As recently as 1994 the NFL was telling players that there was no proof that long-term damage was being caused by multipleheadinjuries or that one hit had a relationship to another.
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His condition remains serious after he suffered multiple fractures and headinjuries, although it is not life-threatening.
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Mr Rooney suffered multipleinjuries to the head and body in the sustained attack that killed him in September last year.