Sean Hannity: Brain trauma is a “real issue” in the NFL, “but isn't that why we like football?”

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From the August 27 edition of Fox News' Hannity:

SEAN HANNITY (HOST): You know, I don't know why the fans booed. I get it because they invested a lot in, you know, a franchise quarterback, Joe.

The video of you, in your career ending hit, when Lawrence Taylor took your leg out, very hard to watch.

It's a real -- see, you know -- the brain trauma issue's a real issue. But isn't that why we like football?