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While football is America's favorite sport and a multi-billion-dollar enterprise, the game has some deep-seated problems that writer Gregg Easterbrook wants to see addressed. From head injuries and the physical toll of the game to the graduation rates of college players, Easterbrook's new book, "The King of Sports," looks at how the game he loves can be fixed.

The flow of money into the National Football League is another source of trouble, Easterbrook says. 

, he reports that "70 percent of the capital cost of NFL stadiums has been provided by taxpayers, not NFL owners" and that much of the continuing costs for electricity, sewer and improvements are also paid by the city, county or state where the stadium is located. Only three NFL teams have paid at least 75 percent of the stadium capital costs and 12 teams have actually made a profit on just the subsidies:

Easterbrook joins The Daily Circuit to talk about his research. 

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From head injuries and the physical toll of the game to the graduation rates of college players, Easterbrook's new book, "The King of Sports," looks at how the game he loves can be fixed.

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