Scientific American Mag Scorched for ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’ Claim Football Injuries are Racist

The “violence” of football “disproportionately affects Black men,” according to a Scientific American essay that accuses the NFL of having “exploited its Black players for decades” and of “persistent anti-Black practices.”

The piece, authored by Tracie Canada, an assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Duke University, and titled “Damar Hamlin’s Collapse Highlights the Violence Black Men Experience in Football,” underscores how the “nature of football’s violence disproportionately affects Black men.”

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, is currently recovering from a cardiac arrest he suffered on the field last Monday after being tackled during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.