The NFL has a few problems going for it right now. No league lives in a crucible like it does. But how it treats brain injuries remains puzzling. Football is a violent, physical sport. Concussions are unavoidable. The only way to really make it safe is to stop playing altogether. The NFL can't avoid that problem. It's put in rules against some helmet-to-helmet hits and trying to protect defenseless players. Rules are only good if they're enforced. When the NFL doesn't enforce its concussion protocol it makes you wonder if they care at all. RUSSELL WILSON skipped the protocol on THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. COLTS QB JACOBY BRISSETT took a direct hit to the head and didn't miss a play. Where is the enforcement? BLEACHER REPORT's MIKE FREEMAN says it's "trash." What's the NFL's counterargument? Is CTE an existential threat to football and to other contact sports? We don't know everything about it but we know enough that players are dying and killing themselves and it may be a cause. JUNIOR SEAU. AARON HERNANDEZ. DEREK BOOGAARD. 111 brains tested and 110 found to have CTE. In pros. In college players. In high school kids. It's been found in the living. DR. BENNET OMALU says no one under should play football. What about hockey? Lacrosse? Will we have a future without those sports? Are we picking too much on football? Or does it deserve our scrutiny? Football has its positives, too. At youth levels it can teach teamwork and instill work ethic. It's still massively popular entertainment. But what do you feel when you see a big hit on Sundays or a fight on the ice? How should we react when high school football stars slough off CTE as a non-issue? Players have agency to choose a career. At what age can they make informed decisions? Do football's governing bodies still have a burden to protect them? Are leagues taking CTE seriously enough? Are parents? SportsSET: "CTE: The Three Most Dangerous Words in Sports"... SHOHEI OTANI is baseball's most interesting man. He's BABE RUTH. He's going to revolutionize MLB pitching staffs. He'll hit 500 foot bombs and throw 100 mph fastballs. He's the most hyped JAPANESE import to hit MLB and there have been a few. But where is he going to play?... SI TV is here... Got a few extra bucks?... Has any major leaguer bowled his batting average?