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ESPN reporters detail Chris Borland’s place as a source of conflict in football

Over the course of five months, a pair of investigative reporters trailed former Wisconsin football player Chris Borland, whose decision to give up the game just one year into a promising NFL career drew national attention. Their conclusion: “In many ways, Borland is like any bright, ambitious recent college graduate who is trying to figure out the rest of his life. In other ways, he’s the most dangerous man in football.”