the opportunity to rise to ...