On the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives Monday, we opened with moments of silence for two shooting victims. The first was for the young Florida man. The second was for a Chicago child who died as the result of stray gang bullets.It is predictable that purported efforts to encourage players to report signs and symptoms of brain injury have been unsuccessful. Pursuant to NFL contracts, a player risks being cut from the team if he reports his symptomatology. The financial benefits of his contractual agreement are over.

They added to their memorable night by setting a franchise postseason record for yards rushing, 119 of those by Gore to complement Kaepernick.Rodgers, the former Cal star passed up by San Francisco with the No. 1 pick in the 2005 draft, never got going. Rodgers rooted for the Niners as a kid in Northern California.This was another early exit for the Packers, who lost in the divisional playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants a