O.J. McDuffie Case Highlights Flawed System in the NFL

By Stuart Ratzan   In the National Football League, the players are in supreme physical condition, but the system in place to treat player injuries is unhealthy. Team doctors, hired by and beholden to the teams, are in a position where it can be difficult to put their patients’ – the players’ – interests first. The players are the ones who suffer for this conflict of interest, sometimes with long-term health effects and sometimes through shortened playing careers.   Not only