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'Concussion' Forces Football Players To Contemplate Safety Risks

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Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: For football fans, it's an exciting time of year - college bowl games in full swing, the NFL heading for the playoffs. All eyes are on the field. And this year, many will be on movie screens, too. The new film "Concussion" brings a broader awareness to the issue of head trauma in football, even for those who play the game. Here's NPR's Tom Goldman.TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: I have tickets for "Concussion" at 7:45.My movie date, in Grapevine, Texas, actually was with three people - Donovan Lee, a sophomore running back at the University of Colorado, his mom Angela and his younger brother, Dymond Lee, a high school senior quarterback and wide receiver whose career has been a veritable highlight reel.(SOUNDBITE OF FOOTBALL GAME)UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Here on fourth down - huge play, Kai to the end zone. The pass is caught for the touchdown by Dymond Lee.GOLDMAN: Nineteen-year-old Lee goes to Chaminade College Prep in Los Angeles. On this

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